Ed Catmull
Innovation is not the result of a single genius with a perfect idea, but the product of a carefully designed culture that protects fragile new concepts from the rigid demands of corporate efficiency.
Give a mediocre idea to a brilliant team and they will fix it, but a mediocre team will inevitably ruin a brilliant idea.
Failure is not a necessary evil to be avoided but an inevitable consequence of attempting something entirely new.
Constructive candor must be culturally separated from the moral weight of honesty to ensure feedback focuses entirely on solving the problem rather than judging the creator.