Author: Deb Brown

Exhibition of War in Ukraine

We gave up planning the old way

My small town hosted an international photojournalist, Brendan Hoffman, in residency at the local paper. A town of 8,000 people managed to take a 6 week free class…

Shop Indie Local

WHAT IS THIS SHOP INDIE ALL ABOUT?   It’s called the Shop Indie Local campaign and it encourages you to take a step toward strengthening your own local economy.…

Is it really about money?

For those of you that work in different organizations, chambers, and economic development groups that want to see your town thrive- I understand you have a budget. I…

Plant the Seeds

Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work and developer of the Indispensable Community Tour  shares these 35 ways to seed and support your community. 35 Ways to seed and support your…

Telling Stories

My mom loved looking at Becky’s iPad. That’s because whenever Becky visited she showed her pictures of animals in far away places. I believe that we are given…

Idea Friendly Stepping Out

It’s so easy to become entrenched in our day to day activities. We get up, go into our morning routine, go to work, come home and then our…

Be Specific

The most common question visitors ask is “what is there to do here?”  When I work in a community during an embedded experience I help them find better ways…