A couple of pairs of sneakers for you today: both from Nike but, while one is an official product straight outta Nike's Beaverton, Oregon HQ, the other has come via Merseyside, in the U.K., and is essentially a custom job. One takes ...READ»
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Stanley Watowich of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston develops algorithms for a virtual experiment to test how more than 3 million molecules interact with 12 proteins related to dengue fever.
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You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Sports.READ»
Nike has come a long way since its early attempts to green its supply chain (read about Nike's early flub with the godfather of enviro design, Bill McDonough, in Fast Company's November issue). Yesterday I sat down with Nike's CEO, ...READ»
Surprise! It's those dudes in brown. UPS's new supply-chain arm lets companies outsource everything from cell-phone repairs to customer call centers. And yes, they do deliver.READ»
Can a famously high-testosterone company, built on brash ads and male athletic fantasies, finally click with female customers? That's the challenge behind Nike Goddess, whose goal is a once-and-for-all shift in how the company sells to, designs for, and communicates with women.READ»
If you answered "False," you may need Unicru's smart-assessment program -- a fast-paced, real-time screening system that quickens your hiring process, improves your hit ratio, and boosts your employee-retention rate. And that's the truth.READ»
The marketing excesses of the past few years left broken pieces scattered across the branding landscape. As a result, many companies are left with bogged-down, boring -- even dying and dead -- brands. Now take a look at your brand: Do you know what's broken? Do you know how to fix it?READ»
After 16 years of research-and-development effort, Nike has finally figured out how to put a little spring not in your step but in your shoes. Innovation, it turns out, is a marathon, not a sprint.READ»
The best way for a company to create a prosperous future is to make sure all of its employees understand the company's past. That's why many veteran execs at Nike spend time telling corporate campfire stories.READ»
