| 单词 | brainstorm session |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrainstorm session 2. (a) U.S. colloquial. = brain wave n. 1b. (b) Originally U.S. A concerted attempt to solve a problem, usually by a group discussion of spontaneously arising ideas; also attributive, as brainstorm session. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > [noun] > thinking over > brain-storming brainstorming1907 brainstorm1925 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > [noun] > bright stroke of genius1728 brain wave1869 brainstorm1925 1925 College Humor Feb. 43/2 He had a brainstorm. 1932 Amer. Speech 7 329 Brain storm, a sudden and usually fortunate thought. 1945 School & College Placement May 7 (caption) Can you develop a talent for ideas?.. One of the methods at BBDO [= Batten, Barten, Durstine, & Osborn] is by sessions called ‘brainstorms’ where there is one firm rule—there is no such thing as a bad idea—and one thought sparks another. 1948 A. F. Osborn Your Creative Power xxxiii. 265 It was in 1939 when I first organized such group-thinking in our company. The early participants dubbed our efforts ‘Brainstorm Sessions’... Hundreds of such brainstorm sessions have been held in our 11 offices. 1953 Manch. Guardian Weekly 12 Feb. 3 They carry behind their every brain~storm the authority of the White House. 1983 J. Macy Despair & Personal Power i. 7 The participants held a brainstorm. The subject: ‘Why in our daily lives do we avoid expressing these deep concerns’? 2005 M. Butje Product Marketing for Technol. Companies iii. 26 An attractiveness and feasibility study is best done during a brainstorm session. < as lemmas |
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