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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Results from another Gallup poll show that ideation and task automation are the predominant use cases for AI among employees.
—Larry Mohl, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The second pillar, Designing, is about creativity, ideation, and vision-casting.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The region has a rich pool of smart talent and ideation.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
If the proposal gets legislative approval in Healey’s roughly $62 billion budget request, the Bay State would lose its only intensive residential treatment program for children between the ages of 6 and 12 who are suffering from suicidal and/or homicidal ideations or other complex needs.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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Larry Mohl, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The second pillar, Designing, is about creativity, ideation, and vision-casting.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The region has a rich pool of smart talent and ideation.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
If the proposal gets legislative approval in Healey’s roughly $62 billion budget request, the Bay State would lose its only intensive residential treatment program for children between the ages of 6 and 12 who are suffering from suicidal and/or homicidal ideations or other complex needs.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 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 20 May. 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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