Out-of-the-box solutions?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="box">box</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="till">till</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="unsolvable">unsolvable</span>.” <span word="Out">Out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="box">box</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="box">box</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span>?</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="new">new</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enclosure">enclosure</span> – <span word="of">of</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contents">contents</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Outside">Outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="same">same</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="restrained">restrained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="box">box</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lateral">lateral</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="divergent">divergent</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zhuge">Zhuge</span> <span word="Liang">Liang</span> (181-234), <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smartest">smartest</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="strategists">strategists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Kingdoms">Kingdoms</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> 100,000 <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="smiths">smiths</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="number">number</span>.</p>
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