ideogenesis
Ideogenesis is the origin and development of ideas, tracing how initial inspirations become mature concepts and the ways they are transformed, interpreted, and transmitted within individuals and groups. The term combines the concept of an idea with genesis, and it is used across philosophy, cognitive science, anthropology, and creativity studies to analyze how mental constructs arise and evolve.
Theoretical perspectives on ideogenesis span several disciplines. In philosophy, ideas are treated as mental representations that
Processes and factors involved in ideogenesis include ideation, insight, analogy, abstraction, and recombination, often occurring iteratively.
Applications and implications of studying ideogenesis appear in education, design thinking, innovation studies, and artificial intelligence