Solomon Darwin, who invited Ed for a talk and a fireside chat. I had the special pleasure to listen and learn firsthand from Ed on his insights and lessons learned on building a company culture that fosters immense creativity from its employees and inspires every one of them to make great creations that matter. In 2007, He also took on the additional responsibility to lead the struggled Walt Disney Animation Studios as its President and to restore its lost creativity magic and become a critical success while maintaining its own unique culture from its sister studio Pixar.Įd recently retired from his President role of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios after more than four decades in trailblazing the art of computer-animated feature films to tell powerful stories that resonate and inspire all of us who have a child in our heart regardless of our ages.Īny moment with a true pioneer and a game-changer like Ed will be a moment of inspiration and memory of the lifetime. I am fortunate to have two such moments of meeting and conversing with Ed.Īt last week’s Berkeley Innovation Forum, thanks to Prof.
When such a phenomenon happens, the creator and the creation not only changes the field but also impacts the broader society like magic.Įd Catmull, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, with the backing of co-founder Steve Jobs and long-term partner John Lasseter did just that to the making of computer-animated feature films.Įd led Pixar created the first computer-animated feature film Toy Story in 1995 and 20 more feature films followed since created countless hit films such as Toy Story, Cars, Finding Nemo, and Inside Out. Pixar not only changed how animation movies are made and their movies powerfully touched the lives of billions of people worldwide for 25 years.
Every once a while in a lifetime, comes someone who daringly dreams of something so crazy beyond anyone’s imagination in a field and yet this person defies all the odds and doubters by making dreams come true.
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