This collection of dispatches from around the world offers a detailed map for companies and their leaders on the road to recovery. Linda Tischler page 75
And you thought moguls had it made? Turns out, trying to hang on to a monopoly these days is enough to make anyone miserable, even Rupert, Michael, and Sumner. We feel their pain -- and offer some help. Seth Godin page 90
Wall Street is down on AOL Time Warner -- and worried about its moguls. Yet deeper in the ranks, a cadre of executives is working hard to bring the troubled colossus to life. Here's how a new cast of players is building the future of the world's biggest media company. George Anders page 96
How do you develop strategy in an uncertain economy? Meet TINA: There Is No Alternative. First, Royal Dutch/Shell pioneered the system of scenario planning to anticipate dramatic changes in the world. But when everything starts to change, the way to do planning is to focus on things that don't change. Ian Wylie page 106
Talk about an industry in need of an overhaul: Sterling Autobody Centers is trying to do for auto repair what the Home Depot did for hardware: Bring quality, reliable results, and best practices to a fragmented business. Here's an honest estimate of what the job entails. Chuck Salter page 42
Google has become one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley by helping millions of Internet users search the Web smarter and faster. But how does this wildly popular search engine find the new ideas that will keep its business moving forward? By ''googling'' itself. Fara Warner page 50
The new Danger hiptop has everything you'd ever need: a phone, an organizer, a Web browser, an email inbox, and an instant messenger all rolled up in a cool new package. Scott Kirsner page 58
The secret of Yahoo's original success was that it committed itself to standing shoulder to shoulder with its customers. So what made the company turn its back on them? John Ellis page 114
Meet Martha Nussbaum, one of America's leading philosophers. She's asking some top businesspeople to confront today's toughest question: Are there global values to connect us all? Harriet Rubin page 118
Start with Craig Vogel and Jonathan Cagan. Integrate style and technology with a dash of fantasy. Apply to everything from toasters to cars. Keith H. Hammonds page 122
