Kehittelemään

Kehittelemään is a Finnish verb in the to-infinitive form meaning to tinker with something, to contrive, or to brainstorm and elaborate ideas through iterative development. The nuance is informal and often collaborative, implying a process of trying out variations and refining concepts rather than formal planning. The related noun kehittely denotes the act of tinkering or drafting ideas, while kehittäminen refers to development in a broader sense.

Grammatical notes: Kehittelemään is used as the to-infinitive and forms many constructions with auxiliary verbs and expressions of purpose or intention. Common examples include sentences like “Hän menee kehittelemään ideoita” (he goes to tinker with ideas) or “Hän kehittelee ideoita” (he is working on ideas).

Usage and nuance: The term is widely used in professional, creative, and informal contexts. It can describe activities from brainstorming and prototyping to iterative problem solving. The sense can be neutral, focusing on the process of development, or mildly evaluative if the speaker wants to suggest that the ideas are still in a rough, exploratory stage. In some contexts, kehittelemään may carry a light negative nuance if the tinkering is perceived as overly elaborate or not yet productive.

Examples:

- Hän kehittelee uusia ideoita joka viikko.

- Yritys kehittelee prototyyppejä uusille tuotteille.

- Heidän tiiminsä kehittelee ratkaisuja asiakkaan tarpeisiin.

Etymology: The form is a derivational variant linked to kehittää (to develop) and expresses an iterative, exploratory mode of working. Related terms include kehittelemä (past participle form) and kehitteleminen, with kehittäminen as a broader development concept.