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OUT OF

BOX ThiNkiNgEASY BUT DIFFICULT

• A

WHY OUT OF

BOX?

We all possess and share SAME information

Then what makes us DIFFERENT as a human

being??

ANS ISANSWER IS HERE….

What we generate with that COMMON information?

SO IS

NECESSITYTO MAINTAIN OUR DIGNITY AS

A HUMAN BEING

• A

WHICH BOX?

The BOUNDARY within our MINDS between WHAT WE KNOW and WHAT WE HAVEN’T THOUGHT ABOUT yet

Inside the box is safe but outside you’ve to your reputation

• A

HOW TO GO

OUT OF BOX?

We need to add something which goes beyond the convergent information to CROSS the boundary that

lealeads to out of box

Something ABSURD, INNOVATIVE, DIVERGENT

• A

WHERE TO GO?

No Pre Decided Step

You’ll have to resist the temptation of once again going back inside the box

VALUE LONG

THINKING

Thoughts that takes us far

Open minded, think creatively

and look for various possible

alternatives

Extraction and

Application of

Principles

Association of ideas

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WHAT TO DO

THERE?

You’ll feel like…..

s You just need the eyes to notice the difference

Look between your new idea and initial driveThis may solve some other problem that was not yours

In your exploration outside the box, assess your new idea

• A

WHEN TO GO?

Man is a SOCIAL animal

Thinking out of the box will challenge his environment

Allow existenc

e of diverge

nt informa

tion

Mix & Match

of differen

t disciplin

es

Use of metaphors in

an organization

Environment prone to generation of new ideas

Lets take the case of TEDx conference

Can it be held here??

OUT OF BOX

But what if the stadium is ready filled, Like a talk in halftime of a football match?????

Recap• Out of box – creativity• Why – necessity to prove yourself different • Which – the boundary between what we know

and what we haven’t thought about• How – do something absurd, innovative• Where – Value long and far thinking • What to do – assess your new idea• When – Allow existence of divergent info, only

then will the social environment be prone to generation of new ideas

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