Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Topic Generating Techniques

BRAINSTORMING

Brainstorming - is a group or individual creativity technique by which efforts are made to find a conclusion for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its member(s). The term was popularized by Alex Faickney Osborn in the 1953 book Applied Imagination. Osborn claimed that brainstorming was more effective that individuals working alone in generating ideas, although more recent research has questioned this conclusion. Today, the term is used as a catch all for all group idealization sessions.

                                                                           
CLUSTERING

Clustering - clustering can refer to the following:

In demographics:

     - clustering (demographics) the gathering of various based on factors such as ethnicity economics or religion.

In graph theory:

     - The formation of clusters of linked nodes in a network, measured by the clustering coefficient.

In statistics and data mining:

     - a result of cluster analysis.
     - an algorithm for cluster analysis, a method for statistical analysis.
In computing:
     - cluster (computing), the technique of linking many computers together to act like a single computer.
     - data cluster, an allocation of contiguous storage in databases and life systems
     - in hash tables, mapping of keys to nearby slots.



FREEWRITING

Freewriting - is a prewriting technique in which a person writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spell, grammar, or topic. It produces raw, often unusable material, but helps writers overcome blocks of apathy and self-criticism. It is used mainly by prose writers and writing teachers. Some writers use the technique to collect initial thoughts and ideas on a topic, often as a preliminary to formal writing. Free writing is not the same as automatic writing.
Unlike brainstorming where ideas are simply listed, in freewriting one writes sentences to form a paragraph about whatever comes to mind.


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