“A hallmark of a healthy creative culture is that people feel free to share ideas, opinions, and criticisms. “To ensure quality, then excellence must be an earned word, attributed by others to us, not proclaimed by us about ourselves.” The process has no agenda and doesn’t have taste. “We should trust in people, not processes. “Find, develop, and support good people, and they in turn will find, develop, and own good ideas.” Therefore, people are more important than ideas.”

“Getting the team right is the necessary precursor to getting the ideas right.” Communication would no longer have to go through hierarchical channels.” “Anyone should be able to talk to anyone else, at any level, at any time, without fear of reprimand. This kind of thing, if left unaddressed, could fester and destroy.” “When downsides coexist with upsides, as they often do, people are reluctant to explore what’s bugging them, for fear of being labeled complainers. “You don’t have to ask permission to take responsibility.” “The responsibility for finding and fixing problems should be assigned to every employee, from the most senior manager to the lowliest person on the production line.” “Each man could see ego in the other but not in himself. “When faced with a challenge, get smarter.” Here are best 40 quotes from Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unforeseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

So when Ed Catmull writes a book about building a healthy, creative culture in an organization one should take notice. Pixar is the most creative storytelling movie studio on earth and manages to churn out #1 hits year after year unlike anyone else. Ed Catmull is the Co -founder of Pixar and the president of Disney and Pixar Animation studios.

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