brainstormed
Threw around concepts
Brainstormed is the past tense of brainstorm, meaning to generate ideas rapidly and freely, typically in a group setting where criticism is suspended: We brainstormed solutions for an hour.
The approach values quantity over quality initially, trusting that good ideas will emerge from the flood: They brainstormed names for the new product.
Forming mental concepts
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
- creativityCapacity for original thought
ingenuity · inventiveness · conceptualized · visionary · artistry · flair · unconventional · resourcefulness
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
consensus · workshop · session · meeting · exchange · discussion · contribution · facilitation
Without advance preparation
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
spur-of-the-moment · unrehearsed · off-the-cuff · ad-lib · instinctive · freewheeling · stream-of-consciousness · on-the-spot
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
creativity · ingenuity · inventiveness · conceptualized · visionary · artistry · flair · unconventional · resourcefulness · blue-sky
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- partnershipShared business arrangement
dialogue · consensus · workshop · session · meeting · exchange · discussion · contribution · facilitation · groupthink
impromptu
Without advance preparation
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- extemporaneousDone without advance preparation
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
offhand · spur-of-the-moment · unrehearsed · off-the-cuff · ad-lib · instinctive · freewheeling · stream-of-consciousness · on-the-spot · rapid-fire
brainstormedrejected
Refused or turned away
dismissed · suppressed · stifled · shut down · squelched
brainstormedblanked
Made empty or void
drew a blank · zoned out · spaced out · stagnated · vegetated
- brainstorming sessionGroup idea-generating discussion
- brainstorm sessionGroup idea-generating discussion
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