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Collective Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

November 7, 2022

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…

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Collective Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

December 19, 2021

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…

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Ed Catmull on “Ugly Babies”

March 23, 2019

In Longshots, Safi Bahcall explains how great leaders “nurture the crazy ideas that win wars, cure diseases, and transform industries.” That is, “widely dismissed ideas whose champions are often written off as crazy.” For example, Pixar’s Ed Catmull (right) refers…

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10 Interesting Facts About Steve Jobs

January 30, 2019

Here is an excerpt of an article about Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli’s biography, Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader (2015) that I came upon at the celebritychest5 website. It reveals ten interesting…

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Steve Jobs and John Lasseter interviewed by Charlie Rose (1996)

December 3, 2015

Steve Jobs (1955–2011) co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak. Under Jobs’ guidance, the company pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies, including the iPhone and iPad. He was born in San Francisco, California, on February 24, 1955, to two University of…

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Ed Catmull Discusses Creativity, Inc.

December 1, 2015

Ed Catmull, Ph.D, is co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Previously, Catmull was Vice President of the computer division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in the areas of computer graphics,…

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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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Collective Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

June 29, 2014

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…

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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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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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