Out Of The Box Meaning

(idiomatic) Outside the box; unconventional(ly): outside the limits of conventional thinking.

Example: Used other than as an idiom: See out of, the, box.
  This software has to work out of the box, without any fancy installation.
2004, Deborrah Himsel, Leadership Sopranos Style: How to Become a More Effective Boss, Kaplan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7931-8150-6, page 135:
  He started out with the rather obvious alternative of talking to Junior; Hesh’s scheme was more imaginative; and Tony’s idea of torching the restaurant really is out of the box.
2005, John Campbell Self, Faeries’ Dance, Cupid’s Dream, iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-36051-2, page 16:
  Mom and dad didn’t have a ready answer to Mort’s out of the box idea, but Mickey did.
2007, Allan Wolf, Zane's Trace, Candlewick Press, ISBN 978-0-7636-2858-1, page 63:
  She: You’re not trying to think out of the box!