Nonlocality of creativity : the phenomenology of triggers

Dörfler, Viktor and Stierand, Marc (2024) Nonlocality of creativity : the phenomenology of triggers. In: EURAM 2024, 2024-06-25 - 2024-06-28, Bath University.

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Abstract

In this conceptual methodological paper, we introduce the first building block of what we hope to become “quantum phenomenology” one day. Our starting point comprises two phenomenological studies on creativity, one of top chefs and another of top scientists. In both of these studies we have observed that what triggers the creativity in the respective domains of the top chefs or top scientists may come from very different fields; for instance, a fragrance may give an idea for a dish and a symphony may bring about a new measurement in quantum physics. All these are parts of the Lebenswelt, in terms of phenomenology, but they are obviously of different kinds and importance. These domains somewhat resemble the contexts in which we play different roles and thus acquire different identities, such as being a parent, a researcher, or a director of an institute. We started to think about these as different ‘localities’ of the Lebenswelt, and therefore found the concept of nonlocality from quantum physics very suitable to describe what happens when something in one locality triggers something in another locality. In this paper, we outline a conceptual framework in which nonlocality within the Lebenswelt can be conceptualized in order to explain the phenomenon of creativity. This is an early exploratory inquiry that we intend to bring to the EURAM community for a discussion which will help us further refine the idea.

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Dörfler, Viktor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8314-4162 and Stierand, Marc;
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