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Moooi Fabulous

As his multipart empire expands into the U.S., Marcel Wanders's moment has come. He's riding it for all it's worth. By Linda Tischler

The Double Vision of John Maeda

As the new president of the Rhode Island School of Design, John Maeda brings digital artistry -- and an obsession with business -- to an ultra-analog world. By Linda Tischler

100,000 and Counting

Valerie Casey is rallying the creative community to her version of a Kyoto treaty for designers -- and her peers are signing on in droves. Now comes the hard part. By Anya Kamenetz

Critical Mass

Truly Intelligent Design

Learning from wasp nests, lobster shells, and butterfly wings. By Kate Rockwood

Fashion Sorceress

Whether it's our impending obsession with veils and turbans or our "global quest for decadence," Li Edelkoort knows what's coming. (You might not believe it.) By Linda Tischler

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Reinventing the Atom

A completely reimagined computer chip from Intel drinks 10 times less power -- and puts the full Internet in the palm of your hand. By Adam L. Penenberg

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Steven Holl's Global Footprint

How rule breaking, vision, and a healthy shot of ego propel an architect to the top of his craft. By Aric Chen

Infographic: Size Comparison

Design Factories

American industrial designers are the secret heroes of the marketplace, finessing products to make them easier to use and help them sell better. Here's how five top firms have been busy shaping our world. By Tim McKeough

Typographreaks

A merry band of typeface provocateurs is styling down to the letter. By Mark Borden

Evolution of a Typeface: Neutra

FastTalk: Microtargeting

All Politics Is Micro

Six political strategists who study what you eat, what you drive, and where you shop. By Elizabeth Svoboda

Now

Now October 2008

What's happening in October, from National Boss Day to trick-or-treating. By Fast Company Staff

Numerology: National Boss Day

Looking back over 50 years of National Boss Days (October 16), workers everywhere may notice one thing has remained constant: The big money is concentrated at the top, and the bigs are mostly men. As for the talent? Well, we have nothing controversial to say. After all, we're up for promotion. Right, boss? By Clay Dillow

Eat: World Fisheries Congress

Clams, shrimp, spicy-tuna rolls: Yum! Global seafood consumption has tripled during the past 50 years. At the fifth World Fisheries Congress (October 20 -- 24) in Yokohama, Japan, sustainability -- of the $155 billion industry and the animals it depends on -- will be the big concern. Here are seven species on the menu. By Chip McCorkle

Meet: The Federal Open Market Committee

Do you know who to blame for those crazy-low CD returns? The 10 men and women of the FOMC -- five regional Fed presidents and five Fed governors -- will gather October 28 -- 29 in Washington, D.C., to set monetary policy and consider interest rates. By Chip McCorkle and Kate Rockwood

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Rewiring the Creative Mind

What neuroscience reveals about how to come up with new ideas. By Gregory Berns

Iconoclasts

They do what others say can't be done. How? By seeing things differently

Ponzo Scheme

How our brain's shortcuts can work against us.

The Second Life of Second Life

Why A-list companies are returning to the virtual world By Arianne Cohen

Gateway to Ingenuity

Shipping is a filthy, dangerous business, but Los Angeles, America's largest port, is making it greener, cleaner, and more secure. By Chuck Salter

Track Star

Lia Vollack, Sony's soundtrack guru, is the shrewdest music executive in Hollywood. Can the record labels keep her happy long enough to hold onto their last cash cow? By Arianne Cohen

The Sound of Money

Lia Vollack and Sony look for song soundtracks that can not only sell CDs but drive people to the theaters. Here are some of their greatest hits.

Kodak's Magic Marker

The legendary company uses its ink expertise to help American businesses stop losing $250 billion annually to counterfeiting. By Cora Daniels

The Products Are Fake, but the Numbers Are Real

The U.S. government made more than 13,000 seizures of counterfeit goods in 2007, 1,000 less than in 2006. But the value of those products totaled $196 million, a 27% increase from 2006.

Seed Money

A California biotech firm claims a gene that makes plants use nitrogen more efficiently can transform agriculture, make lots of money -- and slash greenhouse-gas emissions. By Elizabeth Svoboda

New Urban Eco-nomics

The Rust Belt city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, takes on a green patina -- and finds that it boosts business. By Evan West

The Cure

How a small network of hospitals in Pennsylvania is defying convention, cutting costs, and improving health care. By Peter Carbonara

Trade Goods

A new partnership between eBay and an unusual social enterprise aims to give the world's artisans access to a bigger market -- and a fair share of the revenue. By Anya Kamenetz

Columns

Made to Stick: I Love You. Now What?

Why do companies make it so hard to say thank you to the right people? By Dan Heat & Chip Heath

How to Build a Halo of Happiness

By J.L. August

Scobleizer: Breaking News

Technology has caused many of the newspaper business's woes. Here's how it can play a role in the industry's survival. By Robert Scoble

Green Business: Truck Stop

Why FedEx's ambitious goal of putting 30,000 hybrid vehicles on the road by 2013 has stalled. By Melanie Warner

Not So Fast: Little Shop Of Horrors

Retail sales are struggling -- and the economy isn't the only reason. "Innovative" efforts to revive the shopping experience have been, let's say, uninspired. By Bill Barol

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