Christopher Pavese: Managing A Creative Culture

Managing A Creative Culture by Christopher Pavese, Broyhill Asset Management

Edwin Catmull left Lucasfilm in 1986 when the firm’s digital division was purchased by Steve Jobs, marking the birth of Pixar.  After Disney acquired Pixar in 2006, Catmull and Lasseter were tasked with reinvigorating Disney animation studios. Creativity, Inc. is Ed’s story. He discusses many of the blocks to creativity along with the active steps we can take to protect the creative process, deal with uncertainty, instability, lack of candor and the things we cannot see.

Here are some of the principles Ed and Pixar have developed to enable a healthy creative culture:

Give a good idea to a mediocre...