Kevin Carnes from Lakeshore Learning Materials was in town and spent a few hours with us, sitting in the Seattle sunshine (yes, that’s sunshine!), brainstorming ideas for World Forum 2011 in Honolulu. Kevin could write a book on the art of brainstorming. He brings his full attention to the topic at hand, listens–really listens–and then stirs the storm. Ideas are never sorted along the way: that’s too expensive, too challenging, too disruptive, too crazy, too boring–all ideas are collected and enjoyed. There is much laughter and excitement. It doesn’t seem to matter whose project we are thinking about. The ideas are the goal. There is such joy in a real storm among brains. Of course, heart is important, when we begin sorting the ideas; but Kevin has a great one of those, too.