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Encourage people to mingle, meet, and communicate.

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Topics: Communicate Encourage Meet Mingle People

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We have to evolve, we have to change, and in order to do that, we have to initiate the change.

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Topics: Change Evolve Initiate Order

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I've really thought a lot about why other companies fail or succeed. I had to be a student of failure and find out why things went off the rails. I did that at a fairly deep level, and it's still something I do.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: About Companies Deep Did Fail Failure Fairly Find Had Level Lot Off Other Out Rails Really Something Still Student Succeed Things Thought Why

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Candor is the key to collaborating effectively. Lack of candor leads to dysfunctional environments.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Candor Collaborating Dysfunctional Effectively Environments Key Lack Leads

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The skill of a good creative leader is being comfortable with blowing up an idea and knowing it will get better.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Being Better Blowing Comfortable Creative Get Good Idea Knowing Leader Skill Up Will

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Look at the computer industry. I've watched a lot of companies come and go, some that were right at the pinnacle of their success.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Come Come And Go Companies Computer Go Industry Look Lot Pinnacle Right Some Success Watched Were

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We encourage our people to build their ideas from scratch, and we give them the resources - and, crucially, the candid feedback - that are required to transform the first wisps of a story into a truly compelling film.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Build Candid Compelling Encourage Feedback Film First Give Ideas Our Our People People Required Resources Scratch Story Them Transform Truly

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It is not the manager's job to prevent risks. It is the manager's job to make it safe to take them.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Job Make Manager Prevent Risks Safe Take Them

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After Pixar's 2006 merger with the Walt Disney Company, its CEO, Bob Iger, asked me, chief creative officer John Lasseter, and other Pixar senior managers to help him revive Disney Animation Studios. The success of our efforts prompted me to share my thinking on how to build a sustainable creative organization.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: After Animation Asked Bob Build Ceo Chief Company Creative Disney Efforts Help Him How John Managers Me Merger Officer Organization Other Our Pixar Prompted Revive Senior Share Studios Success Sustainable Thinking Walt Walt Disney

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Technical understanding should be a core competency of any company.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Any Company Core Should Technical Understanding

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: March 31st, 1945

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