The creative power of misfits | WorkLife with Adam Grant

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🗓️ 12 March 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Harness the power of frustrated people to shake up the status quo -- just like Pixar did. This episode is made possible with the support of Bonobos, Accenture, Hilton and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Audio only)

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0:00.0	This is a special edition of TED Talks Daily featuring our podcast, Work Life with Adam Grant.
0:06.0	In this premiere episode of Season 2, go inside Pixar where they're harnessing the power of frustrated staff to shake up the status quo.
0:14.6	After the episode, subscribe to Work Life with Adam Grant wherever you get your podcasts.
0:20.6	What's your favorite movie?
0:22.6	One of them is Rocket Ralph. And another? Mr. Peabody and Sherman. My kids have seen a lot of
0:30.1	cartoons. A lot. On the TV and in the movie theater. My wife and I love animated films, too.
0:39.1	When we were growing up, there was only one name in animated movies.
0:44.2	Disney.
0:46.4	For about six decades, they were pretty much the only game in town.
0:50.8	By the mid-90s, Disney films had started to follow a formula.
0:54.5	They would take an old story, add a few musical numbers, and voila.
0:59.0	Pocahontas, Hercules, Moulon.
1:02.0	But then, something new happened in animation.
1:05.5	To infinity.
1:07.4	And beyond!
1:11.1	Pixar reinvented how you make an animated movie.
1:14.5	Instead of drawing characters, you code them on a computer, which makes them come alive in
1:19.0	3D instead of being flat and two-dimensional.
1:22.2	I'm sure you remember Pixar's first computer animated movie, Toy Story.
1:26.2	There's a snake in my boots.
1:28.0	It was a smash.
1:29.4	Not just because the tech was cool, but also because the story was fresh.
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