発 想 法(はっそうほう)

はっそうほう

noun

ideation technique; method of generating ideas

1. ideation technique; method of generating ideas

A structured method for producing new ideas or ways of thinking, such as brainstorming or mind mapping. Compound of 発想(はっそう) (conception, idea) + 法(ほう) (method).

新(あたら)しい発想法(はっそうほう)を学(まな)ぶ。

I'm learning a new ideation technique.

マインドマップは人気(にんき)のある発想法(はっそうほう)だ。

Mind mapping is a popular ideation technique.

行(い)き詰(づ)まったときは、視点(してん)を変(か)える発想法(はっそうほう)が役(やく)に立(た)つ。

When you hit a wall, an ideation technique that shifts your perspective is useful.

Compound of 発想(はっそう) (conception, idea) + 法(ほう) (method). Refers to a named or systematic approach to producing ideas.

Common collocations

発想法(はっそうほう)を学(まな)ぶ: to learn an ideation technique
新(あたら)しい発想法(はっそうほう): a new ideation technique
発想法(はっそうほう)を取(と)り入(い)れる: to adopt an ideation technique

Similar words

発想(はっそう): idea; conception — the idea itself, not the method for generating it
手法(しゅほう): technique; approach — broader, any method, not specific to producing ideas

Related Words

Compare: 手法(しゅほう) (technique)

Related: ブレインストーミング (brainstorming)

Compare: 思考法(しこうほう) (way of thinking)

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