dreamcentric
Dreamcentric is a term used to describe an orientation or method that centers dreams—whether literal dream reports or dream-like imagery—in research, design, therapy, and storytelling. As a neologism, it signals a shift toward treating dreams as primary data or sources of meaning rather than merely symbolic aftereffects of waking life. There is no single formal definition, and the use of the term varies by field.
In dream research and psychotherapy, dreamcentric approaches prioritize the analysis of dream content to illuminate subjective
In design and innovation contexts, dreamcentric practices use dreams as inspiration for product concepts, service designs,
In creative writing and media, the term can describe works that foreground dream sequences or dream logic
Overall, dreamcentric denotes a family of practices that give priority to dream content, for analytical insight,