Idea generation How to get ideas? Start with something you are passionate about Introspect about behavior related to this domain Come up with a list of questions Decide which one of these questions are related mostly to the specific domain and which ones could be more general -- pick the more generals one Ideas! Before you start working on something Sleep on it for a while Talk to people about it Make sure you like it before you start working on it. Examples What does your TA finds interesting and why? Today Think about topics that are of interest you.