Brainstorm your topic. You can brainstorm the topic before beginning to draw, particularly if you're not recording information – such as notes from a lecture or meeting. This can be done individually or in group settings. It involves simply writing down everything you can think of related to the topic. Use keywords or phrases as opposed to sentences or paragraphs.
Don’t organize information at this point. Just get it out.[16]
When you're brainstorming, ask yourself how the topic relates to what you already know and what’s different about it.