A treasure trove of unearthed interviews, conducted by the writer who knew him best, reveals how Jobs's ultimate success at Apple can be traced directly to his so-called wilderness years.READ MORE›
If you're like me, you haven't earned a badge since the Brownies (or Cub Scouts) in second grade. But a growing chorus believes that badges are a very special tool for 21st-century learning. They're everything that a standardized test ...READ MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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. We didn't think it had ever been done by a business magazine. We reached out ...READ MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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 MORE›
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