think outside the box
idiom
: to explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition
To solve this puzzle, you'll have to think outside the box.
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Look around and align yourself with the go-getters, the movers and shakers, and the ones who think outside the box.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
For instance, instead of trying to write a report according to a specific ruleset, do some free association brainstorming first, or think outside the box when meal-planning by getting unusual ingredients.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
However, in a number of cases, ISIS has had to think outside the box.
—David L. Knoll, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2016
Further, feeling included and valued empowers employees to share unvarnished perspectives and think outside the box rather than conform to norms.
—Michael D. Brown, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
For instance, instead of trying to write a report according to a specific ruleset, do some free association brainstorming first, or think outside the box when meal-planning by getting unusual ingredients.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
However, in a number of cases, ISIS has had to think outside the box.
—David L. Knoll, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2016
Further, feeling included and valued empowers employees to share unvarnished perspectives and think outside the box rather than conform to norms.
—Michael D. Brown, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Think outside the box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20outside%20the%20box. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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