Creativity, Inc.
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmullby Ed Catmull
Shares rank 18 of 24 business books by recommenders
Recommended as a behind-the-scenes account of how Pixar approaches creativity and problem solving, changing how readers think about creativity beyond art.
Recommended as a behind-the-scenes account of how Pixar approaches creativity and problem solving, changing how readers think about creativity beyond art.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Changes how readers think about creativity
“It taught me to not limit my imagination and to think of creativity as a way of approaching problems rather than something limited to art.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What is the most career altering course or book you have gone through?” Frames creativity as problem solving
“It taught me to not limit my imagination and to think of creativity as a way of approaching problems rather than something limited to art.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What is the most career altering course or book you have gone through?” Lessons hammered home well
“as is hammered so well in Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmull”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “A Game to Align People and Priorities” Interesting insights into the book
“What I found interesting in the book”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Pixar's True Story”
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The four most recommended other business books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Gervais Principleby Venkatesh Rao | 32 | 6 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Lean Startupby Eric Ries | 32 | 6 | 84% | 5 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Incorruptibleby Eric Ries | 23 | 11 | 68% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Goalby Eliyahu Goldratt | 21 | 3 | 88% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Creativity, Inc.by Ed CatmullThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It taught me to not limit my imagination and to think of creativity as a way of approaching problems rather than something limited to art.”
“as is hammered so well in Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmull”
“What I found interesting in the book”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.