Collective Learning
"Scenius is like genius, only embedded in a scene rather than in genes."


The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford is famous for being the hangout of The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and other noteworthy writers and scholars of their day. They referred to the pub as "The Bird and Baby". This place has been in business since 1650.

"Brian Eno suggested the word to convey the extreme creativity that groups, places or 'scenes' can occasionally generate. His actual definition is: 'Scenius stands for the intelligence and the intuition of a whole cultural scene. It is the communal form of the concept of the genius.'

"Individuals immersed in a productive scenius will blossom and produce their best work. When buoyed by scenius, you act like genius. Your like-minded peers, and the entire environment inspire you."

Article: Scenius, or Communal Genius