Fast Company
Innovation Scouts
How creative businesses in technology and media are unearthing new ideas in unexpected places--from an American Idol-style contest at Adobe Systems to eBay's new "disruption" team. Meet the new cool hunters.
In a connected economy, businesses can’t rely on the same old ideas from the same old people. To succeed, you need to seek out innovation from unexpected sources, in unexpected ways.
A portfolio of sleuths, impresarios, and connectors who travel the leading edge in search of the undiscovered.





