ideation
noun
ide·a·tion
ˌī-dē-ˈā-shən 
: the capacity for or the act of forming or entertaining ideas
Local coaches and mentors guide student teams through the process of ideation, market research, and business plan development …—
Maryann Mills
Maryann Mills… the new space offers a smorgasbord of work environments—cozy two-chair-and-a-screen setups for small Zoom gatherings, … and floor-to-ceiling whiteboards in some places for spontaneous ideation …—Chase DiFeliciantonio
see also suicidal ideation
Chase DiFeliciantonioExamples of ideation in a Sentence
a product designer who went from ideation to creation quickly
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Educators and creators get more reliable outputs for lessons, ideation, and content production.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
Constructing a float can take four to seven months, not including the time spent on initial design and ideation.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The timeline from ideation to unveiling, took over a year.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In fact, from ideation to launch, the app took roughly three months to bring to market.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
Constructing a float can take four to seven months, not including the time spent on initial design and ideation.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The timeline from ideation to unveiling, took over a year.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In fact, from ideation to launch, the app took roughly three months to bring to market.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ideation
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“Ideation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideation. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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ideation
noun
ide·a·tion
ˌīd-ē-ˈā-shən
: the capacity for or the act of forming or entertaining ideas
The spectrum of paranoid ideation goes from mild distrust and suspiciousness to full-blown persecutory delusions.—R. Bianchi and L. Janin, Occupational Medicine
R. Bianchi and L. Janin, Occupational MedicineThe cognitive ability to generate many creative ideas, or creative ideation, is one facet of creativity.—Tammy C. Pannells and Amy F. Claxton, Creativity Research Journal
see also suicidal ideation
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