Randy Nelson doing a lecture at an art school on what collaboration means at Pixar. This is a wonderful lecture, he’s an excellent speaker and it’s packed with great stuff, here are a few of my notes.

The core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance.

The proof of a portfolio vs. the promise of a resume.

We want someone who’s more interested than they are interesting.

Communication involves translation… at the sending end so it doesn’t have to be translated at the receiving end.

I can’t say I’m communicating well but you can say you understand.

Collaboration isn’t just cooperation, it’s amplification.

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