Ideoidaan

Ideoidaan is a Finnish verb form meaning to brainstorm or ideate. It is the present passive form of the verb ideoida and is used to indicate that idea generation is taking place in a general or impersonal sense, or to describe planned activities in instructions, meeting notes, and planning sessions. In everyday Finnish, the form is common in team contexts: “Ideoidaan uusia ratkaisuja” can translate as “Let’s brainstorm new solutions” or “New solutions are being brainstormed.” The exact interpretation depends on context and sentence structure.

The term ideointi refers to the process of generating ideas, while ideoida is the verb meaning to brainstorm or ideate. The passive form ideoidaan is often used to present tasks in guidelines or agendas without specifying the actor, for example in workshop instructions: “Ideoidaan yhdessä mahdollisia palveluita” or “Ideoidaan ensin kirjalliset ideat, sitten arvioidaan.” It is frequently used in business, education, and design thinking contexts.

Related concepts include aivoriihi (brainstorming session), ideointi, and concept development. While ideation emphasizes generating a wide range of ideas, it is common to pair ideointia with evaluation, prototyping, or selection steps afterwards.