How to Come Up With Original Ideas for a Science Fiction Story

Science fiction explores big ideas in a though-provoking manner, more so than any other genre.

What if advanced AI became self-aware and demanded equal rights?What if we harnessed the power of black holes for interstellar travel?What if an alien species made first contact with Earth?

But how do science fiction writers come up with their ideas? And how can you, as an up-and-coming writer, generate ideas for an original science fiction short story or novel?

5 Ways to Generate Sc...