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The Art of Gathering SP 2024 Duff
  • Introduction
  • Syllabus
  • Schedule
  • Assignments:
    • Accountability Team
    • Assessments
      • Midterm Self-Assessment
      • Final Self Assessment
    • Course Feedback
    • Community Guidelines / Rules
    • End of Semester Documentation & Deliverables
    • Interview a Gatherer
    • Letter to Next Cohort
    • Manifesto and Mantra
    • Output and Input
    • Gathering Outline
    • Gathering Plan
    • Gathering Documentation & Reflection
    • Process & Project Mgt
    • Reflections & Responses
    • Our "Circle"
  • Feedback Sessions: Critiques & One-on-Ones
    • Critiques
    • Individual "One-on-One" Conversations
  • Resources
    • Checklist for Gatherings
    • Scope: MoSCoW Method
    • Time Management
    • Brainstorming Exercises
      • ♣️Card Sorting
      • ✍️Free Writing, Word Lists & Mind Maps
      • ➕SCAMPER
      • 👁️‍🗨️Visualization Exercise
      • 👄Storytelling Exercise
    • De Angela's 25 Learning Tenets
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Free Writing, Word Lists & Mind Maps

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Freewriting is similar to journal writing but it focuses on a specific idea or question instead of writing about general thoughts and feelings.

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Word Lists are a great way to rapidly go through any words that come to mind when you're brainstorming a particular idea. There are many wordlist generators online.

Mind Maps are great when you're trying to get an exhaustive overview of everything you know about a particular topic. Afterward, you can identify any holes in your topic or decide to focus on a particular area.

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https://writingcooperative.com/brainstorming-new-ideas-part-2-word-association-a083c7b6e29e
https://www.mindmapping.com
https://writingprocess.mit.edu/process/step-1-generate-ideas/instructions/idea-mapweb
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-mind-maps-to-unleash-your-brains-creativity-1348869811
https://writingprocess.mit.edu/process/step-1-generate-ideas/instructions/freewriting
Every One Starts At Zero Illustration by Jolby from Gettoworkbook
Andy Hunt mind map from the book Pragmatic: Thinking and Learning