"The most creative people are willing to work in the shadow of uncertainty.” — Ed Catmull
...which echoes one of my all-time faves:
“You should have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.” —Pablo Picasso
“Start with the attitude different viewpoints are additive not competitive, we become more effective… ideas are honed and tempered by that.” — Ed Catmull
“Accept that we can’t understand every facet of a complex environment and focus instead on techniques that combine different viewpoints.” — Ed Catmull
“Enable employees at every level to own the problems and have the confidence to fix them… without asking permission.”
“It’s nature to attach significance to patterns we see, so we ignore what we can’t see, making deductions and predictions accordingly.” — Ed Catmull
“Candor isn’t cruel. Any successful feedback system is built on empathy, on the idea we are all in this together.” — Ed Catmull
“Telling the truth is difficult, but inside a creative company, it is the only way to ensure excellence.” — Ed Catmull
“When downsides coexist with upsides, as often do, people are reluctant to explore what’s bugging them…”
"You don't have to ask permission to take responsibility." — Ed Catmull
“We acknowledge we’ll always have problems… we work hard to uncover them even if it makes us uncomfortable…”