ideated
Dreamed something up
Ideated is the past tense of ideate, meaning to form ideas or concepts.
The word appears almost exclusively in business and design contexts, where ideation describes brainstorming or creative development: We ideated around the problem for hours.
Outside corporate settings, the simpler came up with ideas usually serves better.
Formed as abstract idea
- envisionedMentally pictured beforehand
- formulatedCreated through methodical planning
- originatedFirst came into existence
- germinatedBegan to grow
hatched · incubated · spawned · birthed · generated · devised · conjured · dreamed
Decided on beforehand
- strategizedFormulated a plan
- blueprintedCreated detailed technical plans
- outlinedTraced the edges of
- structuredArranged in organized form
projected · proposed · forecasted · prioritized · coordinated · sequenced · mapped · charted
Able to conceive new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- originalFirst or inventive
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
inspired · innovative · resourceful · clever · novel · unconventional · fertile · intuitive
Spontaneous idea generation
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- mindmapRadial idea diagram
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- workshopPlace for making or learning
charrette · post-it · flipchart · collaborate · facilitate · diverge · converge · spitball
conceptualized
Formed as abstract idea
- envisionedMentally pictured beforehand
- formulatedCreated through methodical planning
- originatedFirst came into existence
germinated · hatched · incubated · spawned · birthed · generated · devised · conjured · dreamed · imagined
planned
Decided on beforehand
- strategizedFormulated a plan
- blueprintedCreated detailed technical plans
- outlinedTraced the edges of
structured · projected · proposed · forecasted · prioritized · coordinated · sequenced · mapped · charted · architected
imaginative
Able to conceive new ideas
visionary · inspired · innovative · resourceful · clever · novel · unconventional · fertile · intuitive · artistic
brainstorm
Spontaneous idea generation
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- mindmapRadial idea diagram
- sessionScheduled time for activity
workshop · charrette · post-it · flipchart · collaborate · facilitate · diverge · converge · spitball · groupthink
ideatedexecuted
Carried out or killed
implemented · realized · actualized · built · produced
- suicidal ideationThoughts of ending one's life
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