Someone who has a lot of ideas and different (efficient/productive) approaches in dealing with various situations. Someone who always comes up with some/another different, unexpected way for doing/approaching things/situations. Often with interesting and/or beneficial results. I am not looking for a "dreamer". Though, this imaginative person may often, easily, "switch" between realistic and fictional topics (and mix them together as well.)
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"Innovative" comes to mind for me first.– Digital ChrisCommented Jun 2, 2014 at 17:19
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2The act is "out of the box thinking", the person..."creative, innovative, ingenious" ?– P. O.Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 17:20
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Isn't "out of the box thinking" the same as being open-minded/tolerant? But, open-mindedness doesn't have to imply someone is creative and has a lot of new (either realistic or fictional) ideas.– user76935Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 17:24
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"Renaissance man" comes to mind - though it doesn't imply innovation as much as expertise and interest in an eclectic range of fields.– njbootCommented Jun 2, 2014 at 17:36
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I like the historical touch to "Renaissance man" (sounds a bit like "Rain man" too :p)– user76935Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 17:40
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I would say the person can think outside the box. Or you could call them right-brained.
And a more formal term that could not only describe the person but also describe their ideas and plans would be ingenious.
having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
an ingenious detective : marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution
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1Isn't right-brained only someone who uses the "right" side of his brain? Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 17:56
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What about when he uses a lot of imagination around the knowledge and facts of his "left" side of the brain? It's not that he only thinks creatively, without using the left side of his brain ;-) Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 17:57
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@user76935 - being right-brained means that you are a creative risk-taker that may push the envelope more than your left-brained brethren. People can be considered very smart/genius and be labeled left or right-brained. The phrase is showing the strength or dominance.– RyeɃreḁdCommented Jun 2, 2014 at 18:00
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So, it could be used for someone whose left -and right brain work efficiently and equally well? However, who may be noticed, mainly for his dominant and outstanding imagination? Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 18:10
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@user76935 - Of course. Einstein was praised for his right-brained thinking (although he is so rare he might be praised for both sides). brillbaby.com/early-learning/right-brain-learning/…– RyeɃreḁdCommented Jun 2, 2014 at 18:15
A resourceful person is a definition used to indicate someone who is ingenious, capable and full of initiatives.
How about prolific, as in prolific mind?
prolific:: marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity
Alternately, consider effervescent, relentless brainstormer, endless font of ideas, and be a think tank all by oneself.
effervescent: marked by high spirits; vivacious
Al is an effervescent thinker who seems to have more ideas in a minute than most people have in a day.
GMA is a think tank all by herself.
brainstormer: one who brainstorms
brainstorm: an idea that someone thinks of suddenly
Sasser, who writes about her successes and challenges in the college writing classroom, is an endless font of ideas.
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Is the whole expression "be a think tank all by oneself"? It's not correct to, just, use "think tank"? Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 20:55
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Just for my subjective, fussy preference, "prolific thinker" sounds a bit too formal. More for a nobel prize winner or high doctor/professor (someone who has a built-up social status/reputation) or something? Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 20:56