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'[[Image:Ninedots-1.png|thumb|right|The "nine dots" puzzle. The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or less, without lifting the pen. The solution is at the base of this article.]] '''Thinking outside the box''' is to think differently, unconventionally or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel, creative and smart thinking. This is sometimes called a process of [[Lateral thinking|lateral thought]]. The [[catchphrase]], or [[cliché]], has become widely used in business environments, especially by [[management consultant]]s and executive coaches, and has spawned a number of [[advertising slogan]]s. no comment == See also == * [[Seven Bridges of Königsberg]] * [[Conceptual framework]] * [[Paradigm]] * [[Egg of Columbus]] * [[No-win situation]] * [[Kobayashi Maru]] * [[Gordian Knot]] * [[Endless knot]] [[Image:Ninedots.svg|thumb|right|One of many solutions to the puzzle is to go beyond the boundaries to link all dots in 4 straight lines.]] == References == <references /> [[Category:Problem solving]] [[Category:Creativity]] [[Category:Clichés]] [[Category:Puzzles]] [[Category:Anticipatory thinking]] [[fr:Thinking outside the box]] [[nl:Outside the box-denken]] [[sv:Thinking outside the box]]'