We humans miss much in our world. Sometimes a change to nonlinear “lenses” helps us see phenomena for the first time. We revisit “norms” for our everyday creative experience—sometimes not about a “norm” at all. Five constructs and examples are considered from “chaos and complexity” theory in areas we (yes, you and I) already intuitively know, with relevance to ourselves as “self-in-world”: sudden (think Aha! Moment), emergent, balancing, alive, and interdependent. New realizations can also enhance creative teaching —supporting learners’ awe, wonder, and greater awareness, while helping our endangered planet embrace life-enhancing paradigms!

Ruth Richards, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Saybrook University & Associated Distinguished Professor, Calif. Institute of Integral Studies
Richard Talley, Ph.D., Alumnus, Saybrook University
Eileen Douglas, Doctoral Candidate, Saybrook University
Gayle Byock, Former Asst. Vice Chancellor of Research, UCLA

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