"Think outside the Box" - What does this phrase mean? - It's time to Learn English

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Do you know someone who thinks outside the box?
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It is a very interesting phrase.
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To think outside the box means the action
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of seeing things
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or doing something that goes against convention.
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A person might create a work of art
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that challenges current ideas and ways of thinking.
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A business might come up with a new way
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of selling a product,
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or they might even be the one creating the product
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which revolutionises the way in which we do something.
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There web
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developers really know how to think outside the box.
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An original
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or creative
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way of doing something can be described as thinking
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outside the box
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to come up with a new idea that has not been tried
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before is a good example of thinking outside the box.
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To combat climate change, we
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must all be prepared to think outside the box.
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These forms of alternative thinking
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can occur in any area of life
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the creative arts, the sciences,
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music, poetry, design and business
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all call for some degree of thinking differently.
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You must break with convention.
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You must try something new.
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You need to come up with a new idea.
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You want to set a new trend.
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To do this, you must think outside the box.
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