Speaking vocabulary
Innovation and creativity
Use these expressions to speak more precisely about innovation and creativity. Learn the meaning from context, then make your own example rather than memorising a complete answer.
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think outside the box
- Meaning: consider unusual or creative solutions.
- Example: We had to think outside the box when our budget was reduced.
- Context: innovation and creativity. Use the phrase to describe.
- Use “think outside the box” naturally in one sentence about innovation and creativity.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
test an idea
- Meaning: try a proposal to see whether it works.
- Example: We tested an idea with a small group before expanding it.
- Context: innovation and creativity. Use the phrase to explain.
- Use “test an idea” naturally in one sentence about innovation and creativity.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
learn through experimentation
- Meaning: learn by trying different methods.
- Example: In art classes, we learn through experimentation.
- Context: innovation and creativity. Use the phrase to compare.
- Use “learn through experimentation” naturally in one sentence about innovation and creativity.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
an original approach
- Meaning: a method that is new or different.
- Example: Her original approach combined drawing with storytelling.
- Context: innovation and creativity. Use the phrase to give an example.
- Use “an original approach” naturally in one sentence about innovation and creativity.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
build on feedback
- Meaning: use comments as a starting point for further improvement.
- Example: I build on feedback by choosing one change for my next attempt.
- Context: innovation and creativity. Use the phrase to qualify an opinion.
- Use “build on feedback” naturally in one sentence about innovation and creativity.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
practical innovation
- Meaning: a new idea that solves a real problem.
- Example: A simple water-saving device is a practical innovation.
- Context: innovation and creativity. Use the phrase to discuss effects.
- Use “practical innovation” naturally in one sentence about innovation and creativity.
- Check the words around the phrase in the example; change pronouns and verb forms to fit your sentence.
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