Everyday Office Jargon · Intern level

"Brainstorm"

"Brainstorm" means to generate a large number of ideas quickly, usually in a group, without immediately judging or filtering them.

Say this instead: think up ideas

How "Brainstorm" shows up at work

Honest, useful, and yet somehow capable of producing a ninety-minute meeting with a whiteboard full of ideas that no one owns or acts on. The word has survived decades of corporate life because the activity it describes is genuinely good when someone actually follows up afterward.

Buzzword

Let's brainstorm some options for the rebrand before the agency call.

Plain English

Let's think up ideas for the rebrand before the agency call.

Corporate Rank: Intern · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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