![]() ![]() ![]() The discussion here seemed similar to the argument for “disciplined innovation” that was advocated in another book titled the “Legacy of Good Leadership”. There must also be a process that protects new ideas while they are not yet well formed (what he refers to as “ugly babies”).There must be an active, ongoing process to coax ideas from people and constantly push them to contribute.The main message was that just saying we will be innovative is not enough, management needs to clear away the impediments that frustrate people being innovative and creative. Pixar’s answer is that you need to build structures, processes and institutions that deal with The basic thesis of the book is that being innovative is very hard to do (no surprises there) but the value lies in how Pixar approached this challenge. ![]() Supporting a Creative and Innovative Culture ![]() The overall theme of the book is about developing and sustaining a creative culture but dealing with uncertainty emerges as a big part of this. The observations below are drawn from a book titled “Creativity, Inc” by Ed Catmull who founded and led Pixar. Dealing with uncertainty and the risk of failure is a big topic but I believe there are some useful insights to be gained from looking at how Pixar dealt with these challenges. ![]()
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