Countless workshops, webinars and blog posts preach about getting creative and thinking outside the box.
They did this by thinking outside the box, evaluating the possibility of an alliance or a merger.
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Some people applaud Chrysler for thinking outside the box, and trying to introduce style into a stodgy segment.
Still, today's opera composers aren't the first to begin thinking outside the box.
But by thinking differently, by thinking outside the box, by thinking around corners you can outthink the top thinkers.
"The French are not very good at thinking outside the box, " he says.
By the milquetoast standards of morning TV, this constitutes thinking outside the box.
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But then Pete started really thinking outside the box (reminding me of the very useful role sometimes served by the box).
Being exposed to this tech culture allowed me to realize at an early age the impact of innovation and thinking outside the box.
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Filmed between March and May 2009, writers Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard (who also co-wrote The Avengers) were thinking outside the box with this new twisted tale.
Advances in DNA technology have allowed investigators to solve cases by retesting evidence, but some cases get cracked through innovation or by detectives thinking outside the box.
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Whether they are statistical flukes or just represent thinking outside the box, a few of these zany indicators have sometimes been just as reliable as a room full of high-paid security analysts.
He added that it showed the Church of England was "thinking outside the box, which is exactly what is needed, and it would be a breath of fresh air for the Anglican Communion".
He added that Bishop Welby's appointment would show the Church of England was "thinking outside the box, which is exactly what is needed, and it would be a breath of fresh air for the Anglican Communion".
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We've got to hand it to peripherals manufacturer Elecom for thinking outside the box and trying to solve a perceived problem with its new PRUMIE lineup of mice -- unfortunately, in our opinion, they addressed the wrong problem.
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But it shows the retailer is thinking outside of the box when it comes to competing with its online competition, Amazon.
The company's had a knack for thinking outside the rectangular box and coming up with cleverly built handsets -- the Sensation series and Touch Diamond come to mind -- but it seems to have cranked the focus up another notch this year.
He is the last credible anti-Mitt Romney candidate left and along with Ron Paul, does some thinking outside of the box.
It is grandiose, ill thought-out and obvious electioneering, but it's also thinking outside the narrow box.
In choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, he is not thinking "outside the box, " as some have said.
Others, like electrical engineer Wasim Khazandar, are thinking completely outside the box.
His insight was outside the box thinking comes at the confluence of different experiences and different approaches to problem solving.
It is no accident that most creative insights whether in art, science, or business come from the kind of outside the box thinking that usually comes from outsiders.
Now, put on your outside-the-box thinking cap and consider advisory boards as they could apply to your career.
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But it does take some "outside of the box" thinking and perseverance.
Art Studio encourages creativity and outside-the-box thinking as the child can make their own unique drawings without the mess of art supplies.
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Recently paradoxical thinking has trickled from science into business through buzz phrases like creative destruction, controlled chaos, coopetition, getting outside the box, fuzzy logic, breaking the frame, and the Zen of business.
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