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ideate

Bureaucratic
/ˈaɪ.di.eɪt/v. (aspirational)

Etym.from L. idea, turned into the verb ideate in corporate speech during the 2010s by strategy consultancies seeking a term that implied action without deliverables, Johnson 2014, 'Verbing for Engagement'.

A performative brainstorming verb that generates vague options and legitimizes extra meetings while postponing concrete decisions.

'Let's ideate around the roadmap before committing resources' - Product Offsite Notes Q3 2022

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