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out-of-the-box-thinking [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
DEF

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.

CONT

Defining the "could be" state requires "out-of-the-box" thinking and is what true reengineering is all about.

CONT

... buzzword, management-speak, usually as part of phrase: Let's think out of the box," or "outside the box"; Consultants run many courses explaining what "out of the box thinking" actually is. But it is in fact no more than the old fashioned concept of getting an idea.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information

Spanish

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