Is it trite? It's often associated with the nine-dot puzzle (link below). I remember struggling with that and then cursing myself when I saw the solution. So I guess "the box" is whatever you are currently focused on, and if struggling, it may be worth expanding your view.
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GuruMick
A successful funeral parlour operator should always think INSIDE the box
piskian
I prefer to push the envelope.
albaleo
Is it trite? It's often associated with the nine-dot puzzle (link below). I remember struggling with that and then cursing myself when I saw the solution. So I guess "the box" is whatever you are currently focused on, and if struggling, it may be worth expanding your view.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_dots_puzzle
browny1
What the box is, is for you to learn.
Know the boundaries - then challenge.
Sven Asai
Pandora’s, who else’s?
Strangerland
...I think was this person educated in the '70s and never learned anything new?
This term is so outdated, maybe try stepping into this millennium. Any time I hear someone use this term, my level of respect for them drops a notch.
And a quick Google shows me others feel the same:
* https://www.inc.com/john-brandon/why-phrase-think-outside-of-box-should-be-permanently-retired.html
* https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckswoboda/2020/08/03/why-thinking-outside-the-box-is-the-wrong-way-to-approach-innovation/
* https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-telling-someone-think-outside-box-never-works-hiroshi-mikitani/
Yuuju
Ive never been told to think outside the box but if i would id like freeze and then think what are they talking about?
inkochi
Brainbox
Tom San
Jack-in-the-box.