2007-06-05 16:47:21 · 10 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gonealot I said outside the box not in the gutter....LOL
2007-06-06 14:58:01 · update #1
It means to solve a problem in a different way. The "box" refers to the same approachs and ideas we always use when confronted with a challenge. To go outside the box is to take a step back and to try to get a fresh outlook on the problem so that you can generate new and different solutions.
This type of thinking is called "lateral thinking". Lateral thinking is a term coined by Edward de Bono, a Maltese psychologist, physician and writer. It first appeared in the title of his book The Use of Lateral Thinking, published in 1967. De Bono defines lateral thinking as methods of thinking concerned with changing concepts and perception. Lateral thinking is about reasoning that is not immediately obvious and about ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.
2007-06-05 16:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by aomiles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To think differently about the situation then you normally would. Thinking outside the box is a cliché or catchphrase used to refer to looking at a problem from a new perspective without preconceptions, sometimes called a process of lateral thought.
2007-06-05 16:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by Vintage Glamour 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thinking outside the parameters defined by whatever group made the "box" (the rules).
2007-06-05 16:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by Always Curious 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does it mean thinking about the rest of her body, or maybe her (gasp) brain? (ooooh I'm so in trouble for this one, but I came up with an answer "outside the box")
2007-06-06 08:01:01 · answer #4 · answered by Gonealot R 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was gonna do an art project on entitled this. It was going to be a hollowed out bible with a cross cut out of the cover and a light set inside it shining out throught the cross shaped hole. That's what it means to me.
2007-06-05 16:59:30 · answer #5 · answered by Alita 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To think while you are not inside a box. I haven't met anyone who has thought inside a box.
2007-06-05 16:50:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means you don't think the same way as everyone else does, you have to come up with a solution that isn't typical
2007-06-05 16:51:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thinking in a way othen than the norm or expected reactions
2007-06-05 16:52:09 · answer #8 · answered by billthakat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could it be all the thoughts you think prior to being put in the coffin?
2007-06-05 20:08:31 · answer #9 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to think beyond what is expected
2007-06-05 16:55:54 · answer #10 · answered by wjilldelacruz_13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋