Scenius

2 of our books and 1 talk define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.

The term scenius (coined by musician Brian Eno) describes great works that are created from a community of motivated and mutually appreciative individuals

Project to Product, in “Acknowledgments”, Mik Kersten

a term blending “scene” and “genius,” refers to the collective intelligence and creative synergy of a group or community

Driving Innovation, in the text

Scenius stands for the intelligence and the intuition of a whole cultural scene. It is a communal form of the concept of genius

Gene Kim, Jeff Gallimore · Day 1 Open, London 2020 · at 9:43

See also Cynefin framework

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