To further develop this I wanted to share some work in progress definitions of the terms I am using in this work.
Meta Medium:
A Medium which adds meaning through usage
Medium:
Communication of language, thorough an artifact, within a system
Language:
Set of symbols, words and metaphors for communication between humans
Artifact:
Vehicle for communication, a phenomenon packaged in a useful way for humans
System:
Available channels of communication
Sub sets of systems
Complex:
A system in which interconnectedness overrules design
Complicated:
Elaborate stacking of known constructs to create a sense of design
Heuristics
External (What am I):
Extrinsic Identity, constructed by present context, the way the world sees us
Internal / learning (Who am I):
Intrinsic creativity, the way we see ourselves
Sameness Risk:
The risk that comes from forgoing the learning heuristic
Creativity:
Making the unknown actionable