Creativity, Inc. : Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)

from JeffV

Ed Catmull is the president of Pixar Studios. How Pixar came to be what they are today is a remarkable story -- one that very nearly ended prematurely back in the company's early days. I had no idea they started out as a hardware company designing high-end graphic workstations, for example. Mostl...

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Ed Catmull is, for those who don't recognise the name, one of the founders of Pixar and it's current president. Initially a computer scientist, he was pretty famous within the graphics and comp. sci. community long before he became involved in the film industry. Indeed Pixar itself grew up out of...

from sstaheli

Note: I received a copy of this book through the Early Reviewer program. Pixar Animation's unprecedented success really lies in the innovative and creative brain trust they have created, paired with a culture of energy and open-mindedness. The principles he discusses are insightful, valuable, and...

from figre

If you are reading this book strictly from the aspect of how to build a creative culture - that is, if you go into reading this book wearing blinders that only allow you to look for specific tips about creativity - then you may be in for a disappointment. (Then again, if you go into anything abou...

from tgraettinger

A delightful surprise. As I started reading, I thought it would be typical management-speak. But I found myself jotting down little notes, ideas, phrases on many pages. Even though the author says he hates little sound bite aphorisms, he creates them constantly: "People who take on complicated pr...