The McKinsey Quarterly published an interview they had with Brad Bird at Gigaom.com, discussing the topic of: What fosters innovation? Here’s the list, but read the interview…it’s short, sweet and highly applicable to the creativity process. Brad Bird, of course, wrote and directed Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille.
The List:
Lesson One: Herd your black sheep
Lesson Two: Perfect is the enemy of innovation
Lesson Three: Look for intensity
Lesson Four: Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum
Lesson Five: High moral makes creativity cheap
Lesson Six: Don’t try to “protect your success”
Lesson Seven: Steve Jobs says “interaction = innovation”
Lesson Eight: Encourage inter-disciplinary learning
Lesson Nine: Get rid of weak links
Lesson Ten: Making $$ can’t be your focus
