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Built to Flip

A battle is under way for the new economy. Which side are you on? Jim Collins

Built to Flip - Where Do You Come Down?

Has Built to Flip overthrown Built to Last? Should it? Fast Company asked five commentators to tell us where they come down on those questions -- and to offer strong opinions that will spark debate. Fast Company

Built to Last

Fast Company issues this call to action and invites you to read it, sign it, and join the movement to realize the promise of the new economy. Fast Company

Do You Have the Will to Lead?

Philosopher Peter Koestenbaum poses the truly big questions: How do we act when risks seem overwhelming? What does it mean to be a successful human being? Polly LaBarre

Fantastic Voyage

"Voyager of the Seas" is a big boat -- the largest cruise ship ever. And the story of its creation offers powerful lessons -- in strategic daring, relentless execution, and devotion to design. Charles Fishman

Fast Pack 2000

Can hope scale up? Can change scale down? Can leadership grow from the grass roots? What's the meaning of "Dotcom Mania"? Some of the best brains in the Fast Company community convened on Nantucket for the roundtable of the year. Fast Company

How May I Help You?

Unit of One Lucy McCauley

Information as if Understanding Mattered

Richard Saul Wurman and 12 information architects spent one year and $1 million to produce a book that creates useful information on everything from crime and politics to business and the Net. The real lesson: Design forms understanding. Jill Rosenfeld

One Big Problem - " Save the Waves"

With the cruise-ship industry's dramatic growth, the federal government made it clear that it was making an example of Royal Caribbean. Charles Fishman

Report From the Future

All in the Family

Meeting I Never Miss Amy Wilson

Clued In? Sign On!

The interconnection of hundreds of millions of people via the Web doesn't represent just another sales channel or merely another opportunity to do the same work faster. It offers the potential to reframe some fundamental questions about business. Katharine Mieszkowski

Cyber Crime

Report from the Futurist Rekha Balu

Envisioner

Job Titles of the Future: Ken Jewell Erika Germer

Get Smarter Faster

What's Your Problem? Katharine Mieszkowski

Handy Devices

Printing and scanning in the palm of your hand. Amy Wilson

How to Find Your Future

"Your biggest competitor is your own view of the future," argues one of two new books, both devoted to helping business leaders build companies and design lives that reflect the confusing realities of the new economy. Scott Kirsner

KPMG Faces the Internet Test

Is the Web testing the way you do business? Then maybe you should require the people in your organization to become Web wizards -- and to pass a test to prove their Web skills. Take an online lesson from KPMG. Rehka Balu

Monkey Business

How many monkeys would a monkey catcher catch if a monkey catcher bauble-baited bottles? How many consultants can the Consultant Debunking Unit debunk by checking out the latest monkey metaphor? Jill Rosenfeld

My Favorite Bookmarks - Geraldine Weis-Corbley

Picks from the Owner of the Good News Network. Fast Company

My Favorite Bookmarks - Lavonne Luquis

Picks from the President and CEO of Latino.com. Fast Company

Not-a-Lawyer

Job Titles of the Future: Rory Holland Erika Germer

Offbeat Sites for Off-Sites

Make your next off-site meeting a staff treat. Amy Wilson

Parents @ Work

Bring Your Parents to Work Day. Rekha Balu

Picture This

The Z8 roadster of digital cameras. Patrick Mitchell, Art Director

Road Rules - Rule No. 17

Know the place, know the people. Heath Row

Supply Chic

Everyday tools with style. Amy Wilson

Want to Lead Better? It's Simple

In a world of infinite choices, says author and consultant Bill Jensen, the job of a leader is to help people make the right choices. Jill Rosenfeld

NetWork

Battle of the Bots

Louis. Marciano. Ali. Those were the great heavyweight fighters of the 20th century. But they were lightweights compared with the 21st century's new breed of fighters: Rhino. Mechadon. Biohazard. Introducing ... the robot rumble. Michael Kaplan

Get Your Career in Site

No, this isn't another article about how to post your resume on the Web! It's a practical guide to using the Web to answer the real questions: What kind of work do you want to do? What kind of company do you want to work for? Gina Imperato

Get Your Work to Go

How is the future of work like ordering take-out Chinese? For work to go, put your files online, leave your laptop behind, and wherever you land, dial in for your order. It's ready when you are. (But you'll have to work again in an hour.) Chris O'Malley

Startups - The " Inside" Stories

You don't need to quit your day job to launch a startup. Instead, follow the lead of a team from Nortel Networks whose members jump-started a big idea, declared themselves intrapreneurs, and never looked back. Ron Lieber

Testing the Testers

An in-depth look at five of the best-known Web-based career-assessment tools. Gina Imperato

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At the Crossroads

A letter from the founding editors. The Founding Editors

Change Agent - Issue 32

"Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, my mom -- and now you -- have shared the secret of rifting." Seth Godin

Digital Matters - Issue 32

"Congress and the states have the authority to tax Internet transactions -- but they don't have the votes." John Ellis

Life/Work - Issue 32

"It takes a strong stomach to listen to how other people see you." Tony Schwartz

Living Dangerously - Issue 32

"Here are the 10 Commandments of leadership that I carried down from the mountaintop." Harriet Rubin

The (Stealth) War for Talent

A Spy in the House of Work The Spy