What about self-brainstorming?

Currently, I am faced with a complicated situation with many moving parts and that is in fact hard to sort out. 

I first asked myself: “Wouldn’t it be nice to have access to a group of peers or trusted people to brainstorm on what seems difficult for me to embrace and process?” 

It seems to me that with a bit of imagination, and by defining my goals properly, I could be just as good, if not more effective, than traditional group brainstorming. 

From the many techniques available to brainstorm and for that particular situation, I’d pick the “What if?” approach as opposed to mind mapping, free-writing, visual prompt or SCAMPER (the acronym for "Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Magnify, Put to Other Uses, Eliminate, Rearrange"). 

I’d also do my best to silence my “inner critic”, prioritize quality over quantity, combine and build up my arguments. Hopefully this will work and I may let you know how it went!