Connect with Fast Company

Features

The 2007 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards

A More Powerful Path By Cheryl Dahle

Class of '07: The The Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award Winners

Prime Partners: The Housing Partnership Network By Jennifer Vilaga

Prime Partners: Hands On Network By Michael A. Prospero

Prime Partners: Springboard Forward By Cheryl Dahle

Prime Partners: EcoLogic Finance By Alyssa Danigelis

Prime Partners: First Book By Cheryl Dahle

The Making of the 2007 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards

What Makes a Social Capitalist?

Voices of Authority: Expert Bios

Extra Credit

Slideshow: 2007 Social Capitalists

Podcast: Tom Bledsoe, Housing Partnership Network

Podcast: Kyle Zimmer, First Book

Podcast: Michelle Nunn, Hands On Network

Podcast: Willy Foote, EcoLogic Finance

Podcast: Elliott Brown, Springboard Forward

Podcast: Paul Rice, TransFair USA

No Satisfaction at Toyota

What drives Toyota? The presumption of imperfection--and a distinctly American refusal to accept it. By Charles Fishman

Bottled Up

Just When Cristal got kicked out of the party, Hip-hop fixture Branson B. was rolling out his own champagne. So where are his famous friends now? Hey, it's just business. By Jamie Bryan

Just Add Inspiration

A peek inside the Inventables DesignAid kit, the odd but thought-provoking secret weapon of great designers. By Chuck Salter

Slideshow: Inspiration In A Kit

Ears Wide Open

Slim Devices is a Silicon Valley startup with hot products for audiophiles. It's also a next-generation open organization where customers imagine and design the products. Is this the company of the future? By Alan Deutschman

First The Customers Dreamed the Transporter Up…

Space Shot: Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA

A work space big enough to move a whale--and schools of children, too. By Charles Fishman

Slideshow: Gone Fishin'

Fast Talk: Kiwi Fashion

Designer Karen Walker on what it takes to start a global brand on the far side of the moon.
By Linda Tischler

Fast Talk: Wascally Wabbit

Rafi Haladjian says a connected world has to be more fun than just a smart refrigerator.
By David Lidsky

Fast Talk: Home Improvement

Intel's Genevieve Bell on why our homes will never be like George Jetson's. By Alan Deutschman

Slideshow: Wit's End

An illustrated tale: Et tu, Brute? When your cofounder turns out to be your worst enemy.

Next

The Wisdom of Gamers

How many players does it take to balance the budget? By Lucas Conley

Tsunami Relief

Could your PC prevent the next global disaster?

Egregiously Legalistic Sig File of the Month

So long, we couldn't fit it all in. (From an actual email)

Moon Over Munchen

It's a balloon! It's a really big light! It's both! By Michael Dumiak

Is That Bamboo In Your Pants?

Why, yes, and there's corn in our socks, too. By Jennifer Alsever

Job Morph: Nonlinear Function

A screenwriter makes the morph from films to games--and starts thinking differently.
By Alyssa Danigelis

A Different Shade of Green

Can a green building be green without LEED certification? By Josie Swindler

Feeding the Beast

Sustainability is about more than eco-friendly burger boxes. By John R. Ehrenfeld

Publishing's New Math: 14 > 13

Will the publishing industry finally get its data in sync with the rest of the world? By Alyssa Danigelis

Best Blogs: Social Calls

Want to learn how social entrepreneurs do good (or not)? Three blogs take you inside the nonprofit world and show how organizations deliver results. By Michael A. Prospero

Parental Consent

In India, companies discover that when it comes to winning talent, mom and dad can help.
By Jennifer Alsever

An Inconvenient Business

The Weather Channel thinks there's money in objective information about climate change. The forecast? Partly cloudy with a chance of controversy. By Chuck Salter

The Best of Google Labs

Some of Google Labs' cool e-tools that aren't quite ready for prime time. By Yuval Rosenberg

Drive Thru

A new Internet-powered car-navigation device offers hope for avoiding traffic. By Robert E. Calem

The Shipping News

By Robert E. Calem

Amazing (But Sane) Races

Adventure sprints test your skills but not your time. By Christopher Percy Collier

An E-Tool Bill of Rights

A strategy to save us from our digitally addicted selves. By Joe Robinson

Reading List: A Perfect Mess

Sloppy? Disorganized? You're probably more effective, too, say the authors of A Perfect Mess.
By Lucas Conley

More Recommended Reading

See Me, Hear Me

We have all the latest hardware you'll need to create, share, store, and consume digital pictures, music, and videos.

Slideshow: Fast Company Gift Guide

Slideshow: Idea Log

The world's first high-performance electric scooter hits cobblestone piazzas this January. Vectrix's VP of technology, Peter Hughes, and Rob Brady of Robrady design deconstruct their ride.

More Great Stuff

Letter from the Editor

Not-so-strict constructionism. By Mark N. Vamos

Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.

Advertising's British Invaders Take Root

By Kathryn Tuggle