Comments on: Crystal Ball for Studio Execs or WWJD? http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/02/crystal-ball-for-studio-execs-or-wwjd/ Observations from my parents' pool house Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Premium Upsell http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/02/crystal-ball-for-studio-execs-or-wwjd/#comment-1965 The Premium Upsell Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:22:08 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=422#comment-1965 [...] For a more detailed and way more informed view into the premium upsell (complete with graphs!) check out Strauss on Crystal Ball for Studio Execs or WWJD? [...] [...] For a more detailed and way more informed view into the premium upsell (complete with graphs!) check out Strauss on Crystal Ball for Studio Execs or WWJD? [...]

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]]> By: jonathan http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/2009/02/crystal-ball-for-studio-execs-or-wwjd/#comment-1942 jonathan Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:37:55 +0000 http://jonathanhstrauss.com/blog/?p=422#comment-1942 In today's <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-et-oscar23-2009feb23,0,4716.story" rel="nofollow">LA Times frontpage article</a> on Slumdog Millionaire's Oscar sweep, Peter Chernin, president and COO of News Corp is quoted as saying: <b-quote>"I believe that size, in some ways, is the enemy of creativity."</b-quote> Knowing that is a great start. But, it is only a start. Because when you're already in a huge organization, your first inclination is to find ways to rationalize why creativity isn't so important. Because the alternative (i.e. retooling your buggy whip plant to become an automobile factory) promises to be pretty damned painful. In today’s LA Times frontpage article on Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar sweep, Peter Chernin, president and COO of News Corp is quoted as saying:
“I believe that size, in some ways, is the enemy of creativity.”

Knowing that is a great start. But, it is only a start. Because when you’re already in a huge organization, your first inclination is to find ways to rationalize why creativity isn’t so important. Because the alternative (i.e. retooling your buggy whip plant to become an automobile factory) promises to be pretty damned painful.

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