Try to find a topic of interest to both you and others
Intrinsic motivation
- Hone in on your passions (One way to hone in on your passions to generate a research topic is to use mind / concept mapping to display a graphical view.)
- What do youwant to know?
- What do find inspiring?(look to the creative arts)
Extrinsic motivation
- ¨Talk to advisors & colleagues about useful work
- ¨Will clients, sponsors (or investors) pay for it?
Put the two together
Steven F. Freeman