ABSTRACT
When we talk of “thinking of something” or “defining a problem” we are referring to how a situation or idea can be mentally represented. When we talk about insight or CPS we are referring to a change in representation such that a previous way of representing something is replaced by a new way of thinking of it. If this re-representation, reformulation and restructuring happens apparently suddenly such that the solution appears before us, then this gives rise to what has been called the “Aha!” or “Eureka!” experience that carries with it an emotional tag. Alternatively, such a re-representation might indicate a new promising search path rather than the solution itself. In both cases we have an example of an insight and this is where we will start.
