Big elephant, small bites approach to community problem solving.

The Tennessean has been a leader in the community for more than 100 years.

We love Nashville and we want to make it better.

why

The Tennessean has an audience and the distribution to bring awareness to problems.

how

inspiration

Brainstorm solutions to issues.

Collaborate online.

Improve real life.

goals

Learn about topics.

Generate ideas to solve them.

Act on ideas.

process

website

Context to Action

design

Left-hand side is informative, right-hand side is interactive.

learn

interact

topic

Childhood Obesity

topic

We’ve selected this topic to start because it is a passion topic in the community, newsroom.

learn

talk

idea

Suggest a walk

idea

Goal is to get children moving, help raise childhood obesity awareness.

idea

action

Nashville's Children Walk

action

Create an action: event, fundraiser, awareness campaign that will help solve a problem.

action

Topic’s Progress Report

achievements

Once an action is completed, organizer fills out an after-action report to indicate level of success.

achievements

Rewards

encourage

Brainstorm Nashville is about solving problems, not just talking about them. You are rewarded more for actions than you are for conversation.

Share & Promote

promote

Use Brainstorm Nashville to promote your actions on social media and event calendars.

promote

#BrainstormNashville

info

http://brainstormnashville.com/doc/faq