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Case Study: Nothing speaks more eloquently about best practices in knowledge management and employee professional development that places like Pixar University where learning opportunities keep their team members open to new experiences and allow them to bond with one another while offering the unique opportunity to further acquire more education as part of professional development at the job.
Pixar is one example of companies that illustrates the value of knowledge management through the blending of industry and education. Forbes recently commented, "Pixar University shows the example of the appeal of the corporate university that maintains a focus on corporate culture and history, while also recognizing the importance of training students in creativity, flexibility, innovation, and adaptability".
By creating a university that specialized in innovation and specialization on their own field, Pixar forced a positive change in how special effects and all science related to image became the core concentration of their own University, and by merging film industry with higher education the company was visionary in creating Pixar University programs. The perfect blending of industry knowledge and employee development helped members of their organization to bond and relate in a way that positively changed the industry and transformed it into a highly beneficial experience for both Pixar and the employees.
Question: As explained by the faculty, being a student puts everyone on the same playing field, regardless of hierarchical level. Therefore, the intern may feel more comfortable speaking with an executive if they're both working toward learning a new subject. The classes range from ballet to computer programming. When this mindset is embraced by creative people, they're better equipped to step into the unknown and explore new concepts and of course open up to new possibilities, and these are possibilities that make intangibles like knowledge management and extra and very special total benefit element on management.