the creation of new ideasA whole week's work of ideation on the whiteboard.

1829; see idea + -ation. Related: Ideational. As we say Sensation, we might say also, Ideation; it would be a very useful word; and there is no objection to it, except the pedantic habit of decrying a [..]

(n) the process of forming and relating ideas

Ideation is the structured process to generate a lot of ideas, preferably in a relatively short time frame. There are many different ideation techniques, e.g., brainstorming and empathy maps. There are also several idea management software solutions available to support the ideation process, e.g. i2i WIDE, Brightidea and Hype.

A Risk Factor for Suicide attempts and completions, it is the most common of all suicidal Behavior, but only a minority of ideators engage in overt self-harm.

Ideation is the process of forming and relating ideas for the purpose of new product/service development. The most productive ideation sessions are in unstructured environments that encourage creative [..]

in mental life, the collective representation of thoughts and ideas presently recognized, recalled from memory, or projected into the future, singly or in combination.