"thought provocation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it to refer to something that encourages deep thinking or discussion. For example, "The teacher presented her students with thought provocation exercises to get them thinking critically about the material."
"What we have here is a thoroughly thought out and targeted provocation, the goal of which is to provoke instability, fear, distrust in society," said Mr. Shevardnadze in an appeal for calm on state radio.
If unnamed filmmakers can cause so much damage with one little provocation, think of the potential harm anonymous donors to 501(c)(4 s financing American political campaigns can cause.
Its thought-provocation, a rarity in government documents, is available free at www.bioethics.gov.gov
Mr Crystal's is a splendid tome, packed with information, thought-provocation and all the illustration and other attention-grabbers of modern part-work publishing (it isn't such, but it very well could be).
Rees, though, probably correctly, thought that this would be a provocation too far and that the staff might find themselves targeted by rightwing nutters.
And yet, these artists, perhaps even more than most, wanted their work to be seen, absorbed, and thought about, or the point of their provocations would be lost.
I thought Mr. Sharon, for all his past acts of provocation and brutality, understood that more and more force could not assure Israelis a tranquil life.
Did Trump play the media, using provocation to gain more attention than anyone thought possible?
In this manner participants were encouraged to avoid the aggravation of pain as impaired endogenous pain mechanisms are thought to be present in some individuals with chronic WAD, underpinning recommendations to avoid pain provocation in this group.
