Q&A

Jonah Leher On The Three Types Of Creativity And How Brainstorming Doesn't Work

An exploration both artistic and scientific, Jonah Lehrer's new book "Imagine: How Creativity Works" tells us why a walk can lead to a big idea and how brainstorming dulls imagination.READ MORE›

Beepl Launches A Twitter-Simple, "Social Q&A Site"

People, meet Beepl. It launched to the general public yesterday in the online expertise-sharing/question-and-answer sphere after a short private test runREAD MORE›

Innovation Uncensored From The CEOs Of Virgin America, Livestrong, And Erly

We heard a lot of great questions at Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored event in San Francisco this past November, but there just wasn't enough time for them all. We gave our attendees a chance to pose questions to the speakers post-event, and compiled a cross section of them.READ MORE›

Facebook Tries to Cash-In on Q&A with "Questions"

A new Facebook tool, called Questions, is the latest in a series of Q&A experiments from major online companies. Can Facebook Questions compete?READ MORE›

Ask.com to Relaunch as Expert Q&A Service

Remember Ask.com, that pre-Google site with the cute butler logo, Jeeves? Well, it's about to relaunch with a new ethos: answering questions, not keywords.READ MORE›

New DWR CEO: "Mean, Dictatorial" Predecessors Left Team "Hand-Shy, Like a Dog That's Been Hit" [Exclusive]

In an exclusive interview, new Design Within Reach CEO John Edelman talks about knockoffs, DWR's desperate need for a better Web presence, and China.READ MORE›

• The Rise and Fall of DWR
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