as in creativity
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
caregivers are trained to watch for signs of depression and suicidal ideation—some patients are likely to put their fantasies to action
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Recent Examples of ideation
Too many ideation sessions and team workshops get dragged down by late attendees who show up unclear on the goals of the meeting or without prior work completed.
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Founder Bea Pernia is intimately involved in each of her projects from ideation to completion, collaborating with clients, architects, artisans, and contractors to craft meaningful solutions—always with precision, flexibility, attention to detail, and genuine passion.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The bots failed to recognize the suicidal intent of the prompt and gave examples of bridges, playing into such ideation, according to the study released in June.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Founder Bea Pernia is intimately involved in each of her projects from ideation to completion, collaborating with clients, architects, artisans, and contractors to craft meaningful solutions—always with precision, flexibility, attention to detail, and genuine passion.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The bots failed to recognize the suicidal intent of the prompt and gave examples of bridges, playing into such ideation, according to the study released in June.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideation
Noun
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His life reflects a deep and continuous pursuit of learning, creativity, and balance.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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But Astronomer unexpectedly chose a different path that included irony, creativity, and self-aware transparency.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Social media has become much of the atmosphere in the telling and digestion of crimes in the American public’s imagination of them.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Like a game of cat-and-mouse, society will need to be vigilant and remain alert for those who let their imaginations roam wildly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Ideation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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