Thinking Outside The Box

• Thinking Outside The Box

  

  When people say “think outside the box”, the box is a frame, the traditional way of thinking about a problem. Going ...

  What Does "Out of the Box Thinking" Really Mean?

• Staying Inside The Box

  

  Getting out of the box  means sticking with the problem longer, and looking at it from various sides to go beyon...

  What Does "Out of the Box Thinking" Really Mean?

• Getting Outside The Box

  

  Identify the issue. Determine if a typical solution to the problem exists. Map out everything that went into creating...

  5 Steps to Thinking Outside of the Box

• Finding Innovative Solutions

  

  To find solutions you would otherwise ignore, train yourself to not just focus on the issue at hand but also to think...

  5 Steps to Thinking Outside of the Box

• Thinking Outside The Box

  

  Sometimes when you are losing in a game you have to stop playing by the rules, switch it up, and change the game itse...

  5 Steps to Thinking Outside of the Box

• Stay Adaptable

  

  Careers and markets change over time, and you’ll need to be able to change in kind to remain relevant. Thinking outs...

  Why You Need to Think Outside the Box

• Gain Flexibility

  

  If you view things as unchangeable, then nothing can change for the better. By thinking outside the box and questioni...

  Why You Need to Think Outside the Box

• Greater Perspective

  

  Thinking outside the box can expand your worldview, allowing you to have a greater perspective on the events in your ...

  Why You Need to Think Outside the Box

• Higher-Quality Work

  

  Some companies offer benefits and perks that attract and retain better employees.  By thinking outside the box ...

  Why You Need to Think Outside the Box

• Creative Problem-Solving

  

  There are only so many ways you can solve a problem when you are unwilling to consider unorthodox solutions. You limi...

  Why You Need to Think Outside the Box

• It Helps You Stand Out

  

  When you are able to approach your business and career from an out-of-the-box point of view, you are in essence allow...

  Why You Need to Think Outside the Box

• Take a Shower

  

  Anecdotal evidence links shower to creativity. So maybe when the status quo response to some circumstance just isn...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Study Another Industry

  

  Pick some media from different industries. You may find that other industries have problems similar to yours but may...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Learn About Other Religions

  

  Religions are a way for us to understand our relationships with the supernatural and with each other. Learning how su...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Take a Class

  

  Learning gives you new information and ways of looking at and understanding aspects of your life and the world. ...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Read An Unfamiliar Genre

  

  To stimulate your mind, read something you’d never have touched otherwise. Pay attention not only to the story but t...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Write a Poem

  

  Poetry bridges between our emotional and rational capacities. Though it may feel foolish (and getting comfortable wit...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Draw a Picture

  

  Drawing a picture is a right-brained activity, and can help break the hold of your logical left part of the brain on ...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Turn It Upside Down

  

  Turning something upside-down, whether physically or just by re-imagining it, can help you see new patterns. The b...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Work Backwards

  

  Working backwards breaks the brain’s normal conception of causality. You can start with a goal and think back throug...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Ask a Child For Advice

  

  Children think and speak with ignorance of convention and that can be helpful.  Ask one how they might tackle ...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Invite Randomness

  

  Embrace mistakes and incorporate them into your projects. Developing strategies that allow for random input, working...

  11 Ways to Think Outside the Box

• Draw a Picture as a Team

  

  However bad it looks, draw a picture of your challenge and possible ways to solve it. Drawing engages your right brai...

  3 Ways to Think Outside the Box More Often

• Widen Your Perspective

  

  Breakthrough thinking and creativity often come from making unusual connections. Oscillate between seemingly unrelat...

  3 Ways to Think Outside the Box More Often

• Question The Status Quo Regularly

  

  Challenge conventional wisdom and make nonconformity the expected conversation . Ask "Why? " "How might we. .. ?" and...

  3 Ways to Think Outside the Box More Often

• The Brain And The “Box”

  

  As we age, our brains become increasingly more ingrained into familiar patterns and routines . Our acquired patterns...

  Everyone Tells You To Think Outside The Box. Here's How To Actually Do It

• Stimulating Outside The Box Thinking

  

  Create new questions or approaches. Invite different groups. Conduct a different type of meeting to break through th...

  Everyone Tells You To Think Outside The Box. Here's How To Actually Do It