Write abour It was raining heavily and I was without an umbrella. There were no autos
or cabs which would take me home. I was standing near a bus stop,
barely keeping myself dry. Suddenly, an old lady came and stood by my
side.​

the choice that is not a technique that you should use to come up with ideas for the topic of a research project is, writing about academic subjects that are not interesting to you. this does not belong to the techniques to come up with ideas because having no interest in a certain topic will lose your drive to come up with better ideas. it gives no room for improvement and acquiring of new ideas and information. 

explanation:

your answer would be: c

to show that social not the correct answer!