Ming, a Communications Manager at an Environmental Organization, Recently Used

Multiple Choice

Ming, a communications manager at an environmental organization, recently used a certain technique to develop ideas for a campaign. She jotted down the topic name at the center of a sheet of paper and drew a circle around it. She then wrote down all the ideas that came to mind and circled them too. When this was done, she used colors to highlight and separate groups of related ideas. Which of the following techniques did Ming most likely use to generate her ideas?

A) freewriting
B) automatic writing
C) brainstorming
D) clustering
E) free blogging