Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group spontaneously contribute ideas.
- noun A similar process undertaken by a person to solve a problem by rapidly generating a variety of possible solutions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
method ofproblem solving in which members of agroup contribute ideas spontaneously . - verb Present participle of
brainstorm .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
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Examples
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A spokeswoman said: 'The DETI does not use the term brainstorming on its training courses on the grounds that it may be deemed pejorative.'
PC Insanity Zoe Brain 2005
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A spokeswoman said: 'The DETI does not use the term brainstorming on its training courses on the grounds that it may be deemed pejorative.'
Archive 2005-07-01 Zoe Brain 2005
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So, if anyone's interested in brainstorming the idea further please leave a comment below.
January 2009 2009
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So, if anyone's interested in brainstorming the idea further please leave a comment below.
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Please sit with your small learning team cluster group and begin brainstorming wows and wonders you have had so far this year about differentiation.
And now, a tragicomic conversation on 'differentiation' Valerie Strauss 2010
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A developing Social Committee, for those interested in brainstorming fun social events for the League
We Want To Give You The Best Damn Jewish Sports League. Period. « The Blog at 16th and Q 2008
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Free writing: Begin brainstorming for short story topic
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These details brought together require skills in brainstorming, mind-stimulation and idea-connection.
Draft: Sidney Arguments fantasyecho 2005
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Definitely interested in brainstorming more on this.
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And in his drawings he almost singlehandedly invented the modern technique of "brainstorming" -- getting quickly down on paper whatever comes into one's head and leaving judgments for later.
The Real Leonardo 2007
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