Johansson argues that all new ideas are just combinations of old ideas. In the realm of social innovation, this means that collaboration with people from different backgrounds is the key to success.READ»
Tumblr, the microblogging service which allows users to share images at the click of a button, has big plans to begin creating original content. This follows a year in which they gained more than 20 million new users. But what will they do about those pesky service outages and spam problems?READ»
In an excerpt from his new book, "Screw Business As Usual," Sir Richard Branson says that there has never been a more exciting time to explore this next great frontier, where the boundaries between work and higher purpose are merging into one, where doing good really is good for business.READ»
Businesses can and should have a much larger social impact than nonprofits, Sir Richard Branson tells Fast Company in an exclusive interview. But there's a selfish element at play: A business with a social conscience will have more motivated employees, save resources, drive higher profits, and, paradoxically, be more satisfying than even the material wealth it creates. READ»
Once we're down there, who knows what we'll discover. But first we have to figure out how to not die getting there. This new submersible is a good step.READ»
Branson thinks that by being in space, people become more passionate about the planet. And he's planning on helping out cash-strapped NASA with its research, too. "We can put satellites into space for almost no carbon output because we're launching them from 60,000 feet rather than land-based satellite launches," he tells us. READ»
Dalton Maag, a London font and logo design studio, has developed a new typeface sure to knock the space nerds right off their telescopes. It’s got flat, square characters and a kind of retro-futuristic style designed to, as Dalton ...READ»
Virgin's new Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport is designed to make you want to stick around--and to subtly make you compost your food.READ»
Don't have the $250,000 to secure a spot on one of Virgin Galactic's maiden joyrides into space next year? We had the chance to fly next to WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo in the skies over San Francisco.READ»
Instead of relying only on private passengers, Virgin Galactic is expanding its business to include scientists eager to conduct research in space. READ»
Brand identity expert David Brier creates his first Fast Company infographic of 2011, offering 6 tips to successfully survive the rough waters of branding in today's economy.READ»
In the absence of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, private companies are left to fill the black hole of space exploration. Now, 50 years after John Glenn orbited the Earth, some very different kinds of explorers are leading the way.READ»
Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group and visionary industrialist, has decided to keep tabs on the carbon emissions of the gargantuan shipping industry.READ»
Small corporate sustainability measures are important, to be sure, but nothing indicates a commitment to saving the planet more than drastic emissions cuts. That's where the Gigaton Awards come in.READ»
British tycoon and Virgin chairman Richard Branson is launching an iPad-only magazine called Project, which will hit the iTunes store Tuesday--ahead of Rupert Murdoch's Daily.READ»
Social media manager Jill Fletcher on how Virgin America became the airline of choice for the nerd set, and the customer service challenges presented when everyone on board is connected.READ»
Last Sunday, an article I was reading covered Elon Musk, who made his riches helping to build PayPal and is now CEO of Space X and Tesla Motors. A few years ago, while doing research for my third book, I interviewed Musk. I was struck by the same thing the article covered: does Musk twist reality? READ»
