I think concept spaces acquire a "shape" when we become familiar enough (I associate this with the idea of a subject "clicking"), and that creativity often invo

I think concept spaces acquire a "shape" when we become familiar enough (I associate this with the idea of a subject "clicking"), and that creativity often involves realising the shape of different concept spaces are similar and thus ideas from one can apply to another. Furthermore, I believe these "shapes" exist as a metaphysical "truth", akin to platonic forms. I think it ties into how real-world problems can often be reduced to pure mathematical problems. I experience ideasthesia very strongly (often having strong, immediate instinctual reactions to e.g. how well new software features fit within the "shape" of the overall domain as well as having affinity or aversion to concepts for reasons I have to deduce later). I'm not sure exactly what I'm trying to say, beyond "I think so, yeah". It's a super interesting area of exploration and either it hasn't been looked into enough, or I don't know the right words to look for. I can feel a thread linking concepts like mental models, systems theory, cybernetics, Christopher Alexander's work on pattern languages, and so on.