Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition): Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration cover
Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition): Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace
ISBN: 9780679644507
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hongzi · 2019-12-05 · Original thread
Creativity, Inc. [1] It's not a textbook but a really fun read for the inside stories that pushed Pixar to its success. Maybe it's just me personally but I found it hard to follow some syllabus to learn management --- instead, I enjoy being inspired by other great managers through their concrete stories.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FUZQYBO/

reubenswartz · 2017-05-02 · Original thread
One thing that struck me from Ed Catmull's book on Pixar, Creativity Inc[1] was how much effort they put into trying to get people to work together effectively and how important that was in the final results, versus the talents of the "super stars".

After the Disney acquisition, they kept the companies separate, but basically got rid of a bunch of red tape at Disney Animation and injected a bunch of Pixar cultural practices. The DA team went from mediocre results (many people thought Pixar would just shut them down) to producing hit movies.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FUZQYBO/