brainstorming

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an activity or business method in which a group of people meet to suggest a lot of new ideas for possible development:

We need to do some brainstorming before we get down to detailed planning.

brainstorming session We're having a brainstorming session on Friday.

an activity or business method in which people meet in a group to suggest a lot of new ideas to choose from for possible development:

On Thursday, participants broke into groups for brainstorming sessions on education.

There will be lots of meetings and a lot of brainstorming.