John Lasseter

Tim Ferriss’ interview of Ed Catmull

August 16, 2014

I am grateful to Tim Ferris for so many reasons, including his published works and his on-going blog. He is a thought leader, to be sure, but also an active participant in so many dimensions of human achievement. He recently…

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Ed Catmull on “Building a sense of purpose at Pixar”

April 16, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration in which Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, recalls how a serious organizational rift led him to a new…

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Creativity, Inc.: A book review by Bob Morris

March 8, 2014

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Edwin E. Catmull with Amy Wallace Random House (2014) How individuals as well as organizations can avoid or overcome blocks to creativity by managing the symbiotic…

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Peter Sims on “Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes”

February 1, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Sims for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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The Pixar Touch: A book review by Bob Morris

July 17, 2011

The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company David A. Price Vintage Books/A Division of Random House (2008) I re-read this book after reading the more recently published book co-authored by Bill Capodaglio and Lynn Jackson, Innovate the Pixar Way:…

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