Earlier today on Twitter I asked my followers how they liked to brainstorm. In the attached screenshot, (not sure yet, with Posterous, whether it's above or below; update: it's above!), you can see the responses.

Note that three of the four suggestions called for hashing out ideas by hand. That's the approach I took as well as I worked through some concepts for my presentation for tomorrow morning at Social Media Breakfast San Antonio. My formula this time: a pad of paper, a pen, and a cool beverage for a little extra kick.

Part of my brainstorm included this sketch on the evolution of our conversational relationships:

Clearly, I'm no David Armano when it comes to visual artistry, but this drawing did help me to think through the key points I'll be arguing tomorrow.