IDEATION
Even before you have a name to put to your punches - you can start thinking about your framework/approach.. let's talk about ideation... start filling your notebook with ideas, take several angle.
CONCEPTUALIZING CONCEPTS
start high-level, think about "life" in general, and narrow it... a ton of ideas can spring forth.
think about everything in between the "Universe and you" --- then you can narrow down the subject matter based on your competition and the relevancy of the world today
From the cosmos to the atom - and everything in between, there is an infinite amount of material to pull from.
Random examples:
LEVEL 1 - highest level
start off with general themes, the highest level ideas, just to get your brain churning - and so when you feel a moment where you need inspiration, you can revisit some high-level angles without feeling like "oh no, what else could i think about"
goal: give yourself something to pull from, lay out a blue print that serves as an infinite starting point to more ideas.- Universe/cosmos
- World
- Nature
- Society
- History
- Science
- Religion
- Language/etc.
- Math
- Music
- etc.
LEVEL 2 - a bit more specific
taking the above concepts, or others, and narrowing them down
goal:make it applicable to the "world" today- What's happening in society today?
- News/events?
- Nature? Science? Inventions?
- Popular trends?
- Politics? Money?
- Social trends - new things everyone is using (tablets, mobile devices, left to his own devices with xtc tablets.. the ideas start coming)
- Latest music, sports, etc. something most people are aware of.
- The Date -- shouldnt be far from VALENTINES DAY... always opportunities in the present.
LEVEL 3 - PERSONALIZE
within the above, there is ALWAYS a punch which would be more applicable to your opponent than others --- maybe you get the "right opponent" and you can just "flow" and knock him out -- or maybe the process of preparation gives you OTHER ideas, got your mind working a certain way to arrive at freshness quicker than if you hadnt...
goal: however, the goal is simple, cater the concepts to the person your battling! -- now that you have a pool of ideas, drown 'em in it. - examples pending names lol.