Why Brainstorming by Voice Beats Typing Every Time
By Chuck Wooters — 2026-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
The Typing Bottleneck
Typing is far slower than speaking. At CES this year, I watched people everywhere talking into their phones — not held to the ear, but tilted so the mic caught their voice. Speech recognition has grown accurate enough that most people no longer need to edit the output. They speak, and send.
This gap widens during brainstorming. Your brain generates ideas faster than your fingers can type. By the time you finish typing one thought, you've lost three others.
Voice removes the bottleneck. Spoken ideas flow at the speed of thought. You explore tangents, make unexpected connections, and circle back — all without losing your train of thought.
How AI Makes It Better
Brainstorming alone keeps you in familiar territory. Your brain follows the same neural pathways and produces variations of ideas you've already had.
An AI partner breaks that pattern. Ideatr asks questions you wouldn't ask yourself, challenges your assumptions, suggests new angles, and pulls in research from across the web to spark fresh connections.
The Power of the Summary
Great ideas from brainstorming sessions often vanish. The conversation crackles with energy, everyone leaves inspired — and then nobody writes anything down.
Ideatr solves this. Every call is automatically summarized and emailed to you, capturing your ideas alongside the AI's research, complete with sources and links. It's like having a research assistant who also takes perfect notes.
When to Use Voice Brainstorming
Voice brainstorming with Ideatr works best when you're:
- Stuck on a problem and need fresh perspectives
- Researching a topic and want to explore it conversationally
- Driving or walking and want to capture ideas hands-free
- Preparing for a presentation and need to organize your thoughts
- Making a decision and want to think through pros and cons out loud
Call whenever an idea strikes. Don't wait until you're at your desk — by then, the spark will have faded.