Creativity, Inc.: Harnessing Your Creative Potential and Achieving Lasting Inspiration

Der nette Herr: Sehr empfehlenswertes Buch. Habe es mittlerweile mehrfach verschenkt an Bekannte, die als Führungskraft arbeiten oder ein eigenes Unternehmen führen

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Shankar seller: do you want to know the story of how beautiful stories are made. Then this is the book

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Wally Bock: Creativity Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in The Way of True Inspiration is the intertwined stories of Ed Catmull and Pixar Animation. It’s more than that, though. It may be the best book you’ll ever read about how leaders and organizations can make it possible for people to use their whole creative brain power. I know that’s a bold statement. Here’s why I make it.

There is a vast literature out there about how individual people can tap into their natural, God-given creativity. There’s no one best book in this crop, but if you find one that works for you, that one’s the best as far as you’re concerned.

There’s not a lot about how organizations and leaders can unleash creativity and most of it is platitudes on parade. We’re told to “fail fast and fail often” as if failing was the point. It’s not. Learning is the point. We’re told to tell people they should not be afraid to fail. What nonsense. Nobody likes to fail, and if they’re afraid to fail, it’s not their fault. It’s yours. We’re also given that advice as if there is an alternative to doing creative cutting-edge work without getting it wrong, mostly at the...

United States on Jun 20, 2017

Marcus-B. Hübner: Manche Menschen sind geborene Leiter. Man sieht zu ihnen auf, folgt ihnen, weil sie keinerlei Zweifel zu haben scheinen, wo es hingehen soll. Ihre Vision für die Zukunft, ihre Fähigkeit, Entscheidungen zu treffen, und ihre Überzeugung, genau die richtige Person für diese Aufgabe zu sein, schenkt ihnen eine Ausstrahlung, der man nur schwerlich widerstehen kann.
Kommt eine solche natürliche Begabung zur Leiterschaft zusammen mit einer robusten und tiefgehenden Spiritualität, dann redet man wohl von Pastoren, von Gemeindeleitern, oder, nach Schleiermacher, von den Religionsvirtuosen, die aus einem Hauskreis eine Megagemeinde zimmern können.
Manche andere müssen in diese Aufgabe hineinwachsen. Sie mögen die eine oder andere Begabung mitbringen, die andere völlig vernachlässigt haben, und wieder eine andere gar nicht besitzen. Leiterschaft ist für die meisten nicht etwas, das sie einfach tun, sondern dem sie sich verpflichtet fühlen, und das sie deswegen lernen wollen.
Weil nun das Anleiten von Menschen in christlichen Gemeinden zwar eine besonders gewichte Ewigkeitsperspektive hat, nicht aber nach völlig anderen Spielregeln funktioniert als das Anleiten von...

Germany on Feb 18, 2016

Divakar Kaza: I am not a great fan of books written about a great company / companies. Most of the lists churned out turn out to be lemons over a period of time. From Tom Peters ( remember 'In search of excellence) to Jim Collins ( Good to Great / Greater / Greatest'grandest'and the multiple titles that he authored)'.they write books with an outsider's perspective ' of all the good to great things that these companies do in innovation / customer service / branding / leadership building s etc., The guys who wrote the books never worked inside the companies'.they do not have a first-hand feel for the pains of building world class companies'.mostly successful and prolific authors / journalists or the McKinsey types'.riding the gravy train of somebody else's success.

When they are written by the founders / builders of these companies'it is a different story altogether. Remember reading a great book called 'Joy Inc' by Richard Sheridan about a medium sized software products company called Menlo Systems. It was a class act ' a straight from the heart story of a CEO on what it takes to build a highly engaged company. Creativity Inc is a notch above.

It is multiple stories woven...

India on Feb 17, 2016

SkepticFirst: Ed Catmull is the president of Pixar and Disney Animation and one of the founding members of Pixar. In “Creativity, Inc.” Catmull recounts his personal story and the creation of Pixar Animation, the many challenges that he has faced throughout his career, how he dealt with those challenges and the many lessons learned, and how to face the challenges ahead. He offers his own unique insights on creating, building, and maintaining a sustainable corporate culture and a true corporate identity that believes in, fosters, and supports creativity. With a conversational tone and common-sense, straightforward presentation, the author presents a great framework for anyone interested understanding and improving corporate culture, from the business student to the CEO. The way that Catmull presents his claims is thoughtful and genuine. He provides real-world cases and experiences to back up his assertions, never coming off as a clueless executive who’s just regurgitating the same familiar (and tired) business book tropes.

In chapters 1 through 4 Catmull tells his own journey, from a young child through the often turbulent creation of Pixar. After the creation of Pixar and the the...

United States on Jun 13, 2015