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IN THE VERY early days of Pixar, John, Andrew, Pete, Lee, and Joe made a promise to one another. No matter what happened, they would always tell each other the truth. They did this because they recognized how important and rare candid feedback is and how, without it, our films would suffer. Then and now, the term we use to describe this kind of con
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Pixar Founder, Ed Catmull on Creativity, Culture and Steve Jobs - Good Life Project
goodlifeproject.comUnhindered communication was key, no matter what your position.
Amy Wallace • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Find, develop, and support good people, and they in turn will find, develop, and own good ideas.
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Figuring out how to build a sustainable creative culture—one that didn’t just pay lip service to the importance of things like honesty, excellence, communication, originality, and self-assessment but really committed to them, no matter how uncomfortable that became—wasn’t a singular assignment. It was a day-in-day-out, full-time job.
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
To reiterate, it is the focus on people—their work habits, their talents, their values—that is absolutely central to any creative venture.
Ed Catmull • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
That’s how much candor matters at Pixar: It overrides hierarchy.
Amy Wallace • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
A postmortem is a meeting held shortly after the completion of every movie in which we explore what did and didn’t work and attempt to consolidate lessons learned.