Author: Deb Brown

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…

Retail marketing in a small town

How are you marketing your retail business? Small town retailers often fit into two marketing categories: old school way and idea friendly way. Old school way is doing…

This is something you can do

I’m so tired of getting asked to serve on a committee. I don’t have time to attend once a month, let alone once a week. I don’t even…