The Foundational Works of Computer Animation: Rejecting the Status Quo

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Ed Katmull and Fred Park rejected the existing animation software and created their own to make groundbreaking computer animations. They made a digitized model of a hand and used their software to animate it, including camera movements. Their innovative works are foundational in computer animation history. This story emphasizes the importance of founders who reject the status quo when considering investments.

There's no perfect process for achieving your goals. Accepting that the rules you play by need to be constantly tweaked, hacked or reinvented will open you up to new ways of innovating. Instilling this attitude throughout your organization will help you be boldly differential in your experimentation.

Ed Catmull literally wrote the book on creating a dynamic and sustainable creative culture. Drawing on his experience as co-founder of celebrated animation studio Pixar, and president of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ed shares his hard-won insights from his career as a pioneering technologist, animator and storyteller.

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