thinking outside the box
metaphor for creative thinking that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective
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thinking outside the box
Summary
thinking outside the box is a metaphor[1]. It draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #16 of 42).[2]
Key Facts
- thinking outside the box's image is recorded as Thinking out of the box 4.svg[3].
- thinking outside the box's instance of is recorded as metaphor[4].
- thinking outside the box's instance of is recorded as idiom[5].
- thinking outside the box's subclass of is recorded as creativity[6].
- thinking outside the box's Commons category is recorded as Thinking outside the box[7].
- thinking outside the box's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c0k23[8].
- Nine dots puzzle inspired thinking outside the box[9].
- thinking outside the box's facet of is recorded as creativity[10].
- thinking outside the box's facet of is recorded as systems thinking[11].
- thinking outside the box's facet of is recorded as strategic planning[12].
- thinking outside the box's facet of is recorded as problem solving[13].
- thinking outside the box's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11gg_8bbq4[14].
- thinking outside the box's Quora topic ID is recorded as Thinking-Outside-of-the-Box[15].
- thinking outside the box's WikiKids ID is recorded as Buiten_het_kader_denken[16].
Why It Matters
thinking outside the box draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #16 of 42).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]