Why thinking outside the box is essential for the success of your organisation. Big ideas come from forward-thinking people who dispute the usual way of doing business.

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

Everyone in the world has a different view and individual perspectives. They are influenced by a lot of factors including family, friends, those things that they have encountered in life, and the cultures in which they grew up. Then, people also get the influence of their own characteristics.

Unfortunately, we get mixed messages about the personal characters and quirks that set us apart. On the one hand, we are advised to feel great about ours and to be ourselves. On the other hand, when we act exactly that, we are constantly told to knock it off and conform. These contradicting sentiments can make it troubling to think outside the box. After all, doing so is confirmed to upset people and draw criticism.

On the other hand, if there is one thing in common among the most successful people around the world, it is their willingness to think outside the box without bothering about what others think.

The advantages of thinking outside the box

Here are a few benefits of thinking outside of the box. It can have a positive impact on your studies, career, and even on your interpersonal relationships.

• When a problem doesn’t seem to get solved, your ability to take an entirely different approach could be the ideal key to finding a quick fix that nobody else can see.
• You will stand out from the crowd of ordinary people who follows the same routes.
• As you focus on the outcome and not following a prescribed process, you won’t get ‘stuck’.
• You will make a lot of mistakes on your journey, but you will learn a lot too. Your triumphs will also come with lots of lessons learned.
• You will learn to embrace getting outside of your comfort zone
• You will develop your skills for creativity and critical thinking.

Ultimately, the ones who think outside the box are more likely to become leaders. They are more likely to develop things that are useful and valued by many people. If you keenly observe, you will be able to find out that, most of the successful entrepreneur in this era is somebody who thinks outside the box.

• When they see an issue, they think outside the box to create a better solution for it than anyone else.
• They see an unmet need, and by thinking outside the box find out a way to meet that need.

If you have someone in your personal life who always thinks of exciting and fun things to do, most probably that person can think out of the box as well.

Can you develop the potential to think outside the box?

Just like any other skills, some people come by it naturally. Others have to work on it. Some people have to pay a lot of efforts to learn to think outside the box. However, it is something that anybody can do. Here are a few key things to do that may help you to retrain your brain a bit.

• Don’t stop thinking about an issue when you arrive at an obvious solution. Think of a few alternative solutions that are necessary for taking a different approach.
• Seek out opposing points of view
• Do creative things, even if you aren’t very good at them
• Try to read and watch things that aren’t your usual choices
• Experience and explore unfamiliar things, including foods, art, culture, music, and so on.
• When you fail at something and about to take another turning point in life, write down all of those things that you learned through that failure as quickly as you can.
• Revisit an old project and work on it again using an entirely different methodology
• Change up your daily routine and habits.
• Correct yourself mentally when you say things like, “This is the way we have always done things.”

One of the most profound impacts of thinking outside the box is that it will help you stay flexible. Your mind will not close its door to new ideas, solutions or situations, and therefore you’ll be better able to navigate the ever-changing landscape of business.

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