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Scenius, or Communal Genius
Although many have tried many times, it is not really possible to command scenius into being... The best you can do is NOT KILL IT. When it pops up, don’t crush it. When it starts rolling, don’t formalize it. When it sparks, fan it. But don’t move the scenius to better quarters. Try to keep accountants and architects and police and do-gooders away
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Even with a catastrophic catalyzing event, just the right amount of internal and external competition, and a place in which to collaborate, scenius will not take root without a diverse group of people who are willing to offer differing thoughts and experiences. It’s at their intersection that new ideas form. Scenius is a remix, a riff off of what h
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- Mutual respect and appreciation. The first and possibly most important condition of collaboration. When departments even appear to be in opposition, the conditions for scenius collapse quickly.
- Rapid exchange of tools and techniques. At the heart of the open-source software movement is Github, where cod
Rosie Jakob • The Future Belongs to the Scenius
Brian Eno (musician and producer) calls this a “scenius “ .
“Under this model, great ideas are often birthed by a group of creative individuals — artists, curators, thinkers, theorists, and other tastemakers — who make up an “ecology of talent.”