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INNOVATION   |  Comment

From The Editor: The Creative Economy

BY Robert SafianMon Nov 7, 2011

There are two economies at work in the United States right now. One is traditional, entrenched, powerful, and often highly profitable. These businesses account for a lot of revenue, and a lot of jobs, but they're not changing much--at least not for the better. They don't tell us much about what the future will be like. Then there's the innovation economy.READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  Comment

From The Editor: Four Of A Kind

BY Robert SafianMon Oct 3, 2011

The issue you hold in your hands was supposed to have a Hollywood icon on the cover. We had a photo shoot set up, an interview arranged. It was all carefully mapped out. And then Steve Jobs announced he was stepping down as CEO ...READ»

MAGAZINE   |  Comment

From The Editor: Design Of Things To Come

BY Robert SafianWed Sep 14, 2011

.caption {color:#666;font-size:11px;} .caption img {padding-bottom:2px;} Photo by Benjamin Lowy I was visiting with Nike CEO Mark Parker at his company's Beaverton, Oregon, headquarters last summer when I asked him if he ...READ»

EDITOR'S LETTER   |  Comment

Letter From the Editor: The Best Rivalry in Business, Refreshed

BY Robert SafianThu Oct 1, 2009

When you're in the media business, you worry about the cost -- and the risk -- of creating a new product from scratch each time. Movies, music, magazines: We all share the same challenge. In comparison, the idea of creating the same ...READ»

ROBERT SAFIAN   |  Comment

Letter from the Editor: Lessons of the Edupunks

BY Robert SafianTue Sep 1, 2009

Like many teenagers, my son spends a ton of time on his computer. His passion is designing icons to personalize a desktop or iPhone interface. He posts sets of these icons online for people to download. He doesn't get paid for any of ...READ»

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Letter From the Editor: What We Can't Live Without

BY Robert SafianFri May 1, 2009

When my father was a kid, his family had the first television on the block. Neighbors would come by just to watch the transmission signal. I was reminded of this family lore by Sony exec Steve Haber's comments about e-books in the ...READ»

FAST COMPANY   |  Comment

Editor's Letter: What Obama and Shaun White Have in Common

BY Robert SafianWed Jan 14, 2009

When we decided to put Barack Obama on our cover early last year, he was trailing well behind Hillary Clinton in the polls. We were cautioned by magazine insiders about the risk, but by the time our article was finished and hit ...READ»