Learning Delta

We know, by the work of Jean Piaget, Karl Friston, and others, that we learn when we have experiences that are unexpected. Friston calls this 'surprise' in his theory of Active Inference, that which brings about an expansion of our mental construct of the world, a 'Bayesian belief update'.

This difference between expectations and experience can be thought of as a 'delta', using a mathematical metaphor.

We also know that deltas form when rivers flow into vast waters, creating complex Ecotones in the waters and leaves the surrounding land rich with nutrients. The Nile was the first river named with a delta, its shape similar to the Greek letter – the river and its delta from which human civilization was birthed.

We recognize now that each individual, each living organism, has a learning delta from which new meaning can emerge. But the size of these deltas differ, giving each a different ability to make meaning from the unexpected.

The size of this delta directly relates to that which we call 'resilience', challenging us to become more intentional in the cultivation of Creative Consciousness.