Thinking outside the box
means approaching challenges and
problems in new, innovative ways; conceptualizing problems in
non-conventional ways;
perceiving situations
differently; and searching for non-obvious
solutions.
'The Box' is a
metaphor that symbolizes a set of any self-imposed cognitive limitations.
To think outside the box is to look
wider and
further and to try
not thinking of the obvious things, but to try thinking of the things beyond
them.
This
puzzle illustrates the value of
outside-the-box thinking. Join the 9
dots with 4 straight lines without
lifting the pen. It is only
by thinking outside that the box the
solution can be found.