A group of people get together and start with a list of questions about a particular topic. Each individual spends a minute or two free writing about one of the questions, then a discussion begins during which all ideas are mapped out on a white board. This is an example of:

The group is generating ideas about a topic through brief free writing and then sharing and mapping those ideas together. This process is brainstorming. Surveying gathers responses to questions, while researching involves finding information from sources.

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