There's no perfect process for achieving your goals. Accepting that the rules you play by need to be constantly tweaked, hacked or reinvented will open you up to new ways of innovating. Instilling this attitude throughout your organization will help you be boldly differential in your experimentation.Ed Catmull literally wrote the book on creating a dynamic a ... Show More
Yesterday
When AI agents do your shopping, everything changes, with Shopify’s Jess Hertz
For decades, e-commerce rewarded the biggest brands who could buy their way to the top of search results. AI is changing that. Shopify COO Jess Hertz joins Rapid Response to share what Shopify's data reveals about the agentic shopping revolution in real time, and how the company ... Show More
29m 52s
Aug 29
Pioneers of AI: Designing AI for people and the planet, with Aza Raskin
AI is rapidly changing what it means to be human, but is AI development truly human-centered? According to Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, the answer is largely “no.” The man who invented the “infinite scroll” is now working to understand why the most ... Show More
44m 34s
Aug 27
Chicago Fed President on inflation, recession, and Trump’s attacks
The economy is strong, prices are still too high, and the job market is sending mixed signals. The Federal Reserve is navigating all of it while fending off the most overt political pressure in its modern history. Austan Goolsbee, President of the Chicago Fed, joins Rapid Respons ... Show More
35m 42s
Oct 2023
Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull On The Art & Science Of Creativity, How To Do Your Best Work, Bring Out The Best In Others & Lead
Every once in a while there’s a generational thinker that emerges from the most unlikely of places. Someone capable of straddling the complexities of new industries without losing their grasp on historical and cultural perspectives. A person willing to forge new paths in new ways ... Show More
1h 44m
Sep 2024
Co-Founder of Pixar, Ed Catmull: Fostering Creativity, Learning from Mistakes, and Pixar’s Unique Culture
<p>In this episode, Nicolai Tangen is joined by Ed Catmull, co-founder and former president of Pixar, and author of the highly acclaimed book "Creativity, Inc." Pixar has set the gold standard in animation with groundbreaking films like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and The Incredible ... Show More
42m 41s
Feb 2015
Pixar Founder, Ed Catmull on Creativity, Culture and Steve Jobs
<p>Do you remember being a kid and loving to draw? But at some point early on you learned that your art wasn't good enough? So you stopped.</p><br><p>What if you had learned a different story? That your art WAS good, that your ideas WERE valid, that your perspective WAS valued?</ ... Show More
1h 11m
Nov 2022
Animating Pixar | The Benefactor | 1
Ed Catmull’s dream is to make the first ever computer-animated movie. But in 1986, Ed’s world is turned upside down when tech icon Steve Jobs purchases the animation studio he helped create. As co-founder of Pixar, Ed must fight to protect the integrity of his work, and keep his ... Show More
36m 21s
Nov 2020
Pixar & Disney: Spanning the Range
Disney dominates the film industry, but within the company itself the studios are a smaller fish in a big pond. How much pressure is there for the animated films to generate revenue beyond the box office? Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and longtime executive at Disney, shares ho ... Show More
3m 55s
Apr 2024
6 tips on being a successful entrepreneur | John Mullins
Sometimes, you need to break the rules to innovate — but which ones? Entrepreneurship professor John Mullins shares six counter-conventional mindsets for entrepreneurs looking to think strategically, navigate challenges and change the world. After the talk, Modupe expands on the ... Show More
18m 41s
Nov 2025
Dare to lead the machine, not follow it - Joel Pilger
<p>Joel's journey from running Impossible Pictures, a successful Denver creative agency, to becoming a business advisor for creative studios reveals the essential truth that creative excellence alone isn't enough. </p><p>The conversation explores the evolution from vend ... Show More
54m 5s