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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 creativity
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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