Scenius, genius communities
Sometimes great breakthroughs in science, music and art are generated by a collection of people, rather than just a single mind. Brian Eno calls this phenomenon, cenius. I like the idea, it explains lots of new movements in culture throughout the ages. Why did nobody think this idea up already? or am I missing something?
Good idea, never heard much about this before but I often thought that. This made me google it and here is a decent video of the guy explaining what he meant by the word/idea.
History tends to get written in terms of ‘great men’….. read on…
“Creativity Through Community” is surely overlooked when understanding how great breakthroughs happen. This link is worth the read for those interested in what Eno says.