#2016 theme

The Girl in the Spider Web

Fight for what’s right

Brain Maker

Inflammation is the root cause of many of the most prolific mental illnesses 

Sugar is evil, especially refined sugar

Eating good fat is excellent for brain health 

Leaky gut, and it’s dire consequences 

Food is medicine

No company should be able to capitalize on your health (ie pharma companies selling medication that only treats the symptoms of health problems, but not the root cause)

Probiotics - key to better digestive health, and thus better mental health

Creativity, Inc 

They have a Braintrust - a collective that gives constructive feedback to directors of all movies made by Pixar

Managers of creative companies should be flexible with their goals but hold fast to their intentions. 

Balance the need of the Beast (clinging tight to tradition and models that worked) and the Baby (new disruptive ideas that may or may not work

Every company should have a Notes Day

Ed asked Jobs what if I don’t agree with you? Jobs answered along the lines of then I will keep explaining to you over and over again until you do agree with me and see my way. Ironically, this was the way Ed used to get Steve to see his way of doing things

Steve Jobs historic $26 M deal he struck for Pixar with Disney is pure genius "Craft is what we are expected to know; art is the unexpected use of our craft."

Steve was Pixar’s external defender

Steve respects passion

Steve designed the current Pixar building to breed accidental mingling, which could be catalyst to inspire creativity

“...before I sail away”

The Three Body Problem