#11 Thinking Outside the Box

We are all tired of hearing those overused business terms and expressions. Synergy, paradigm shift, low hanging fruit, moving the needle, sales funnel, and so on. These are just a few of the top-rated jargon used regularly by many businesses and organizations. In fact, in a company I served in the past, there was a facilities-request form I once had to fill out that stated: “Please list all synergistic opportunities for innovation and needle moving.” Yes, I know, terrible. Now I am not saying I have never used any of those terms before, but there is one phrase that really bugs me: “Think outside the box.”