Prompt questions for brainstorming and mindmapping

WHO

WHAT

WHEN

WHERE

HOW

WHY

Who is effected?

Who is involved?

Age

Gender

Culture

What are the definitions of your topic/issue?

What ways is the condition/issue/topic described?

When might this issue/topic occur? When might someone experience this issue/topic/condition

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Where might this issue/topic happen?

Location

Physical

Mental

Emotional

Social

Geographical

Body

How does this issue/topic occur?

Physical manifestations?

Social?

Cultural?

Medical

What causes this issue/topic?

Why is this topic/issue important?

Why do people need to know or care about this topic/issue?

How can the topic/issue be dealt with?

Stakeholders

Theorists

commentators

What does the topic/issue/condition look like?

Examples

Frequency

Sequence

Period

Theoretical

Research

Philosophy

Rationale for solutions/justifications

Enables/Constraints