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OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does out-of-the-box thinking mean? 

OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING (noun)
  The noun OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING has 1 sense:

1. thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativityplay

  Familiarity information: OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

divergent thinking; out-of-the-box thinking

Hypernyms ("out-of-the-box thinking" is a kind of...):

cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully)

Holonyms ("out-of-the-box thinking" is a part of...):

creative thinking; creativeness; creativity (the ability to create)


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