PIXAR: The Company and Its Founders - Sharyland ISD

PIXAR
Toy Story 2 was a pivotal moment in this company.
. . . we learned that the important thing is not the
idea; the important thing is the people. It’s how
they work together, who they are, that matters
more than anything else. 4
A CREATIVE PLAYGROUND
Meanwhile, Pixar’s staff continued to grow. Between
1997 and 2001, the employee roster grew from
375 to more than 600, and they were spread across
two buildings.
Jobs said, “We want to put everyone under
one roof, and we want to encourage unplanned
collaborations.” 5 In 2000, the company moved to
a large, new office located on 20 acres (8 ha) in
industrial Emeryville, California. The new space has
areas where employees from different departments
could run into each other and talk about their work.
And, with the goal of making one movie per year, it
also has space to allow multiple productions to run
simultaneously. Lasseter said, “The building itself
has helped so much because Pixar is its people. We
maintained the same philosophy of an office as an
empty canvas and it’s so fun!” 6
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