How will terror and its aftermath reshape the design of office buildings? The new federal center in Oklahoma City offers some surprising (and surprisingly hopeful) answers. Chuck Salter page 34
Since 1983, San Francisco-based Schmidt and his team of chocolatiers have created and hand-painted millions of works of edible art. Alison Overholt page 38
If you want to change how your company works, then change how your people think. According to the creators of a five-day mental boot camp located in the heartland of the automobile business, the first thing to think about is how to get lean. Fara Warner page 40
Eric Saperston set out on a journey with the Grateful Dead -- and wound up on a Journey fueled by advice from CEOs, actors, and a former president. Our advice? See the movie. Daniel H. Pink page 48
When Gloria Feldt rose to the top of the high-profile organization, she knew it was time for a change -- and a plan. She also knew that the best plans come from the bottom up. Keith H. Hammonds page 54
A roundtable of seasoned business leaders assembled in Dallas to come up with short-term tactics for surviving the downturn and long-term strategies for winning in the future. Fast Company page 58
If you want to fix your future, start by fixing yourself. In the face of war and recession, what the business world needs is less greed -- and more love. So says Yahoo senior executive Tim Sanders, who argues that now more than ever, the road to prosperity is paved with a commitment to generosity. Tim Sanders page 64
The marketing excesses of the past few years left broken pieces scattered across the branding landscape. As a result, many companies are left with bogged-down, boring -- even dying and dead -- brands. Now take a look at your brand: Do you know what's broken? Do you know how to fix it? Scott Bedbury page 72
Eden Alternative is a change-minded organization determined to save a critically ill patient: long-term care for the elderly. The nursing-home industry should be about living, argues founder Bill Thomas, not about dying. Here's his prescription -- and lessons for changing any industry. Chuck Salter page 78
Novalux looked like it had it all: killer technology, a top-flight executive team, and plenty of money. But when its red-hot market went ice-cold, the company's bright future looked bleak. So it fixed everything: strategy, technology, operations, leadership. And that still might not be enough. Keith H. Hammonds page 88
Sun Tzu wrote the Th Art of War. Now the threat of smallpox and other forms of bioterrorism has unleashed the next generation of conflict. Welcome to science of war. John Ellis page 106
If you answered "False," you may need Unicru's smart-assessment program -- a fast-paced, real-time screening system that quickens your hiring process, improves your hit ratio, and boosts your employee-retention rate. And that's the truth. Alison Overholt page 110
So you've got money issues? Is the relationship just not working out? It's time for some counseling from the money shrink, Pamela York Klainer. Can money ever buy happiness? Only if you can learn how to talk about it with honesty and clarity. (That's all the time we have. We'll take this up next session.) Polly LaBarre page 116
And who provides it? According to BENS -- Business Executives for National Security -- national security is everyone's business. Daniel H. Pink page 100
Career guru Richard Bolles, author of the perennial best-seller What Color is Your Parachute?, offers five strategies for finding meaningful work in the face of recession and war.
Fast Company visits Mexico to learn more about the fast-changing country's business-education initiatives, its 21st-century entrepreneurs, and some of the obstacles to innovation south of the border. Ride along with social capitalist Heath Row as he concludes his 2001 Company of Friends Roadshow.
CEO Gerald Levin surprised Wall Street (and his colleagues) by announcing his retirement. So what's it like to work at one of the most powerful media companies? And where does it go from here? Consult our A - Z Fast Companies Directory for essential reading about AOL Time Warner.
