brainstormer
Creative thinking person
A brainstormer is someone who participates in or leads a brainstorming session—a group activity for generating ideas through rapid, uncritical contribution.
The term can also describe a person known for producing creative solutions: She's the team's best brainstormer.
Less commonly, it refers to a sudden inspiration or the session itself.
One who contemplates
- conceptualizerOne who forms abstract notions
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- creatorOne who produces something
- originatorOne who initiates
visionary · planner · inventor · designer · architect · dreamer · strategist · problem-solver
Forming mental concepts
- whiteboardingSketching ideas on erasable board
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- workshopPlace for making or learning
spitballing · blue-sky · freewriting · clustering · association · synthesis · iteration · prototyping
Faculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
originality · ideation · insight · intuition · flair · unconventional · whimsical · eclectic
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
framework · roadmap · approach · scenario · optimization · foresight · coordination · execution
thinker
One who contemplates
- conceptualizerOne who forms abstract notions
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- creatorOne who produces something
originator · visionary · planner · inventor · designer · architect · dreamer · strategist · problem-solver · developer
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- whiteboardingSketching ideas on erasable board
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- sessionScheduled time for activity
workshop · spitballing · blue-sky · freewriting · clustering · association · synthesis · iteration · prototyping · sketching
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
ingenuity · originality · ideation · insight · intuition · flair · unconventional · whimsical · eclectic · artistic
planning
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- analysisMethodical study of parts
methodology · framework · roadmap · approach · scenario · optimization · foresight · coordination · execution · contingency
- innovatorsinnovator, innovators, inventor, pioneers, pioneer
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- Fixersfixer, troubleshooter, mechanic, repairman, handyman
- rolesleader, lead role, villain, supporting role, manager
brainstormercritic
One who judges merit
naysayer · evaluator · judge · skeptic · devil's advocate
brainstormerconformist
One following accepted norms
traditionalist · stickler · pedant · dogmatist · plodder
brainstormerimplementer
One who carries out
executor · doer · practitioner · worker bee · grunt
- brainstorming sessionGroup idea-generating discussion
- brainstorm sessionGroup idea-generating discussion
brainstorm, brainstorming, brainstorms, brainstormed, brainstormers