Lately, Ed Catmull has been floating around the Twittersphere (will he update his account?) in the form of a very interesting video lecture titled "Keep Your Crises Small".
Stanford’s Graduate School of Business uploaded the 54-minute talk with Pixar’s President back in July of last year (originally recorded in ’07) but it hadn’t hit the news radar until now. I highly recommend you watch this chronicle of Pixar’s existence through Ed’s eyes in full, complete with excellent advice on how to avoid disaster and excel in the business world. Stick around for the Q&A secton in the final 20 minutes:
I hope you enjoyed the video and absorbed some wisdom from Pixar’s founder!
Related: Also of note, USC News reported on Ed Catmull’s very recent talk at the Ray Stark Center. Give it a read here.
Last modified: January 3, 2010
Really, really good speech. I admire how honest and truthful he is. Like how at the beginning of each film, they’re pretty horrid. I love how he really encourages and puts up all the people who work at Pixar. Yes, he acknowledges there is a Pixar “Brain Trust”, but the entire team collaborates. Thanks for posting.