brainstorming

[ breyn-stawr-ming ]

noun

1. a technique for generating ideas and solving specific problems with uncensored and nonlinear thinking, usually performed through group participation in a spontaneous discussion where all ideas are noted without assigning them value, and no proposal is selected or discarded until after the conclusion of the creative exercise.

brainstorming

/ ˈbreɪnˌstɔːmɪŋ /

noun

1. intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas

Word History and Origins

Origin of brainstorming¹

First recorded in 1955–60; brainstorm + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Members are already brainstorming possible names for its future cafe.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, he huddled with pitching coach Mark Prior and bench coach Danny Lehmann, brainstorming how to cover the remaining eight innings.

From Los Angeles Times

YouTube also announced it will add a “brainstorming buddy powered by AI” in its YouTube Studio that will suggest video ideas to creators that could help their projects.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite some rubbish jokes, he says the tool was useful for brainstorming.

From BBC

In some locales, the business of promoting tourism has morphed into brainstorming over ways to manage and contain it.

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