To think outside the box means to think in a creative or unusual way instead of following the usual rules or ideas.
The phrase became popular in the late 1900s and is often linked to a puzzle where people must connect nine dots arranged in a square without lifting a pencil. The solution requires drawing lines that go outside the imagined box around the dots.
The phrase became popular in the late 1900s and is often linked to a puzzle where people must connect nine dots arranged in a square without lifting a pencil. The solution requires drawing lines that go outside the imagined box around the dots.
The team had to think outside the box to find a solution to the design problem.