Pixar’s principles and practices for managing creative talent Ed Catmull, president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, says, “I don’t think our success is largely luck. Rather, I believe our adherence to a set of principles and practices for managing creative talent and risk is responsible. Pixar is a community in the true sense of the word. We think that lasting relationships matter, and we share some basic beliefs:  - Talent is rare.  - Management’s job is not to prevent risk but to build the capability to recover when failures occur.  - It must be safe to tell the truth.  - We must constantly challenge all of our assumptions and search for the flaws that could destroy our culture." Lucky for us the success of their efforts prompted him to share his thinking on how to build a sustainable creative organization. Article: How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity