Episode 175: Andy is the Stuff of Nightmares
Back to Work
5by5
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2014
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
TOPIC: "Creativity" where you din't expect it.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about PIXAR, creativity, and FoldingText before finally succumbing to the treachery of Skype.
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We love Pixar, and we're a bunch of creative professional types. So as you can imagine, we devoured "Creativity Inc.", by Pixar president Ed Catmull. Is it a business book or an anti-business book? How do you foster creativity? Is Pixar's formula one that provides safety while preventing works of staggering genius? How much is a director or writer the author of a Pixar movie, and how much is the studio itself? And is the wild success of "Frozen" proof of anything?Panelists John Siracusa, Glenn Fleishman, Lisa Schmeiser, and David J. Loehr. - Pet Pig Saves Family From Fire - NBC News.com
[via doktorbuzzo](https://twitter.com/doktorbuzzo/status/476268511526801408) - Why a Publix-Whole Foods deal makes sense - and why it doesn't - Austin Business Journal
It seems like a foodies’ dream, too delicious to ignore: Publix, Florida’s No. 1 supermarket chain, considering a purchase of Whole Foods, the upscale grocer known for organic products. - Ed Catmull, Pixar: Keep Your Crises Small - YouTube
- 5by5 WWDC 2014 Party - YouTube
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration: Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace: 9780812993011: Amazon.com: Books
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:01.0 | Oh, hey, Merlin. |
| 0:02.0 | Oh, hey, Dan. |
| 0:03.0 | How's it going? |
| 0:04.0 | What's going on? |
| 0:05.0 | There's an San Francisco. |
| 0:06.0 | San Francisco is cold and wet and not as fancy as I was like a dog's nose. |
| 0:16.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:17.0 | Is that what they say? |
| 0:18.0 | Yes, what they say. |
| 0:19.0 | It's in all the papers. |
| 0:20.0 | Oh, man. |
| 0:21.0 | They just do everything according to how much like a dog's nose San Francisco is in a given |
| 0:25.0 | day. |
| 0:26.0 | You know, people think it's sunny California, but no. |
| 0:29.6 | People don't think that you think that. |
| 0:30.6 | I do think that. |
| 0:31.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:32.6 | So this is, you've had many trips out here. |
| 0:35.6 | You've eaten it safe way in the past. |
| 0:37.6 | I've never done that. |
| 0:38.6 | I never did that. |
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