Ideation is the process of forming and relating ideas. It is important in creativity, innovation and concept development. IDEA may refer to: Electronic Directory of the European Institutions IDEA League Improvement and Development Agency Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Integrated Data Environments Australia Intelligent Database Environment for Advanced Applications IntelliJ IDEA - a Java IDE Interactive Database for Energy-efficient Architecture International Data... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

This concept is about opening ourselves up to creative communication skills, sharing our brainstorms, and allowing this to produce new collaborations and developments. The sharing of ideas has been a positive concept in the history of our growth and development as a society. Brainstorming (sometimes referred to as Word Storming or Thought Showering) is an organized approach for producing ideas by letting the mind think without interruption. ...

Ideation is about a new and novel approach to a problem. There are numerous non 'fluffy' --techniques which we use to actually open ourselves up to a problem or an opportunity in all walks of life.