Seeking balance between order and chaos

At what point does stability produce stagnation?

At what point does simplicity and clarity remove creativity and the infusion of new perspectives?

Note that when objects are in motion they have an inherent vibrancy, when they find routine or when they slow down they seem to loose their lifeforce. Have they lost life energy or have they simply found their own stability to enable new activity to form around them?

At what point does cleanliness and order become sterility? And just before that point how much does cleanliness and order make life more viable?