think out of the box
out of the box thinking
think differently
to be creative and produce something that is not usual or boring
to come up with something that is unique and interesting
look at the broader context of a problem, challenge etc.
The team always thinks outside the box to come up with unique advertisements for all its clients.
This particular technology is quite out of the box in nature and should be a hit really easily.
I teach my children to think of solutions which are outside the box. It helps them with problem solving and innovative thinking.
In our organisation, thinking outside the box has an added advantage for all of the employees.
This out of the box thinking has helped save many lives when travelling by the sea.
I am trying to think outside the box to make this event a success at any cost this year.
Sarah has spent her whole life in performing a routine job work so don’t expect that she would ever be able to think outside the box.
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