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Networks & The Creative Process. Session Seven: February 25, 2010 The System as Network. Creativity Viewed Systemically. Creativity is a Complex System, embedded in a complex system of systems . ( Courtesy of KevinDooley ). Fractals?. Photojamming on fractals from kevindooley.
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Networks & The Creative Process Session Seven: February 25, 2010 The System as Network
Creativity is a Complex System, embedded in a complex system of systems (Courtesy of KevinDooley)
Fractals? Photojamming on fractals fromkevindooley
The Science of Networks is Interdisciplinary! Neuroscience by benweger Crazy mathematician” by Peon Peetie Cellular Biology - Blood Cells by tillasmax Football field social network by arthit
Networks as the Unit of Analysis http://www.fcc.gov/omd/history/internet/something2share.html
The Puzzle: Six Degrees of Separation Six Degrees of Separation by rowandahl
Random Networks (Erdos) Continuous Random Network by vitroids
Real World Ordered Networks The Real World Brooklyn? Really? fromyatta
Bridging Ties The Strength of Weak Ties by mass_kat_2008
Short Cuts Short Cut Road.jpg by smartee_martee
Preferential Attachment Monarch Butterfly Cluster by flopper
When the Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts (Courtesy of Shalini)
Synchronicity ElkmontSynchronous Fireflies #1 by Judd Patterson
Emergent Patterns Sand patterns by Taking5
Power Laws & Fat Tails Dip's fat tail. by caysee
Poised on the Edge On the edge! by Murat Uysal
A Phase Transition Phase transition by GerardEOS
Incremental vs. Revolutionary Change • As described by FernandBraudel, with respect to the Industrial Revolution: “When one is talking about social phenomenon, rapid and slow changes are inseparable. For no society exists which is not constantly torn between the forces—whether perceived as such or not—working to undermine it. Revolutions are but the studded and short-lived volcanic eruption of this latent and long-term conflict.”
Where Are The Opportunities? Opportunity fromMatti Á.
Changing Fitness Landscapes Grand Canyon and Colorado River... from Scandblue
Who Are the Winners & the Losers? Winner and loser from owen4green
Blogging Question Given what you see going on in the world of creativity today, would you say that we are undergoing a phase transition? How so? If so, what forces would are driving it, and to what kind of a reorganization of the creative landscape might it lead? How might fitness levels and the fitness landscape be altered?