Category: Insights
Lenses
In a recent talk about Free Energy Principle, Andres Gomez Emilsson relates how ‘Free Energy Principle’ is a fantastic lens through which to view the world. I thought about some of the lenses at Ripplty…
Addiction, meaning and uncertainty
Excellent paper here about addiction and meaning It forms the link between meaning and addictive bahaviours. This model of addiction links Friston’s predictive processing (i.e. the brain’s function to avoid uncertainty or surprise) by choosing…
The Human Purpose
“The human purpose, if such a thing can be considered, is to pursue meaning – to extend the domain of light, of consciousness – despite limitation. A meaningful event exists on the boundary between order…
The importance of creativity to thrive
Yesterday we talked about the continuing trend of automation and machine learning, and what implications this has on people in the future: i.e. how more roles will ultimately be replaced. Of course, new roles will…
Humour and Stressors
Something I’ve been pondering about is the fact that we need stressors to be impactful enough for a system to adapt. Stressors can be painful and perhaps that’s what’s required to prompt a costly adaption, but as…
Do Creative People see the World differently?
Key points
Bottegas of the 15th Century
Key points:
Considerations to encourage Creativity
https://www.fastcompany.com/90711011/5-things-to-consider-that-encourage-creativity-but-dont-devolve-into-chaos Key points: Some similarity here to ‘Restrictions set you free’ by Derek Rivers: https://sive.rs/restr
Avoiding the Einstellung Effect
https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/be-more-innovative-creative-better-solutions-research-how-to-solve-problems-more-effectively.html