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WHAT IS THIS ????
Well , its just a thinking way which is
out of the usual League and is
certainly Creative .So ,basically an approach different
from the Standard one .
But , you need to Practice :
HOW TO GET O
UT OF
BOX???
WHERE T
O GO??
?
HOW TO
COME B
ACK
INSID
E ???
And there are some Questions regarding this Approach …………….
WHY Inside we feels safe , outside we get exposed and risks our reputation .So , we need to decide
IS IT A LUXURY
IS IT A NECESSITY
So, why this kind of
CREATIVE thinking is required
Its TRUE that we all possess the Same information , then what makes a difference ???
Then why we have a situation where only few people manage to go Out Of The BOX while the other keep on thinking with in the Limits ??
Well , that depends on what we generate to possess .
And thus crossing the limits at times is indeed a Necessity for our Dignity
“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes. ”
Now , here we come with the concept of Human Mind
SAFE ZONE
RISK ZONE
The SAFE ZONE is the zone of our mind through which we take Standard, Non-risky decisions while this RISK ZONE allows us to take Risky, Out Of The Box decisions
Thus , this Out Of The Box is with in our minds . We just need to stimulate this part of the mind during the situations when a Creative solution to a problem is required or a new Creative process is to be undergone !!
So , don’t
just play safe .Play your best
!!
DIVERGENT INFORMATION
We have ideas of how things should be .We need to add something beyond ,apparently not relevant ……….Thus we need DIVERGENT INFORMATION
WHERE Another Question is :
Now , once we are out , we feel excited about thinking something different from the others in the initial phase coming out ….
But , how many of us can achieve success even after taking a step out of the League ????
Answer is : Very fewwww
But why so…..
The Reasons may be :
1Many of the Out standers don’t realize where to go and till what extent
??
3 Now , even if we do overcome this fear ; we are tempted to go back inside the box where we were feeling safe and leave that strange and lonely place , where we feel left out .
But , wait !!! There is always a solution and the one to this problem is :
Thus , there is a problem of the lack of ability to resist fear , temptation and hold our decisions for lone
“LONG THINKING “
LONG THINKING refers to some thought that takes us long . For this , we need to be Open-minded , Creative , accept Alternative thinking if we are felt by the world that our thoughts are Irrelevant .
Thus , this way we can be Self-confident and thus feel proud of our decisions howsoever different they may be
WHAT
And yet another Question is :
What is the value of the New Idea ???
"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside awakens." - Carl Jung
Well have the Eyes to notice the Difference in the In-box and Outside-Box phases……
“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
JIM ROHNSo , it is our MOTIVATION which keeps us
going and makes us realize the importance or the Value of our decisions
So , all we need here is a
PUSH
WHEN
And , so we come now with the Final Question which is :
As in , When is it a good idea to think Out Of The Box ???
These days , everyone is running a race around Time and is so much pre-occupied that he/she is left with no time to think something creative
So , is there any time to think some thing
irrelevant ??
YES , there are times !!..But you
have to just find the Right time and
Volunteer !!
But what brings us those times ??
Lets see !!
1 When your Dignity demands and you decide to think something exceptional which sets you apart from the Crowd around you .
MIKE ROSS from Suits (an American TV series) : an Out of the Box Thinker
2 When the situation demands ,i.e, Progress rate is going very slow by adopting usual monotonous approaches at work
And so , you decide to do some thing unusual , though irrelevant it may be …
And so this is the time , you step out and be away from the trend
Now , what role does the Environment plays on our ability to take these Our Of The Box decisions ???
Well , if the Environment around is Creative & Motivating , you need to allow irrelevant info to come in
So , if we are Acknowledged and appreciated ,Our ability to take Outstanding Decisions certainly enhances !!
Difference between CONVERGENT /DIVERGENT THINKING :
So , it is simple that Convergent thinking works on Facts while the Divergent (Out Of The Box thinking ) works on generating ideas by gathering the Stimulus from around .
This Visual shows the basic difference between the Apple’s approach and the Approach of other Companies
Apple follows Divergent Approach , where they create options ,while
usually companies follows Convergent approach, where they
select options
So , we should follow a Divergent Approach where there is a possibility to explore and create further possibilities
So , we should use a Divergent Modifier to a Convergent Approach
This can be easily done by implementing the following Divergent Strategy instead of the Convergent one
So , we should be :
“A Quick Jump out of the Box is more insightful than a lifetime of the Standard living “
Hillary Rodham Clinton
THANK YOU Created by Jalaj Garg, IIT-Guwahati, during an internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.www.IIMInternship.com