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to engage in an exchange of information or ideas
they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization
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Recent Examples of brainstorming
Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Relying on internet searches during brainstorming may lead to conformity and less innovation, particularly in larger teams.
—New Atlas, 3 July 2025
A lot of your workday is spent waiting, preparing, talking, discussing, planning, brainstorming, which is also just your time on Earth as a human being.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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However, Ricci says the interest in collaborating with LVMH dates back to a 2008 brainstorming exchange on email with Darnell Martens, his chief strategy officer.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Use these operational process insights to kick-start your ideation or brainstorming sessions!
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Relying on internet searches during brainstorming may lead to conformity and less innovation, particularly in larger teams.
—New Atlas, 3 July 2025
A lot of your workday is spent waiting, preparing, talking, discussing, planning, brainstorming, which is also just your time on Earth as a human being.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainstorming
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Where early learning software emphasized static content and repetition, Study Mode creates an interactive, dynamic, and responsive dialogue—the kind most often found in small group seminars or one-on-one tutoring sessions.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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On the same weekend Final Destination opened, Gallardo was a guest speaker at the 2025 Mindvalley Manifesting Summit in Los Angeles, a two-day self-help seminar where Gwyneth Paltrow gave the keynote speech.—
Mickey Rapkin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
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The dream part of it, for him, was the chance to spend 100 minutes talking not very much about his passion project itself, but rather using it as a springboard for an infinitely widespread discussion about about political, economic and social ideals.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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They are now viewed as strategic cultural partners who contribute creative ideas, co-develop content and even shape brand narratives from ideation to execution.—
Emily Ketchen,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The differing management methods come as numerous corporations have pointed to in-office work as driving collaboration, ideation, and, in some cases, revenue, while numerous studies point to RTO policies hurting employee morale and risking employee retention.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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The founder has spent the past several months on the ground with freight brokerage leaders or with logistics customers at a golf conference, convincing them that this product would benefit their businesses.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Nominees from each conference are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which will choose the top 10 honorees in each of three divisions.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Aug. 2025
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Professionals who thrive will combine in-demand technical skills with human qualities such as creativity, empathy and critical thinking—abilities that artificial intelligence still can’t fully replicate.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Katy’s local theater roots extend from the creativity and community stage experience of her mom Bonnie Quigley.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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The date of the symposium offered a clue to the chaos: It was held in August because the month is effectively dead for recruiting.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Others are into the burlesque shows or the symposiums.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Highest 2 Lowest Year: 2025 Runtime: 2h 13m Lee’s reworking of Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom, which was the inspiration for Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 thriller, High and Low, has no shortage of highlights.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Brothers Homes facility has been posited as inspiration for Squid Game in the past.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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The investment means Samsung is expected to comfortably meet Apple's demand next year for OLED MacBook panels.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This includes a new feature that displays side-by-side panels with answers to a question alongside answers from platforms such as ChatGPT and Claude.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Brainstorming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorming. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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