Johansson argues that all new ideas are just combinations of old ideas. In the realm of social innovation, this means that collaboration with people from different backgrounds is the key to success.READ»
Recently at Jump, I had the pleasure of interviewing Oren Jacob, the former chief technical officer of Pixar, in front of a small group of invited guests. Oren shared a number of fascinating stories of what went on behind the scenes ...READ»
Whether you’re building a tech startup, raising three kids, or running a soup kitchen, Steve Jobs's indelible philosophies serve as a roadmap to success.READ»
A community about to build or rehab a school often creates checklists of best practices, looks for furniture that matches its mascot, and orders shiny new lockers to line its corridors. These are all fine steps, but the process of ...READ»
E-books are already a fraught subject for many readers, writers, publishers and designers, but children's e-books are even more so. Is it rotting their minds? Is it as good as good ol' paper? Is it too interactive for their own good? ...READ»
Today you might say that all roads lead to China. The country’s a manufacturing powerhouse, producing everything from agricultural fertilizers to iPhones. (Its economy recently overtook Japan as the No. 2 slot after the U.S.) And ...READ»
In this excerpt from the new book "Little Bets," author Peter Sims looks at the role of humor in the workplace--and how Pixar thrives on an atmosphere of jovial discussion.READ»
In a world that is obsessed with preventing errors and perfection, perhaps it's ironic that despite 11 straight blockbuster movies, Pixar cofounder and President Ed Catmull describes Pixar's creative process as "going from suck to nonsuck."READ»
On Sunday, Pixar's animated hit, Toy Story 3, goes for a Best Picture Oscar. And it was an innovative new series of sound channels that let Buzz Lightyear be even buzzier. READ»
My, how Pixar has grown. The studio, officially created when Steve Jobs paid $10 million for George Lucas's computer division of Lucasfilm, cut its teeth making animated commercials for companies including Listerine and Lifesavers. ...READ»
.caption {color:#666;font-size:11px;} .caption img {padding-bottom:2px;} Photo by Benjamin Lowy We thought it was a great idea, at first: an optical illusion. We'd put one on our cover so it would look as if the image were moving. ...READ»
This is the next piece in our PATTERNS series, written by IDEO. Read more from the series here.
Sounds counterintuitive, right? In reality, powerful individualism is often what leads to strong communities. Many of the most ...READ»
The Department of Justice has just settled a suit with Apple, Google, Intel, and other firms over not cold-calling each other's employees. The DoJ was worried the secret no-call policy was anti-competitive, so now the firms are freer to poach staff. Is this better?READ»
Tapulous, the firm responsible for iPhone hit Tap Tap Revenge and whose investors include
Justin Timberlake, has been scooped up by Disney. (Back to the Mouse House, Mr. FutureSex.) Tapulous called it a "remarkable day" and is no ...READ»
Whenever I talk to an HR audience, there's someone at the event who wants to talk about an article we published in Fast Company back in 2005. The essay, designed to stir up discussion, was titled "Why We Hate HR"--and it's left a mark.READ»
The newest advertising attack from Twitter just rolled out today: Promoted Trending Topics. The first is Toy Story 3 (which, really, was probably going to trend anyway).READ»
Disney's new Tickets Together program uses the power of Facebook to try to sell more tickets, first with the better-be-awesome-or-the-whole-country-will-cry Toy Story 3.READ»
