Honing Theory: A Complex Systems Framework for Creativity.
@article{Gabora2017HoningTA, title={Honing Theory: A Complex Systems Framework for Creativity.}, author={L. Gabora}, journal={Nonlinear dynamics, psychology, and life sciences}, year={2017}, volume={21 1}, pages={ 35-88 } }
This paper proposes a theory of creativity, referred to as honing theory, which posits that creativity fuels the process by which culture evolves through communal exchange amongst minds that are self-organizing, self-maintaining, and self-reproducing. [...] Key Result Evidence comes from empirical studies, an agent-based computational model of cultural evolution, and a model of concept combination.Expand Abstract
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