Outside the Box’s Outside

I am writing a piece for Public Management. This article is focused on the space outside of the space that is outside the box. So-called “outside the box” thinking is a little tired, cliche and trite perhaps. But it still resonates for those in the world of public administration and organizational management. The point of my in-development article, which I will cross-publish in alternate non-paywall sources, is that the staleness of the phrase may signal that outside the box thinking isn’t that novel, unique or creative any longer. We need to go a step further. That’s my teaser and trailer. Article forthcoming.