BISOCIATION
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 305 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
The supposed interlocking of two matrixes, or frames of thought, leading to creative ideas.
This concept was proposed by A. KOESTLER, as the sudden association of “two self-consistent, but habitually unconnected frames of reference”. KOESTLER explains: “I have coined the term ”bisociation“ in order to make a distinction between the routine skills of thinking on a single ”plane“, as it were, and the creative act, which… always operates on more than one plane” (1964, p.35).
Bisociation is generally sudden and unexpected. Numerous examples are known in sciences and the arts.
Bisociation, as a model, is in fact an attempt to explain the way analogies (or even significant metaphors) suddenly crop up.
The concept seems also related to K. STEINBUCH's learning matrixes.