Scenius
Scenius is a term coined by musician Brian Eno to describe the intelligence and intuition of a cultural scene, or the "communal genius". It's similar to the idea of genius, but embedded in a scene rather than in genes. The concept of a "scenius" is similar to collaborative learning and building knowledge.
Here are some famous examples of scenius, communities where people became successful together:
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The Algonquin Round Table (1919-1929) - A group of writers, critics, actors and wits who met regularly for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, including Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and Harold Ross.[1]
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The Bloomsbury Group (1905-1939) - An influential group of English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, and E.M. Forster.[1]
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The Inklings (1930s-1949) - An informal literary discussion group at the University of Oxford including J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams.[1][4]
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The Parisian Avant-Garde (1920s) - Artists, writers and intellectuals in Paris such as Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.[1]
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The Soho Renaissance (1950s-1960s) - A group of artists, writers and actors in New York's Soho neighborhood including Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Jack Kerouac.[1]
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The New Hollywood (1960s-1970s) - A new wave of young filmmakers like George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg who revolutionized American cinema.[5]
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The Silicon Valley Tech Scene (1970s-present) - The concentration of tech companies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Silicon Valley that drove the personal computer and internet revolutions.[1][4]