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Thinking outside the box

:(b) negative— penetrating through to the "bottom of the box." James Bandrowski states that this could result in a frank and insightful re-appraisal of a situation, oneself, the organization, etc.

On the other hand, Bandrowski argues that the process of thinking "inside the box" need not be construed in a pejorative sense.

Hollywood screenwriter Ira Steven Behr appropriated this concept to inform plot and character in the context of a television series.

Weslandia

This architectural blandness is a mirror of the groupthink that initially leads Wesley's classmates to bully him for being unusual, but it's perpetrated by home-owning adults instead, who are unable or afraid to think outside the box.



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Sally Clausen

In 2000, she received the "Thinking Outside the Box" Award from U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.