“The most productive creative sessions allow for the exploration of myriad trains of thought.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“When it comes to creative inspiration, job titles and hierarchy are meaningless.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“When it come to creative inspiration, job titles and hierarchy are meaningless.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“To be a truly creative company, you must start things that might fail.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“was so fundamental to creative work. Employees were spread out over four floors,” — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“We realized that our purpose was not merely to build a studio that made hit films but to foster a creative culture… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“This principle eludes most people, but it is critical: You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Mistakes aren’t a necessary evil. They aren’t evil at all. They are an inevitable consequence of doing something new (and, as such,… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“A hallmark of a healthy creative culture is that its people feel free to share ideas, opinions, and criticisms. Lack of candor,… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“But when it comes to creativity, the unknown is not our enemy. If we make room for it instead of shunning it,… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“There’s something else that bears repeating here: Unleashing creativity requires that we loosen the controls, accept risk, trust our colleagues, work to… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“most people interpret this assertion is that mistakes are a necessary evil. Mistakes aren’t a necessary evil. They aren’t evil at all.… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Ideas come from people. Therefore, people are more important than ideas. Why are we confused about this? Because too many of us… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“The way I see it, my job as a manager is to create a fertile environment, keep it healthy, and watch for… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“But I should caution that if you seek to plot out all your moves before you make them—if you put your faith… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Here’s what we all know, deep down, even though we might wish it weren’t true: Change is going to happen, whether we… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“To Whom it May Inspire,” Austin wrote. “I, like many of you artists out there, constantly shift between two states. The first… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“TO UNDERSTAND WHAT the Braintrust does and why it is so central to Pixar, you have to start with a basic truth:… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“I’m not trying to be modest or self-effacing by saying this. Pixar films are not good at first, and our job is… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“People who take on complicated creative projects become lost at some point in the process. It is the nature of things—in order… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“That uncertainty can make us uncomfortable. We humans like to know where we are headed, but creativity demands that we travel paths… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“So I tell myself that I have time, even when I don’t. As in, ‘Okay, I’m going to proceed as if I have time—I’m… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“How, then, do you make failure into something people can face without fear? Part of the answer is simple: If we as leaders can… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“Andrew Stanton says, adding that on each of his own films, he has made a point of doing this on a smaller scale, separate… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“This was a success in itself, but it came with an added and unexpected benefit: The act of thinking about the problem and responding… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“This principle eludes most people, but it is critical: You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“You might say I’m an advocate for humility in leaders. But to be truly humble, those leaders must first understand how many of the… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“The most productive creative sessions allow for the exploration of myriad trains of thought.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“My rule of thumb is that any time we impose limits or procedures, we should ask how they will aid in enabling people to… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“Toy Story went on to become the top-grossing film of the year and would earn $358 million worldwide. But it wasn’t just the numbers… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“THERE IS NOTHING quite like ignorance combined with a driving need to succeed to force rapid learning.” — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“What makes Pixar special is that we acknowledge we will always have problems, many of them hidden from our view; that we work hard… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“Every morning, as I walk into Pixar Animation Studios—past the twenty-foot-high sculpture of Luxo Jr., our friendly desk lamp mascot, through the double doors… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“What makes Pixar special is that we acknowledge we will always have problems, many of them hidden from our view; that we work hard… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
“I believe that managers must loosen the controls, not tighten them. They must accept risk; they must trust the people they work with and… — Ed Catmull Copy Share
