No it doesn’t. Pragmatic thinking is just another mental algorithm. You just haven’t learn any good out-of-the-box thinking algorithms. May I suggest Inside the Box? https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Box-Creativity-Breakthrough-Re...

I'm now reading about a systemized approach to this idea in a book called "Inside The Box".

It details ways to innovate and create original products/services by narrowing or constraining ones options for solving a problem.

I think we are all capable of this type of "genius" and the book's authors describe a simple process for achieving it.

http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Box-Creativity-Breakthrough-Res...