The principles of an academic environment that can be adopted in a creative workplace include mentorship, collaboration, hiring people smarter than you, acknowledging fear, and bold transparency. These principles were adopted by Catmull at Pixar, where he created an environment similar to his graduate studies at the University of Utah. His professors were more focused on mentorship and collaboration than instruction and assignments. He also hired people smarter than him, acknowledging that fear can hinder the right choice. In a new field or industry, bold transparency is also important. Catmull decided to engage with the computer graphics community, publish everything the team discovered, and participate in committees to review papers.
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