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An interesting case of creative thought is to be found in problem solving through re-representation. We are presented with a problem in its original representation, in which condition it is laborious if not impossible to find a solution, and we then discover a new way of formulating the problem which renders it dramatically easier to solve.
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Peterson, D. (1994). Re-Representation and Emergent Information in Three Cases of Problem Solving. In: Dartnall, T. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Creativity. Studies in Cognitive Systems, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0793-0_5
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