Comments on: Creativity At Pixar http://fernandogros.com/?p=1233 Sound, Image, Faith and Culture Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tensegrities » Blog Archive » The stuff of learning organizations http://fernandogros.com/?p=1233&cpage=1#comment-134187 Tensegrities » Blog Archive » The stuff of learning organizations Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:01:03 +0000 http://fernandogros.com/?p=1233#comment-134187 [...] Fernando’sDesk points to a recent piece on creativity at Pixar from the Harvard Business Review, and notes three key organizational principles from their work: 1. Everyone must have the freedom to communicate with anyone 2. It must be safe for everyone to offer ideas. 3. We must stay close to innovations happening in the academic community. [...] […] Fernando’sDesk points to a recent piece on creativity at Pixar from the Harvard Business Review, and notes three key organizational principles from their work: 1. Everyone must have the freedom to communicate with anyone 2. It must be safe for everyone to offer ideas. 3. We must stay close to innovations happening in the academic community. […]

]]> By: Jason Clark http://fernandogros.com/?p=1233&cpage=1#comment-134186 Jason Clark Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:59:24 +0000 http://fernandogros.com/?p=1233#comment-134186 I think that article shows how creativity with all space for participation needs institutional boundaries, as you noted. I think that has strong parallels for church. To often we want freedom for participation/creativity and no restraints and boundaries, and the result is usually...not much, except self creation, and ego mania, as you suggest. In our reactions against the insitutions of church that crush creativity, we've missed something that Pixar and others have retained that we need for true creativity. How Pixar foster institutional practices that enable creativity, that would be a great article, and helpful for church and practices. I think that article shows how creativity with all space for participation needs institutional boundaries, as you noted.

I think that has strong parallels for church. To often we want freedom for participation/creativity and no restraints and boundaries, and the result is usually…not much, except self creation, and ego mania, as you suggest.

In our reactions against the insitutions of church that crush creativity, we’ve missed something that Pixar and others have retained that we need for true creativity.

How Pixar foster institutional practices that enable creativity, that would be a great article, and helpful for church and practices.

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