The first lesson that had an impact was Catmull’s advice to keep looking for problems before they surface and that many times problems are hidden. Catmull speaks several times of issues that he identifies and some that he did not see until they impacted the entire organization. During production of the first Toy Story Catmull had an open door policy and because of this he assumed any problems that arose would be brought to him. He was blinded by this policy and didn’t realize the rift that was being created between the project managers and the artists and technical staff. This is an important lesson than can be translated into many facets of life. In a work or school setting people oftentimes don’t see a problem until a negative effect has
