In the finale episode of our Be Bold At Work series, we challenged 4 youths to come up with a possible career big break they can imagine for themselves in a post-covid19 world. Here we introduced the Rapid Brainstorming Tool- marrying one value, one strength and one post-covid19 free word they could think of, and turn them into a sentence of that possible big break! Don’t be fooled by such a simple tool, as it challenges our ability to think laterally and opens up our limiting beliefs.

Here’s how you can get started on it:

Step 1:

Prepare a word that most resonates in each OF the following three categorIEs

Step 2:
(a) Write each word in the middle of three different sheets of paper

(b)set your 2-minute timer & choice of music and start branching out as many words as possible

(c) circle ONE word that stands out to you from the outermost ring

(note: repeat this for all 3 words)

STEP 3:
combine the words you have circled into
a statement aND sketch OUT A possible career big break you can imagine
in your post-covid19 world

A few tips to note before you start the exercise:

• The value is to not ‘think’ or ‘over think’.
  The words do not have to make sense when you are brainstorming. The whole point of the exercise is to tap on your lateral brain and to break free of the sequential rote thinking we are so familiar with.

• Share your sentence and sketch with a friend.
  We are often caught up in our own narratives and so sharing it with a friend introduces new possibilities and ideas that you may not have thought of.
  (Feel free to tag us at @boldsg too!)