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Creativity, Inc. : overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration

Title
Creativity, Inc. : overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration / Ed Catmull ; with Amy Wallace.
Author
Catmull, Edwin E.
Publication
New York : Random House, [2014]

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Additional Authors
Wallace, Amy.
Description
xvi, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
Summary
"In 1986, Ed Catmull co-founded Pixar, a modest start-up with an immodest goal: to make the first-ever computer animated movie. Nine years later, Pixar released Toy Story, which went on to revolutionize the industry, gross $360 million, and establish Pixar as one of the most successful, innovative, and emulated companies on earth. This book details how Catmull built an enduring creative culture -- one that doesn't just pay lip service to the importance of things like honesty, communication, and originality, but committed to them, no matter how difficult that often proved to be. As he discovered, pursuing excellence isn't a one-off assignment. It's an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And one he was born to do"--
Subject
  • Pixar (Firm)
  • Creative ability in business
  • Corporate culture
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business
  • PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Direction & Production
Note
  • Includes index.
ISBN
  • 9780812993011 (hardback)
  • 0812993012 (hardback)
  • 9780679644507 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013036026
OCLC
  • 851419994
  • ocn851419994
  • SCSB-14305275
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries