There is no doubt in my mind that Ed Catmull has the right strategy for fusing creative and technical talent.  I recently stumbled across this video and couldn't take my eyes off it for the entire hour.  Yes, it's an hour, but it goes by very quickly.

I hope you find it as useful as we have at VisFire.

"Ironing out the little problems can make it so companies can avoid big disasters. Recorded: January 31, 2007" - YouTube Description

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2h2lvhzMDc

My favorite quote, "If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a good group, they'll fix it. Or they'll throw it away and come up with something else."