Features

• The Heart of the Matter

  A letter from the founding editors.

• My Favorite Bookmarks - Cliff Sharples

  Picks from the CEO of Garden.com.

• Survey Says...

  Results from the How Much Is Enough? survey by Fast Company and Roper Starch Worldwide.

• Risky Business

  "The world is much riskier today," argues risk-management expert Ron Dembo, "Because everything is much more interconnected." Here's his advice on how to manage the new risks of the new economy.

• Learning Without Limits

  When it comes to training at The Limited, Beth Thomas is the queen. Here are her secrets for making training smart and fun.

• When Is " Good Enough" Good Enough?

  What's Your Problem?

• Backlash.Com

  NetSlaves reveals the harsh realities of working on the Web.

• Cook Like a Cajun

  These four recipes will send your tastebuds to New Orleans.

• The Art of Smart

  Unit of One

• Now You're Really Cooking!

  Take eight people who love to cook, mix with one master chef, and season with the chef's take-aways. What do you get? The inner secret of preparing an unforgettable four-course dinner.

• Enough Is Enough

  There is a place in the Arizona desert where high-powered professionals search for ways to redesign their out-of-kilter lives. Dan Baker is their guide. Can he guide you on your search?

• Road Rules - Rule 11

  Making the most out of business-travel time.

• The Mickey Mouse Club

  Spy in the House of Work

• Have Tools, Will Travel

  It's every traveler's toughest decision: What digital assistant should I carry? From mini-organizers to full-fledged notebooks, here's how to pick the one gadget that will fit your work style.

• Director of Vibe

  Job Titles of the Future: Jennifer Rubell

• My Favorite Bookmarks - Tiffany Shlain

  Picks from the executive producer of the Webby Awards.

• Day Care Goes to the Dogs

  A home away from home your dogs will bark about.

• Want to Get Ahead? Get Back

  Sometimes the best way to get ahead is to "boomerang" -- to go back to your former company as a new, improved version of your old self. Here's how three people tossed their careers for a loop.

• Scoreboard for Sports Sites

  Fast Company scores five sports sites.

• Across the Great Divide

  A growing gap threatens to separate the techno-haves from the have-nots. To some change agents, closing this digital divide is not about providing computer access or teaching computer skills: It's about fundamental social change.

• These Blades Were Made for Walkin'

  These in-line shoes leaves in-line skates in the dust.

• Sneak Previews Make Good Project Reviews

  Meeting I Never Miss

• Picture This!

  These multimedia masterpieces are fit to frame.

• The Philosopher

  "History is littered with people who 'make it' and then crash. It's a drama that has unfolded in every field of human endeavor since the beginning of time."

• Do You Love Sports? Web Got Game!

  Whether you're the commissioner of a fantasy league or a Lakers fan exiled in Seattle, the best sports page is a Web page. Here's a guide to the digital wide world of sports.

• Powered by the People

  Inside Consolidated Diesel's factory, the equipment that's used to make engines looks completely ordinary. But the trust that's used to build teams produces extraordinary results.

• In the VC Derby, Jockeys Come Up Short

  Consultant Debunking Unit

• Brand Reincarnation

  Report from the Futurist

• How Much Is Enough?

  It is the wedge question of the new economy: How much money for your work? How much time for family? How much public glory? How much time for reflection? Fast Company looks at the choices we all have to make.

• The Teacher

  "There are days when you wake up in a panic and you want to get out. Then you realize that the only way out is forward."

• Chief Energizing Officer

  Job Titles of the Future: Ken Hawk

• Advertisers in Issue 26

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• The Way to Enough

  Norsk Hydro's work-life experiments test a radical idea: A company can compete on the basis of balance. The company's central thesis: The race goes not to the swiftest but to the most sustainable.

• Radical Radio

  Radio has a new look for the nineties.

• The Consultant

  "I don't go in and 'fix' people. My job is to help people see alternatives when they feel that they don't have any. People have more choices than they think they do."

• Rooms with a (Different) View

  Fast Company rounds up four great resources to help you find a new place to stay.

• This Old House Is a Home for New Ideas

  "If you can change your mind, you can change the world," says creativity guru Joey Reiman. But how do you change your mind? By slowing down long enough to think: "Experience the power of a slow company."