Recognizing Differences

Many years ago I worked as a lab technician. I learned to use a microscope to perform manual blood cell and other analyses. One thing I discovered quickly was that in order to see depth when viewing a specimen, I had to oscillate the distance of the microscope lens to the specimen. By essentially moving towards and then away from the specimen, I could sense the three dimensional character of the object.

This can be used as a metaphor in describing how we "see" in general and how we perceive or recognize (cognize?) form and definition. Concepts, ideas, or concrete things.

It is in the movement itself, back and forth, from one perspective to another, that we generate "perceptions".
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Cognitive Boxes

How does the structuring and categorization of knowledge promote and/or hinder innovation and creativity?

How does the structure of educational systems help and/or hurt new developments across multidisciplinary solution spaces?

What are the most effective processes that we can apply to allow us to expand upon our understanding of nature and society across many specialized fileds of study?

To better understand and/or solve complex problems that may not fit within the purview of any one discipline or field of study we must look across disciplinary boundaries from both inside and outside the perspectives created by our own structuring of information.

Imagine applying systems theory and systems engineering principles to centers of knowledge.

Imagine using computers to unleash us from own cognitive boxes.