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brainstorming
[ breyn-stawr-ming ]
/ ËbreÉȘnËstÉr mÉȘĆ /
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noun
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.
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Origin of brainstorming
First recorded in 1955â60; brainstorm + -ing1
Words nearby brainstorming
brain scan, brainsick, brain someone, brainstem, brainstorm, brainstorming, Brains Trust, brainteaser, Braintree, brain trust, brain truster
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British Dictionary definitions for brainstorming
brainstorming
/ (ËbreÉȘnËstÉËmÉȘĆ) /
noun
intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
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