The Emergence Machine

Creativity

abstract · Psychology · Level 9 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Creativity emerges from the intersection of thought, which is a product of the mind's processing capabilities, shaped by the experiences that form the mind, and the ability to generate new patterns.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “creativity” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “creativity”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
creativity
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0CreativityImaginationThoughtMindCognitionExperienceMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesGeniusL10InspirationL10JugaadL12CreativityL9ImaginationL8ThoughtL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Imagination L8 (requires)
    Creativity requires the ability to generate new patterns through imagination.
  • Thought L8 (requires)
    Creativity is the ability to think of new ideas

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