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At Lunch With Doug Smith

Fri Aug 22, 2003 at 7:32 PM

A former McKinsey partner and co-author of The Wisdom of Teams, Doug is one of those exceptionally smart and remarkably nice guys you love to engage in a conversation. For the past two years, he and a friend have started a ...READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

BY Heath RowMon Aug 18, 2003 at 6:30 PM

Fast Company contributing editor Scott Kirsner will host a one-hour radio show this week from 1-2 p.m. on the Bloomberg Radio affiliate in Boston, WBIX 1060 AM. The show won't have a strong technology focus but will cover Boston ...READ»

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Subscription-based Shooters

BY Heath RowFri Aug 15, 2003 at 11:51 AM

Business people have long drawn on military leadership for lessons and ideas. People continue to cite Sun Tzu's The Art of War as a handy business reference -- and Mark McNeily has even penned a tome titled Sun Tzu and the Art of ...READ»

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Toys for the Desktop

BY Heath RowFri Aug 15, 2003 at 10:51 AM

If you think your work environment is too staid and straight-laced for the traditional Silly Putty -- which Fast Company's own Rob Roesler keeps close at hand in his office -- perhaps it's time you graduated to the more productively ...READ»

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The Band Called You

BY Heath RowWed Aug 13, 2003 at 4:12 PM

During the Net economy boom, it wasn't uncommon for up-and-coming companies to splurge on a popular rock band to showcase at a company retreat or sponsored conference social. Today it seems we're stuck with the recent album by the ...READ»

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Game Bored? II

BY Heath RowWed Aug 13, 2003 at 12:29 PM

FC Now reader Lynne Marie Parson emailed me some information about a project similar to the Big Urban Game in Minneapolis. Urban Challenge is a multi-city competition in which two-person teams find their way to 12 different ...READ»

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Welcome

Fri Aug 8, 2003 at 3:29 PM

Welcome to the world of Participatory Journalism. The article touches on some of the very points we're trying to accomplish here with FC Now.READ»

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Fast Company... on Film!

BY Heath RowWed Aug 6, 2003 at 10:56 AM

Three years ago, Fast Company featured Craig Newmark, founder of the popular online resource exchange Craig's List. Soon, the mailing list will be a documentary movie. Bay Area filmmaker Michael Ferris Gibson is chronicling 24 hours ...READ»

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People Power

BY Heath RowTue Aug 5, 2003 at 3:29 PM

Flash Mobs are seemingly unplanned and uncoordinated gatherings of people meeting in a public location for a brief period of time. Last week, one took place in Boston. This weekend, one will happen in London. While these public ...READ»