Chemist Ling Pauling once said, "If you want to have good ideas, you must have many ideas." But where can you get these many ideas that will lead you to the good ones? 

The answer: Brainstorming. Brainstorming involves specific methods and techniques to generate new creative ideas and take you from wandering, aimless thoughts to focused, useful ideas. 

Today we're sharing three tips to use when you are brainstorming. They'll help you generate plenty of ideas so you can be sure you'll have fruitful options to solve a problem or meet a need. 

Here's a sneak peek of what you'll get in this episode:

• How to frame your brainstorming session to be more productive
• Why generating lots of ideas is important for brainstorming
• Ideas for building a sounding board for your ideas

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• 4 Steps to Successful Brainstorming from Forbes
• Episode #6: Brainstorming Business Ideas