Any chance you could write up a summary of the video?
I’m not sure the definitions I can come up with “creativity” and “generativity” are that obviously distinct, but I feel like I have particular associations with creativity, and different associations with generativity.
A property I associate with generativity (curious if others think of it that way) is that it’s sort of self reinforcing once it exists.
When I type “generativity” into google, it autofills “generativity vs stagnation.” (apparently this is because it’s part of a particular psychological theory, although I think the dichotomy makes sense independent of that). When I type “creativity vs” into google it autofills a few things like “creativity vs innovation” and “creativity vs logic” and “creativity vs productivity.”
And I think this is getting at something important. The connotations of creativity are generally contrasted with particular other ways of being productive, whereas the contrast of generativity is “not being generative” – being more like a dead zombie that can shamble forward but cannot create anything new. Contrasted with a healthy ecosystem with lush soil, flowing water, lots of flora and fauna that are fecund and which can feed on each other.
Any chance you could write up a summary of the video?
I’m not sure the definitions I can come up with “creativity” and “generativity” are that obviously distinct, but I feel like I have particular associations with creativity, and different associations with generativity.
A property I associate with generativity (curious if others think of it that way) is that it’s sort of self reinforcing once it exists.
When I type “generativity” into google, it autofills “generativity vs stagnation.” (apparently this is because it’s part of a particular psychological theory, although I think the dichotomy makes sense independent of that). When I type “creativity vs” into google it autofills a few things like “creativity vs innovation” and “creativity vs logic” and “creativity vs productivity.”
And I think this is getting at something important. The connotations of creativity are generally contrasted with particular other ways of being productive, whereas the contrast of generativity is “not being generative” – being more like a dead zombie that can shamble forward but cannot create anything new. Contrasted with a healthy ecosystem with lush soil, flowing water, lots of flora and fauna that are fecund and which can feed on each other.