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1. hbr.org › 2008 › 09How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity - Harvard Business Review

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   Ed Catmull, president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, couldn’t disagree more. That notion, he says, is rooted in a misguided view of creativity that exaggerates the importance of the ...

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3. hbr.org › 2014 › 04Managing Creativity: Lessons from Pixar and Disney Animation

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   Apr 9, 2014 · Co-founder and president Ed Catmull on keeping things secret, bringing Marvel into the mix, and the future of 3D animation.

4. www.readtheprofile.com › p › the-profile-dossier-edThe Profile Dossier: Ed Catmull, Pixar's Creative Genius

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   May 5, 2021 · Ed Catmull revolutionized the animation industry. Catmull, who had a doctorate in computer technology, co-founded animation film studio Pixar alongside Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986, and the trio began taking creative risks that shook up the world of entertainment.

5. www.mckinsey.com › capabilities › people-andStaying one step ahead at Pixar: An interview with Ed Catmull

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   Ed Catmull has been at the forefront of the digital revolution since its early days. The president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios began studying computer science at the University of Utah in 1965. In 1972, he created a four-minute film of computer-generated animation that represented the state of the art at the time.

6. www.hbs.edu › faculty › PagesEd Catmull: Lessons from Leading Pixar Animation Studios

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   Abstract. This stand-alone multimedia case follows Ed Catmull, cofounder of Pixar, after he was vice president at Lucasfilm. Catmull was honored with five Academy Awards®, including an Oscar of Lifetime Achievement for his technical contributions and leadership in computer graphics for the motion picture industry.

7. archive.computerhistory.org › resources › accessOral History of Edwin 'Ed' Catmull; 2013-03-01

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   an animator. I took a lot of drawing classes. All the art classes at school, everything they had. And was even selected as the state's representative to get the art scholarship and so forth. So, my path was trying to become an animator. The problem is: When I graduated from high school I didn't know where to go. There were no schools for animation.

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   Who is Ed Catmull?

   • Ed Catmull is a co-founder and the longtime head of Pixar Animation Studios, which struggled for 10 years from its founding in 1986 until the runaway success in 1995 of its first feature film, Toy Story. With the acquisition of Pixar by Walt Disney in 2006, Catmull became president of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar.

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   How does Ed Catmull work through story ideas?

   • Ed Catmull (center) works through story ideas with his team at a retreat for Toy Story 3. The Quarterly: You mentioned signals a moment ago; say a bit more about that. Ed Catmull: Restarting something that doesn’t work is costly and painful, but in doing so, we send a major signal to our company. But there are other signals, too.

   Staying one step ahead at Pixar: An interview with Ed Catmull

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   Can Catmull challenge Pixar's culture?

   • Mindful of the rise and fall of so many tech companies, Catmull has also sought ways to continually challenge Pixar’s assumptions and search for the flaws that could destroy its culture.

   How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity - Harvard Business Review

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   Why did Catmull start a new renderer?

   • Catmull: Initially since we were wrote a renderer, we knew that we had to solve the motion blur problem. So we started a project to come up with a new renderer. And the thing I believed at the time was that if we’re going to do something that was big, we had to start from scratch and rethink it.

   Oral History of Edwin 'Ed' Catmull; 2013-03-01 - Computer History Mus…

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   What are Catmull's rules?

   • They delved deeply into Catmull’s rules for embracing the messiness that often accompanies great creative output, sending subtle signals, taking smart risks, experimenting to stay ahead of uncertainty, counteracting fear, and taking charge in a new environment—as Catmull did when he became the president of Disney Animation Studios.

   Staying one step ahead at Pixar: An interview with Ed Catmull

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   Did Disney Animation fall into a trap like Ratatouille?

   • These are our babies. Pixar’s 2007 Academy Award–winning film, Ratatouille, the story of a rat who longs to be a chef, was praised by critics for its imaginative premise and innovative animation. The Quarterly: In your book, you suggested that Disney Animation fell into a trap like that.

   Staying one step ahead at Pixar: An interview with Ed Catmull

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9. continuum.utah.edu › features › the-imaginerThe Imaginer | Continuum - University of Utah

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   In the 1950s, young Ed Catmull loved Walt Disney animated films such as Pinocchio and Peter Pan. He dreamed of becoming an animator, and he filled up sketchbooks and created his own flipbooks. At Salt Lake City’s Granite High School in the 1960s, he took every art class he could.