Ideas come out of conversations. What comes up in your talks with friends? What was the topic of your last discussion or disagreement? What are some of your unresolved questions about this topic?
Ideas come out of our passions. What are you passionate about?
Ideas come out of pet peeves. What bothers you on a regular basis? What would you change about your campus, town, country, or the world, if you were in charge?
Ideas come out of curiosities. What are you curious about?
Ideas come out of our concerns. What do you worry about?