brainstorm
Group idea session
Brainstorm has two distinct meanings.
One is a sudden clever idea or mental inspiration: I had a brainstorm and solved the problem.
The other, more common in American usage, is to generate ideas freely in a group setting, withholding criticism until later: Let's brainstorm some solutions.
The noun brainstorm can refer to either the flash of insight or the collaborative session itself.
Mental formation
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- notionImprecise mental impression
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
invention · hypothesis · proposition · scheme · vision · theory · conjecture · speculation
Sudden important advance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- ahaExclamation of realization
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
lightbulb · clarity · revelation · spark · flash · illumination · discernment · intuition
Radial idea diagram
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
ingenuity · visualization · divergent · freeform · unconventional · novelty · flair · visionary
Joint effort toward shared aim
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- meetingGathering for discussion
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
groupthink · facilitation · whiteboard · huddle · roundtable · discussion · dialogue · coordination
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- thunderclapExplosive atmospheric sound
- thunderboltElectric sky discharge with boom
tempest · squall · cumulonimbus · downpour · rumble · crack · boom · roar
idea
Mental formation
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- notionImprecise mental impression
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
inspiration · invention · hypothesis · proposition · scheme · vision · theory · conjecture · speculation · abstraction
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- ahaExclamation of realization
eureka · lightbulb · clarity · revelation · spark · flash · illumination · discernment · intuition · discovery
mindmap
Radial idea diagram
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- originalityNovel creative quality
inventiveness · ingenuity · visualization · divergent · freeform · unconventional · novelty · flair · visionary · whimsical
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- meetingGathering for discussion
synergy · groupthink · facilitation · whiteboard · huddle · roundtable · discussion · dialogue · coordination · consensus
storm
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- thunderclapExplosive atmospheric sound
thunderbolt · tempest · squall · cumulonimbus · downpour · rumble · crack · boom · roar · peal
generate
Cause to come into being
refine · prioritize · evaluate · synthesize · analyze · organize · filter · select · develop · expand
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- collaborationteamwork, partnership, co-creation, alliance, sharing
- team activitiesteam building, team outing, team challenge, team dinner, team lunch
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
- creative sessionsworkshop, jam session, improv, rehearsal, studio time
brainstormignore
Refuse to notice
neglect · disregard · zone out · tune out · switch off
brainstormanalyze
Study by breaking down
evaluate · critique · critical analysis · narrow down · execute
- brainstorming sessionGroup idea-generating discussion
- brainstorm sessionGroup idea-generating discussion