The sentence 'inspired me to think' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that something has encouraged you to contemplate a situation more deeply. For example: The author's stories inspired me to think more deeply about the effects of poverty in my own community.
It inspired me to think about what money is".
Losing my cushy job inspired me to think outside the box.
I guess with what he's been through, he inspired me to think we could make it work.
This quote inspired me to think about the impact of the suddenness of historic events accompanied by the impossibility of continuity in people's life and perception.
As far as design solutions, these inspired me to think of other ways to introduce multi-functionality to items designed for hands/seats.
Working with the Braille Press here in Boston has inspired me to think about the possibility of creating objects that work in different languages simultaneously.
A business meeting inspires me to think of exactly what I need for it, so a really clean suit emerges.
It inspires me to think about what our future beauty consumer will want and will need to have the perfect beauty routine.
The idea inspires me to think of large groups of people in stadiums, concerts or places like dance clubs creating massive circuits and collectively creating an image or sound to interact with the players, performing artists or the DJ.
There are photos of products, a link for more details, a comments section, a favoriting button ("buck-it," which ahem, doesn't inspire me to think "favorite," but I digress…) and a green "Buy" button.
User Adelle McElveen, who also happens to be Google's Shopping Editor, says of the startup, "StyleUp inspires me to think about what I'm going to wear the next day, and how to not just dress for the weather, but to dress stylishly for the weather.
