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blue-sky thinking

British  

noun

  1. creative ideas that are not limited by current thinking or beliefs

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The nights may have drawn in, but it is a weekend for blue-sky thinking and distant horizons.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Eskow: This may be blue-sky thinking, but it occurs to me that the progressive movement can display leadership and vision in forming that front, at a time when those qualities seem to be lacking elsewhere.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

The loss of Dugan represents a blow to Google, where she was a well regarded for her ability to marry blue-sky thinking with practical product development.

From The Verge • Apr. 13, 2016

But even blue-sky thinking didn’t anticipate the grinding pace of the nation’s recovery, and officials repeatedly found themselves reaching beyond the horizon.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2015

Forget the blue-sky thinking and annoying soundbites of his early days.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2010