I started the brainstorming exercise by thinking of general categories which my project falls under. This general approach sparked some inspiration and led me to think of other ideas that had not previously crossed my mind during other thesis brainstorming sessions.

By initially creating categories in conjucntion with other specific ideas, the grouping process was more systematic. I chose the sticky notes which were the most broad based, and began categorizing other specific concepts under them. The physical process of moving the notes together forces you think how are individual ideas relate to each other and paints a clearer picture as to what big idea you are trying to manifest.