as in creativity
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
caregivers are trained to watch for signs of depression and suicidal ideation—some patients are likely to put their fantasies to action
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The ideation phase is your chance to identify pain points in the healthcare industry.
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Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The overwhelming success and the community’s demand for more inclusive publishing opportunities directly led to the establishment of Chapman’s imprint Storehouse Voices, a unique pipelined publishing outfit designed to help talented Black women from the ideation to execution phase.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Number one is this new category of ideation and concepting.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
That can include irritability, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, nightmares, headache, and suicide ideations.
—Korin Miller, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The overwhelming success and the community’s demand for more inclusive publishing opportunities directly led to the establishment of Chapman’s imprint Storehouse Voices, a unique pipelined publishing outfit designed to help talented Black women from the ideation to execution phase.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Number one is this new category of ideation and concepting.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
That can include irritability, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, nightmares, headache, and suicide ideations.
—Korin Miller, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for ideation
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“Ideation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideation. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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