ideas
What brains produce
Ideas are mental conceptions—thoughts, notions, or plans formed in the mind.
An idea can be a belief I had no idea you felt that way, a suggestion Let me run an idea by you, or a creative concept The idea for the novel came to her in a dream.
To get ideas is to form expectations, often unrealistic ones.
The idea of something is its essential point: The idea is to finish before dark.
Think deeply about
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- lightbulbElectric illumination source
eureka · awakening · stimulus · impetus · flash · insight · brainwave · aha moment
Radial idea diagram
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- freeformUnconstrained by structure
- divergentDeviating from the norm
session · flipchart · sticky notes · collaboration · facilitate · riff · spitball · jam
Faculty for forming ideas
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- artistryExceptional creative skill
flair · novelty · expression · fantasy · resourcefulness · whimsy · playfulness · experimentation
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- advancementForward movement or promotion
progress · pioneer · entrepreneurship · startup · patent · incubator · research · development
Imprecise mental impression
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
thesis · hypothesis · postulate · framework · paradigm · construct · proposition · formulation
Ability to anticipate futures
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- clarityState of being understandable
long-term · strategic · big-picture · forward-thinking · roadmap · blueprint · aspiration · dream
muse
Think deeply about
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
lightbulb · eureka · awakening · stimulus · impetus · flash · insight · brainwave · aha moment · struck
mindmap
Radial idea diagram
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- freeformUnconstrained by structure
divergent · session · flipchart · sticky notes · collaboration · facilitate · riff · spitball · jam · workshop
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
artistry · flair · novelty · expression · fantasy · resourcefulness · whimsy · playfulness · experimentation · improvisation
invention
New device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
advancement · progress · pioneer · entrepreneurship · startup · patent · incubator · research · development · iteration
notion
Imprecise mental impression
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- principleFundamental truth or standard
premise · thesis · hypothesis · postulate · framework · paradigm · construct · proposition · formulation · conceptualization
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
clarity · long-term · strategic · big-picture · forward-thinking · roadmap · blueprint · aspiration · dream · goal
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- things that run outtime, money, gas, fuel, battery
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
- innovationinnovation, invention, innovative, innovate, breakthrough
- intangibilitythoughts, emotions, feelings, love, hate
ideasthings
Objects in general
objects · matter · physical reality · substances · stuff
- no ideaComplete lack of knowledge
- have no ideaLack all knowledge
- bright ideaClever sudden thought
- big ideaAmbitious transformative concept
- get the ideaComprehend the point
- rough ideaImprecise initial concept
idea, ideal, idealistic, ideally, ideology, idealism, idealize, idealist, ideological