divergent thinking(n = noun.cognition) out-of-the-box thinking - thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity;
is a kind of cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process
is a part of creative thinking, creativeness, creativity
Antonym: convergent thinking

analytic thinking, convergent thinking, creative thinking, divergent, divergent strabismus, divergent thinker, lateral thinking, logical thinking, out-of-the-box thinking, synthetic thinking, thinking, thinking cap, wishful thinking, without thinking