How to Brainstorm for Success: Part 3 – Let the Rain Come Down

The Thought Soup Brainstorming Model

This is the third post in Brainstorming series. Read the first two posts here: 1. An Introduction to Brainstorming 2. Preparing for the Storm Before the first rainy season in Guatemala, the locals would tell me that I had never seen rain before. I, of course, was hesitant to believe seeing how I've been in some torrential downpours. When the first rains hit; however, I realized what the locals meant. Within minutes, the cement-lined streets quickly turned into rivers, filled with Keep Reading »

How to Brainstorm for Success: Part 2 – Preparing for the Storm

Preparing for the Storm-2-Small

This post is the second post in the "How to Brainstorm for Success" series. If you missed the first post, check it out here: "How to Brainstorm for Success: Part 1 - An Introduction to Brainstorming" where we briefly discuss different brainstorming stages. Have you ever been laying down at night waiting to go to sleep, or been on a nice afternoon walk and the ideas just kept rushing into your head? I've been there way too many times. I love it when this happens, but what really drives me Keep Reading »

How to Brainstorm for Success: Part 1 – An Introduction to Brainstorming

Chris Mower How to Brainstorm Lightning Strike

This is the first article in a 3-part (or more, YTBD) series about learning to brainstorm. When I was a kid, my siblings and I would frequently ride our bikes to the local store to buy penny candy (hooray for penny candy!). The store wasn’t too far from us, maybe an 8-minute ride one way. We’d hop on our bikes and tear down the country streets. We lived in a small town, and I loved it. On a rather sunny afternoon the moisture hung in the air, signaling that a storm was on its Keep Reading »