Meaning & use
ideation
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The process of forming and developing new ideas.
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The workshop was dedicated to ideation, with teams brainstorming dozens of product concepts.
Good ideation requires setting aside judgment until many possibilities have been explored.
A note on using this word
Common in business, design, and psychology contexts; in clinical psychology, 'suicidal ideation' refers specifically to thoughts of suicide, a more serious and distinct usage.
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brainstormingconceptualization
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