brainstorm
stroke of genius
inspiration
Eureka step
windup
trial-and-error
convergent thinking
problem solving
gotcha
divergent thinker
wonder
metathinking
thought bubble
ponderingly
problematize
escape fire
reinventing the wheel
fluid intelligence
demented
think out
think too much
foreseeingly
staircase wit
a problem shared is a problem halved
foresightfully
cerebrate
subproblem
mooncalf
principle
pensée
ponder
virtuous circle
wishful thought
thought experiment
puzzling
troublement
Einstellung effect
rationalism
synectics
no plan survives contact with the enemy
there's more than one way to skin a cat
trial and error
tar baby
fudge
thought pattern
thoughtlike
well thought out
solved
kink
resolve
dissolve
I know
formula
counterthought
break up
tip of the iceberg
AI-complete
bind
metathought
mystifier
top-down
in a bind
sloppy-minded
teaser
presciently
midthought
problem
puzzler
puzzle
cannily
conjecture
lot
whim
lateral thinking
requisitum
nag
holophrasis
problematization
puzzle out
recombobulate
preterrational
take it into one's head
solution
theoretization
bottom-up
half-measure
answer
dope story
out-of-the-box thinking
snag
hard nut to crack
cure
perfect storm
divergent thinking
tough nut to crack
with the best will in the world