When you are at the stage of choosing your development, it means you have already chosen the core topic of your project which is in itself the most difficult part!
When you have to select the subsequent developments, you start from a "solid base" as the topic is already established. The best way is to create a mind map, placing at the centre of the page the title or key word of the project, and without giving it too much thought write down all the possible ideas or connections with that word or phrase. The following steps, although might initially be overwhelming, will seamlessly come together, usually so effectively that there will be too many ideas to choose from.
Not only does this help visualise your most natural response to the starting point, but it also counts as valuable journal pages (a win-win situation!) The following steps, although might initially be overwhelming, will seamlessly come together, usually so effectively that there will be too many ideas to choose from.