Although creativity is
linked with complexity. Not every complexity may be regarded as creative.
Take for instance the evolution of the logistic equation and its progression
to chaos. Some chaotic regions reveal structure, while other resemble
noise.
The growing embryo displays both kinds of creativity. Areas of intense cell turnover and fleeting structures
are embedded in regions of innovation where the limbs are formed.
I developed a CA system
in which rapid turnover and innovation occur side by side.
As the CA evolves its cells (bits) continually change. Despite
being chaotic it ultimately settles down and maintains its appearance,
whereupon it becomes a bounded chaos, which is also innovative.
A river illustrates the
notion of bounded chaos. Its water changes chaotically,
while its banks are relatively stable.
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