Out of the Box Thinking Quiz

What is an example of a task that may seem easy but is actually difficult to perform?

• Cooking a simple meal

• Running a marathon

• Solving a complex math problem

• Breathing with the diaphragm

What is the author's experience with thinking out of the box?

• Learning a new language

• Cooking a new recipe

• Playing chess

• Taking singing lessons

What is the boundary within our minds that separates what we know from what we haven't thought about?

• Our direct experience

• Our indirect experience

• Our knowledge structure

• Our genetic heritage

What is the essential mechanism necessary to think out of the box?

• Divergent information

• Fluent thinking

• Convergent information

• Brilliant thinking

What is the value of a new idea when it is first generated?

• It is compared to existing ideas

• It is considered irrelevant

• It is difficult to assess because it is new

• It is immediately recognized and accepted

When is it a good idea to challenge the working environment with new ideas?

• When the environment is resistant to change

• When the boss is present

• When the environment encourages divergent information

• When the environment punishes mistakes

What is the author's suggestion for stimulating a creative environment?

• Mixing and matching different disciplines

• Allowing only relevant information

• Discouraging the use of metaphors

• Focusing on convergent information

What does the author emphasize the need for in order to think out of the box?

• Long thinking

• Fast thinking

• Deep thinking

• Brilliant thinking

What is the author's example of applying a divergent modifier to a convergent element related to TEDx Conferences?

• Holding the conference in a theater

• Inviting brilliant speakers

• Eliminating the need for good speakers

• Having fast speaker transitions

What is the author's example of a potential new idea for TEDx Conferences?

• Having a TEDx Conference in a theater

• Exchanging speakers to deliver each other's speeches

• Focusing on brilliant speakers

• Having grand settings for the conference