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Interested in how a small PC manufacturing startup became the most succesful creative and commercial film studio of our time. PIXAR the company behind Toy Story, Up and WALL-E is a huge success by any standard and this video is a huge insight into that success.

I have watched this video a couple of times now and got a lot out of each viewing. Ed talks about how Toyota and their culture and values where an inspiration to the early company. The culture he has built is one of challenge and creativity but also one where leadership and team functioning is core.

A lot of ground is covered: from building design to team design, the review process (pre and post release) and on the management of creative people. If you want to learn how to build functional teams and manage for success rather than just trying to avoid failure then learn from the best.

Watch and learn:

From the Economist event. Ed Catmull was interviewed by Martin Giles

Minister of Finance Brian Lenihan Mentions Iceland!

In his Address to the Irish Taxation Institute, entitled Returning to Economic Growth: The next steps, the Minister talks about the Irish Economy.

Apparently all will be well.
The plan is a bit like this:

• Car Scrappage Scheme
• Tax Measures

Anyway Iceland pops up in an argument against 100% Nationalisation:

Interesting…

Try this circuit exercise to keep the blood pumping.

Healthy Body -Healthy Mind.

An innovative, no gym required solution to get you fit and healthy in these recessionary times. In order to be able to have those good ideas you need to be able to get the oxygen up to the brain. Getting fit is a sure fire way of becoming more creative!

I’ve tried it and it gets tough pretty quickly.

Week 1. Get used to the circuit training with 1-2 sets a day

Week 2.  Take it up to 15 minutes a day

Week 3. First 2 days: 3-4 sets then take the next day off. Repeat

Week 4. Now up to 4-5 sets a day adding some free weights

Thanks to the great resources at http://cafe.daum.net/slim

One million times as powerful as a standard battery here comes the Nuclear powered battery.

Researchers from the University of Missouri have demonstrated a penny-sized “nuclear battery” that produces energy from the decay of radioisotopes. Nuclear batteries have been around for a while but have always been a lot bigger. Not only is the size convenient and the charge much higher these batteries could last for hundreds of years.

The innovation lies not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor. This battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.

And yes it’s safe.

Everyone that uses a laptop and has had their battery dying while trying to send that important email or before that crucial presentation looks forward to seeing them soon.

The brillant this i believe project has a podcast from Mr. Bill Gates. One of the habits that I picked up while living in the USA was listening to National Public Radio (NPR) and their excellent website is always packed with podcasts and articles of interest to everyone.

In the essay titled “Unleashing The Power Of Creativity And Intelligence” Bill talks about his belief that Creativity and Intelligence can make the world a better place.

It is a short piece so rather than spoil it here I’d encourage you to listen here and explore the website a little. Enjoy!