This document discusses how to think creatively and think outside the box. It suggests that creative thinking requires challenging oneself by letting in divergent information that crosses the mental boundaries between what is known and unknown. When thinking outside the box, one needs to value long thinking, be open-minded, look for alternatives, and mix and match different ideas to find new perspectives and solutions. The document emphasizes that creative thinking is a necessity that needs practice to overcome frustration and think in new ways.

1. How to think
creatively?

3. And when you are not
able to do the work.

4. You experience frustration

5. And the boss tells you to

6. 1

7. 2

8. 3

9. For this you have to

11. A number of questions arise when we try to
think out of the box

14. Inside we are safe

15. Outside our
reputation
is at risk

16. So we work
hard to keep it
up

17. Is it a necessity or a luxury?

18. We are
all nodes
in a
network

19. We share
the same
information

20. So, It is a necessity.

21. Which box are we talking about?

22. It is the boundary in our mind between
what we know and what we don’t?

23. Our environment influence our knowledge.

24. How do we go out of the box?

25. When we let divergent information to cross
the border.

26. Where to go when out of the box?

27. We need to value long thinking.

28. Be open
minded.

29. Look for alternatives.

31. we feel like we are in a new world.

32. We
need to
value
an idea
and not
kill it.

33. When to
challenge?

35. When we mix and match different ideas.

36. Recap
• Creative thinking.
• You experience frustration when you are told to think
out of the box.
• Creative thinking needs practice.
• Things you need to know when you get out of the box

37. Disclaimer
"Created by M.Kannan, ACCET Karaikudi, during
an internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM
Lucknow.
www.IIMInternship.com"