TY - JOUR
T1 - An autopoietic systems theory for creativity
AU - Iba, Takashi
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this paper, a new, non-psychological and non-sociological approach to understanding creativity is proposed. The approach is based on autopoietic system theory, where an autopoietic system is defined as a unity whose organization is defined by a particular network of production processes of elements. While the theory was originally proposed in biology and then applied to sociology, I have applied it to understand the nature of creation, and called it "Creative Systems Theory". A creative system is an autopoietic system whose element is "discovery", which emerges only when a synthesis of three selections has occurred: "idea", "association", and "consequence". With using these concepts, we open the way to understand creation itself separated from psychic and social aspects of creativity. On this basis, the coupling between creative, psychic, and social systems is discussed. I suggest, in this paper, the future of creativity studies, re-defining a discipline "Creatology" for inquiring creative systems and propose an interdisciplinary field as "Creative Sciences" for interdisciplinary connections among creatology, psychology, and so on.
AB - In this paper, a new, non-psychological and non-sociological approach to understanding creativity is proposed. The approach is based on autopoietic system theory, where an autopoietic system is defined as a unity whose organization is defined by a particular network of production processes of elements. While the theory was originally proposed in biology and then applied to sociology, I have applied it to understand the nature of creation, and called it "Creative Systems Theory". A creative system is an autopoietic system whose element is "discovery", which emerges only when a synthesis of three selections has occurred: "idea", "association", and "consequence". With using these concepts, we open the way to understand creation itself separated from psychic and social aspects of creativity. On this basis, the coupling between creative, psychic, and social systems is discussed. I suggest, in this paper, the future of creativity studies, re-defining a discipline "Creatology" for inquiring creative systems and propose an interdisciplinary field as "Creative Sciences" for interdisciplinary connections among creatology, psychology, and so on.
KW - autopoiesis
KW - creativity
KW - pattern language
KW - systems theory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.04.071
DO - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.04.071
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:77954991055
VL - 2
SP - 6610
EP - 6625
JO - Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
JF - Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
SN - 1877-0428
IS - 4
T2 - 1st Collaborative Innovation Networks Conference, COINs2009
Y2 - 8 October 2009 through 11 October 2009
ER -