thinking caps
Imaginary concentration headwear
Thinking caps are imaginary headgear that help people concentrate or solve problems.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in the expression put on your thinking caps, an invitation—often to children—to focus and think carefully about something.
The image suggests that creative or analytical thought requires special mental preparation.
Faculty for forming ideas
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- originalityNovel creative quality
innovation · vision · novelty · unconventional · resourcefulness · whimsy · eureka · brainstorm
Concentrated attention point
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
analysis · reasoning · cognition · absorption · study · reflection · introspection · engrossment
Forming mental concepts
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- mindmapRadial idea diagram
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
workshop · facilitator · session · flipchart · post-it · strategy · discussion · divergent
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
originality · innovation · vision · novelty · unconventional · resourcefulness · whimsy · eureka · brainstorm · clever
focus
Concentrated attention point
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
pondering · analysis · reasoning · cognition · absorption · study · reflection · introspection · engrossment · examination
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- whiteboardErasable marker writing surface
- mindmapRadial idea diagram
collaboration · workshop · facilitator · session · flipchart · post-it · strategy · discussion · divergent · convergent
thinking capsmindlessness
Lack of awareness
zoning out · spacing out · autopilot · checked out · tuned out
thinking capsthoughtlessness
Lack of careful consideration
unthinking · recklessness · impulsiveness · knee-jerk reactions · shooting from the hip
thinking, think, thinks, thought, thoughts, thinker, thinkers, unthinking, rethink