braintrust
Elite advisory group
A braintrust is a group of expert advisers, especially one assembled to solve problems or develop strategy.
The term originated with Franklin Roosevelt's circle of policy advisers during the 1930s.
Today it applies to any collection of smart people whose judgment you seek: She assembled a braintrust to review the business plan.
Also spelled brain trust.
Those who give counsel
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- counselExpert guidance offered
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
- committeeAppointed group for duties
panel · board · think tank · roundtable · forum · cabinet · inner circle · kitchen cabinet
Highly skilled practitioners
- specialistsFocused field authorities
- authoritiesThose holding official control
- gurusVenerated teachers or experts
- whiz kidsPrecociously skilled young people
savants · masterminds · virtuosos · connoisseurs · luminaries · thought leaders · knowledge · wisdom
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- collectiveJointly organized group
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
alliance · coordination · networking · consensus · brainstorming · huddle · working group · task force
Arranging for future events
- ideationForming mental concepts
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- strategizingFormulating tactical approaches
- gameplanPredetermined course of action
roadmap · blueprint · brainstorming · foresight · analysis · tactics · vision · approach
Capacity for original thought
- inventionNew device or method
- ideationForming mental concepts
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- originalityNovel creative quality
breakthroughs · disruption · pioneering · design thinking · blue-sky thinking · R&D · experimentation · prototyping
advisors
Those who give counsel
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- counselExpert guidance offered
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
committee · panel · board · think tank · roundtable · forum · cabinet · inner circle · kitchen cabinet · sounding board
experts
Highly skilled practitioners
- specialistsFocused field authorities
- authoritiesThose holding official control
- gurusVenerated teachers or experts
whiz kids · savants · masterminds · virtuosos · connoisseurs · luminaries · thought leaders · knowledge · wisdom · acumen
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- collectiveJointly organized group
coalition · alliance · coordination · networking · consensus · brainstorming · huddle · working group · task force · collaboration
planning
Arranging for future events
- ideationForming mental concepts
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- strategizingFormulating tactical approaches
gameplan · roadmap · blueprint · brainstorming · foresight · analysis · tactics · vision · approach · framework
creativity
Capacity for original thought
originality · breakthroughs · disruption · pioneering · design thinking · blue-sky thinking · R&D · experimentation · prototyping · incubation
braintrustidiocracy
Governance by the witless
know-nothings · brain drain · dunces · fools · incompetents
braintrustamateurs
Nonprofessional participants
novices · laypeople · dilettantes · neophytes · greenhorns
brain, trust, brains, brained, brainy, brainless, brainstorm, brainpower, trusts