wild ideas
Untamed creative thoughts
Wild ideas are thoughts, proposals, or concepts that depart dramatically from conventional thinking—often impractical, untested, or seemingly impossible.
The phrase typically carries positive connotations of creativity and boldness: Let's brainstorm some wild ideas.
In brainstorming contexts, wild ideas are encouraged as starting points that might lead to workable innovations.
Sometimes used dismissively: That's just a wild idea with no basis in reality.
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- blue sky thinkingUnrestricted imaginative brainstorming
- brain dumpRapid knowledge transfer
- crazyMentally unhinged
- off the wallStrangely unconventional in nature
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