Mind Mapping

A great way to flesh out an idea is to brainstorm. Since humans are visual beings, an excellent tool to get the juices flowing is to use a mind map. You start with a central idea or concept, and you start branching off from the main idea. A free online tool that I like to use for mind mapping is bubbl.us.

Here is a tutorial on how to use bubbl.us. And did I mention it's free?