Introduction
While most people think of sketching as a way to generate new ideas, a large part of sketching is about rapidly collecting existing ideas. There is huge value in gathering and sampling material from the world around us. When you capture ideas of others, you can then use those ideas as a starting point: to inspire you into alternate directions, to seed brainstorming, to evolve existing ideas into new ones, to remix a multitude of ideas. You don’t have to do this alone: there are ways to preserve these captured ideas so you can share and discuss them with your colleagues.
2.1. Scribble Sketching is a way to rapidly capture ideas sparked from what happens in your everyday life
2.2. Sampling with Cameras lets you capture visual ideas from the real world as you come across them
2.3. Collecting Images and Clippings shows how you can capture, store, organize, and later review ideas inspired by photos, magazine cutouts, web pages, and other found objects
2.4. Toyboxes and Physical Collections describes the value of collecting, storing and curating physical artifacts
2.5. Sharing Found Objects describes how you can share your collections with your colleagues while still maintaining a level of privacy