brainstorming

[ breyn-stawr-ming ]
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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.

Origin of brainstorming

1
First recorded in 1955–60; brainstorm + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for brainstorming

brainstorming

/ (ˈbreɪnˌstɔːmɪŋ) /


noun
  1. intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas

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