- On Tuesday mornings, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the other members of The Inklings of Oxford met to read, discuss, and critique each other's work.
- If J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were alive today, they might join the Hype House, too.
- "The most important question we can ask of historians is ‘Why are some periods and places so astonishingly more productive than the rest?"
- Community, micro-scenius, and scenius represent three distinct phases that a group passes through
- Community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common; a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
- Micro-scenius: a generative community that creates its own novel ways of thinking, doing, or creating.
- Scenius: a micro-scenius whose influence extends beyond the group itself and becomes foundational for a new way of thinking, doing, or creating.
- Historically, the scenia responsible for much of the world’s progress have been geographically constrained. The internet has the potential to break that constraint.
- I believe that historians will look back at the Coronavirus pandemic as the greatest catalyst for progress and creativity in human history.
- Until now, we have not experienced a global catalyzing event that has necessitated new modes of creating, communicating, and collaborating.
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