thought shower

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thought shower

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Coined in the early 2000s, supposedly as a more sensitive substitute for brainstorming, on the grounds that the latter could be insensitive to people with cerebral disorders like epilepsy.

noun thought showers

  1. Synonym of brainstorming. The lesson could start with a ‘thought shower’ session considering the arguments for and against getting involved as an individual when pupils witness a crime such as robbery and assault.

    Similar: brainstorming

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@misc{thought_shower_2026,
  title = {thought shower},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thought%20shower},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}