Re: thinking outside the box
Posted
by Robin on September 26, 2002 at
In Reply to: Out of the Box posted by Ned Ramano on December 26,
2000
: Maybe I missed it in the archives, but I could not find
an explanation for the phrase "Out of the box"? Was it created by a cruel busness
person or is there a better explanation?
: Thanks, Ned
There a fairly new
business cliche in the U.S. -- "thinking outside the box," meaning thinking beyond
usual ways of doing things. I'm sure someone else will have more details. All
I know is the phrase comes up at every business meeting/seminar I've attended
in the past couple of years.
"thinking outside the box" also refers to following
a path of logic other than the commonly accepted
one; i.e. a refuted theorum
or mathematical given,
"out of the box" has three meanings:
1. A brand
new, unused item,
2. a race that has begun,
3. a release from severe confinement.
(box = solitary.)
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