Describes how to challenge conventional thinking and stir up one's creativity.

1. How to and
generate
ideas
Shubham Goswami
(Jadavpur University)

2. Sometimes apparently
easy things get very
difficult

3. Thinking out of
the box is one
such instance

4. How to get out?
Where to go?
How to come back in?

5. Learn from
Giovanni Corrazza

6. WHY
should we go outside the box?

7. when we
are so
safe
inside?

9. We all have
access to the
same amount
of knowledge

10. It is the application
that matters

11. So venturing out of the box is a
NECESSITY

12. WHICH
box are we talking about?

13. It’s a boundary
within our
mind

14. The little ant-hill
we need to get
out of……

15. HOW
do we get out of this box?

17. apparent reality not apparent

18. We need Divergent Information
to step out of the box

19. Now we are outside

20. WHERE
to go once we are outside?

21. We have no
preset direction

22. Find a breakthrough by Long Thinking

23. Be open to
alternatives
There is no
right or wrong

24. WHAT
is the value of your new idea?

25. Does your idea match
your initial drive ?

26. Does it solve a
problem different
from yours ?

27. WHEN
can we think outside the box?

28. You can do it if your work environment is
open to divergent information

29. EXPERIMENT

30. Think of new ideas for
conferences

31. Convergent information
We need
1)great speakers
2)great theme
3)fast transitions
4)grand setting

32. Divergent information
think of a TED talk in …….

33. A football stadium

34. What !!!

35. What if it’s full?

36. Ted Talks at half
time of football
matches !!

37. Try some more

38. For instance,
a co-operative TED-talk

39. Exchanging speakers and speeches
can do away with

40. Go on

42. RECAP
1) thinking different is a necessity
2) get out of your little ant-hills
3) allow divergent information
4) think long
5) evaluate your new idea

44. Disclaimer
Created by
Shubham Goswami, Jadavpur
University, during an internship by
Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow
www.IIMInternship.com