The phrase "Thinking outside the Box". Do you use it and in what context?

Question

Is there a similar Afrikaans Phrase?

Answer 1

Don't know if this is the official Afrikaans phrase, but I use this one: Om verder as my/jou neus te dink.

I usually think outside the box when I'm in the kitchen.

Answer 2

I just try to find a different point of view to anybody else to provide a better balance to the debate.

Answer 3

It means: think of an unusual solution/way of doing things that is not traditional or that which does not stem from established logic.

OK, here is an example:

Son: I have no money to start my own business, and I am not smart enough to go to college and I don't like the military. My future looks grim.

Father: Son, there are ways to have a good future even without college, the army or starting one's own business, you just need to get creative and start thinking outside the box.