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Design - Charlie Trotter

"To me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice." Ron Lieber

Design - Eva L. Maddox

"Design shapes the way we live. So it ought to serve everyone." Ron Lieber

Design - Freeman Thomas

"Car designers need to create a story. Every car provides an opportunity to create an adventure." Charles Fishman

Digital Competition - Avram Miller

"The power of the Internet is that you can experiment." Katharine Mieszkowski

Digital Competition - Laurie A. Tucker

"Our customers are moving at Internet speed, so they need us to respond at Internet speed." Scott Kirsner

Digital Competition - Tom Bevilacqua

"I walk into a deal with the mind-set that it's about the people, not the technology." Eric Ransdell

Fast Agency, Slow Government

How John Mitchell and Coleen Vogel help the U.S. Mint run like a business. Anna Muoio

Giving Back

Unit of One Jill Rosenfeld

His People Are as Good as Gold

How Bill Daddio strives to build the nation's best police department. Anna Muoio

Learning and Change - Catherine Muther

"Why shouldn't the Internet have as much impact on how we think about philanthropy as it has had on how we think about commerce?" Katharine Mieszkowski

Learning and Change - Roger Martin

"When you're building Business School 2.0, you don't start from scratch." Ron Lieber

Mint Condition

Take a lesson in change from people who make change for a living. Philip Diehl and his colleagues at the U.S. Mint have transformed a clumsy bureaucracy into a fast-moving enterprise with great customer service and a cutting-edge presence on the Web. Anna Muoio

Social Justice - Alan Khazei and Vanessa Kirsch

"If you are exposed directly to an injustice or need, you want to do something about it." Cheryl Dahle

Social Justice - Ernesto Cortes Jr.

"We organize people not just around issues, but around their values." Cheryl Dahle

Social Justice - Tracy Westen

"Democracy is an interactive form of government." Eric Ransdell

Talent - Andy Esparza

"There's a war for talent going on, and we're right in the middle of it." Chuck Salter

Talent - Jeff Daniel

"Lots of people think that they know how to recruit college students, but they don't have a clue." Chuck Salter

The Customer Is Always Dead

It's the ultimate in designer products: your personal casket. And Batesville Casket Co. makes customized caskets faster, cheaper, and better than anyone else. Lisa Chadderdon

Who's Fast 2000

The future belongs to -- and is being created by -- unsung heroes and rising stars: people who use their energy, their brains, their passion, and their commitment to make a difference. Fast Company

Work and Life - Helen Wilkinson

"If feminism doesn't address what's happening to men today, it's not going to move forward." Keith H. Hammonds

Work and Life - Morrie Schwartz

"When you learn how to die, you learn how to live." Chuck Salter

Report From the Future

(Away from) Home for the Holidays

These four destinations provide a welcome dose of holiday cheer. Amy Wilson

A Smarter Way to Brainstorm

The Meeting I Never Miss Cathy Olofson

Chief Imagination Officer

Job Titles of the Future Erika Dykstra

Consultants and Summitry - Into Thin Advice

Consultant Debunking Unit Ron Lieber

Dream Gift

Sega's Dreamcast is a dream come true for videogame players. Amy Wilson

Funny Business

Poking fun at cyberspace. Gina Imperato

Handy Gadgets

Handspring and Palm Computing unveil new devices for the novice and seasoned expert. Amy Wilson

Just the (Meaningful) Facts

Report from the Futurist Cathy Olofson

MTW Puts People First

This fast-growing outfit creates major e-commerce applications. But its core product is its culture. "We thought that if we started by creating a place where people liked to work, we'd achieve our financial goals." Jill Rosenfeld

Manager of Mischief

Job Titles of the Future Erika Dykstra

My Favorite Bookmarks - Heidi Swanson

Picks from the founder and chief chick of ChickClick.com Fast Company

My Favorite Bookmarks - Phil Terry

Picks from the CEO of Creative Good Inc. Fast Company

Road Rules - Rule 15

Live out of the box. Heath Row

See the Future@Work

This hands-on exhibit provides a glimpse into the work environment of the future. Liz Zack

She Builds Online Brands on the Street

Di-Ann Eisnor is a master at persuading busy people to pay attention to digital brands. Her secret? If you want to move people to the virtual world, move your messages to the physical world. Here's how to GetReal.com. Polly LaBarre

Small Company, Big Partners

What's Your Problem? Cathy Olofson

So Cool, So Digital, So Miserable

Two new books offer a provocative critique of the most powerful forces in work and life today: digital technology and our branded existence. Are you ready to embrace a return to authenticity? Polly LaBarre

Speed Reader

This electronic highlighter of sorts makes taking notes -- and transferring them to your computer -- a snap. Amy Wilson

Whirlpool Get Real with Customers

A fun new sales-training program -- part MTV, part collegiate home economics -- emphasizes stories rather than statistics, and experiences rather than expertise. Are you ready for the Real Whirled? Rekha Balu

NetWork

20/20 Change Agent

A four-point plan for bringing clarity to change. Bill Breen and Cheryl Dahle

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Change Is a Circus

Ladies and gentlemen! Step right up and direct your attention to the big top! Introducing three daring young change agents who will, before your very eyes, attempt the toughest transformation of all: to get on that trapeze and fly! Karen Karbo

Field Guide for Change

You've come up with a radical plan that will transform the way your company does business. The next step: execute. But how? By reading, ripping, and leveraging Fast Company's startup manual for leading change. Bill Breen and Cheryl Dahle

Fire Starters

How three change agents plan to revolutionize the way PricewaterhouseCoopers practices business. Bill Breen and Cheryl Dahle

Resistance Fighter

Without a strategy for winning people over, change agents cannot implement their programs for change. Bill Breen and Cheryl Dahle

Shopping for a Cause

A look at five of the top socially conscious places to shop online. Gina Imperato

Surf the Web for a Change

It's never been easier to make a difference on behalf of an issue you care about. You can use the Web to browse for a good cause, to donate money for good works, or to serve as a virtual volunteer. Social change is just a click away. Gina Imperato

The Practice of Change

This is a test: We interrupt this change program to bring you an in-depth look at computer-based simulations. These power-sim tools deliver "that's what" answers to your "what if" scenarios for leading change. Now back to our regular programming. Rekha Balu

Time to Make Change

How busy businesspeople can create mini miracles -- and a difference. Gina Imperato

Trust for a Change

How building trust can facilitate change. Bill Breen and Cheryl Dahle

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In My Humble Opinion: "While the balance of power has already begun to shift, most male CEOs still don't fully get it." Tony Schwartz

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