Repertoire strength depends on the balance between familiar preference and innovation capacity

Evidence

Figure 3.1 describes four positions on this continuum. In the case of no repertoire, the previous familiarity of a performance does not affect the subsequent likelihood of its appearance. If past familiarity increases the likelihood of subsequent performance in a more or less linear manner, we are probably seeing the effects of learning, but not of strong preference; let us call that situation a “weak repertoire.” If familiar performances receive strong preference but some unfamiliar performances also occur in the form of innovations, we are dealing with a flexible repertoire, which we can also call “strong.” If nothing but very familiar performances ever appear despite changing circumstances, the repertoire is called “rigid.” — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 260

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines each point on the repertoire continuum operationally.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 260
• XREF: connects to: Innovation in claim-making is bounded by established repertoire limits — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 235; Rapid political change and tradition clashes weaken routine-embedded repertoires into innovation — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 263; Fast-moving cultures depend on stable cultural anchors to absorb innovation — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 288 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Stable regimes sustain strong flexible repertoires shaped jointly by culture and structure #corroborates (0.82) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 273
• Repertoires are toolkits whose efficacy depends on match with tasks and users #qualifies (0.80) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 350
• Fast-moving cultures depend on stable cultural anchors to absorb innovation #expands (0.78) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 288
• A group’s social interconnectedness outweighs individual intelligence in producing innovation #expands (0.74) — Joseph Henrich, The Secret of Our Success, 694
• Knowledge grows by selective rearrangement within a research consensus, not accumulation #expands (0.73) — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 448
• Moving between dissimilar organizational cultures boosts individual creativity #exemplifies (0.72) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2255