Creativity: Thinking Out Of the Box

When people say “think outside the box”, the box is a frame, the traditional way of thinking about a problem. Going beyond this frame can lead to radically new or interesting ideas.

Sometimes when you are losing in a game you have to stop playing by the rules, switch it up, and change the game itself. You have to think outside the box.

The key is to define the box in any given situation and then to seek alternatives, which are often unconventional solutions that wou...

How can you think outside the box and see that other elusive option?

• One way is to adopt a childlike mindset. As children go through school education, grow up and learn to function as productive adults, one thing they tend to lose is their creative confidence, this p...