brainstorms
Thinks up solutions
Brainstorms as a verb means to generate ideas rapidly, usually in a group setting where participants throw out suggestions without immediate criticism: We brainstormed names for the new product.
As a noun, brainstorms are either these idea-generating sessions or sudden inspirations: She had a brainstorm and solved the problem.
In British English, a brainstorm can also mean a moment of mental confusion.
Place for making or learning
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- meetingGathering for discussion
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
teamwork · discussion · roundtable · huddle · powwow · think-tank · focus-group · charette
Mental creations or plans
- conceptsAbstract mental constructs
- mindmapRadial idea diagram
- schemesCrafty organized plans
- proposalsFormal offers or plans
visions · strategies · initiatives · blueprints · outlines · sketches · drafts · plans
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- clarityState of being understandable
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
breakthrough · intuition · discernment · illumination · comprehension · perspicacity · acumen · discovery
Faculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- inventionNew device or method
inventiveness · resourcefulness · flair · divergence · novelty · unconventionality · whimsy · artistry
Mental reflections
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
perception · consciousness · neurons · concentration · focus · thinking · neural · associations
Violent weather with lightning
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- cloudburstsSudden heavy rainfall events
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
atmospheric · turbulence · static · charged · crackling · flashing · rumbling · volatile
workshop
Place for making or learning
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- meetingGathering for discussion
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
facilitation · teamwork · discussion · roundtable · huddle · powwow · think-tank · focus-group · charette · co-creation
ideas
Mental creations or plans
proposals · visions · strategies · initiatives · blueprints · outlines · sketches · drafts · plans · notions
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- clarityState of being understandable
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
revelation · breakthrough · intuition · discernment · illumination · comprehension · perspicacity · acumen · discovery · spark
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
invention · inventiveness · resourcefulness · flair · divergence · novelty · unconventionality · whimsy · artistry · improvisation
thoughts
Mental reflections
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
reasoning · perception · consciousness · neurons · concentration · focus · thinking · neural · associations · memory
thunderstorm
Violent weather with lightning
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- cloudburstsSudden heavy rainfall events
squall · atmospheric · turbulence · static · charged · crackling · flashing · rumbling · volatile · intense
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, roundtable
- thoughtsthought, idea, thoughts, ideas, thinking
- mind mapsmind maps, branches, nodes, subtopics, main idea
- forumsforums, community forums, online forums, discussion groups, public forums
- createscreates, invents, devises, designs, produces
- insightsinsights, lessons, realizations, discoveries, epiphanies
brainstormsanalyzes
Examines in detail
evaluates · deliberates · critiques · calculates · executes
brainstormsdraws a blank
Fails to recall
mental block · stagnates · writer's block · stumped · stuck
- brainstorming sessionGroup idea-generating discussion
- brainstorm sessionGroup idea-generating discussion