Topic: Bellevue

Put Your Customers in Charge

My Smartest Mistake: Find out what your customers want.READ»

Seattle Reboots Its Future

The leaders of the city that Bill Boeing and Bill Gates built are asking what it will take to thrive in the 21st century.READ»

Still in the Fast Lane

The AAA estimates that almost 37 million people will travel this Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. Because almost 31 million people will travel by car, roads and highways across the country are sure to be crowded. For special occasions such as this holiday, it's relatively easy to plan how long it might take to get where you're going by car. But when traveling on business, it's not always as clear.READ»

Unit of One Anniversary Handbook

We invited 30 leading figures from our first 6 issues to offer one new idea or one innovative practice that can make a difference to you.READ»

Steven Holl's Global Architecture Footprint

How rule breaking, vision, and a healthy shot of ego propel an architect to the top of his craft.READ»

• 2008 Masters of Design
• The Global Portfolio of Architect Steven Holl
• How Big is Holl's Vanke Center?

Congestion Defection

Working with the Washington State Department of Transportation, a Seattle company called TrafficGauge has developed an innovative device to help commuters work their way around traffic in the Seattle-Bellevue area. The ...READ»

Contest Results: This Brand Can Be Better

Fast Company asked readers to help reinvent several successful -- and struggling -- brands.READ»

State of the New Economy

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Extreme Off-Site

Take 10 talented businesspeople, put them on a rapids-choked Idaho river, watch the temperature rise to more than 100 degrees, and what do you get? A radical experiment in warp-speed team building. Was the experiment a success? You be the judge.READ»

Introducing Guest Blogger Steve McCallion: Consumer Experience King

When we named Steve McCallion as a Master of Design in 2006, we called him "The Mind Reader"--a title you don't just toss around haphazardly. But in his role as executive creative director at Ziba Design, in the burgeoning creative ...READ»

Memo to Self: Take a Hike!

How one vice president at Altrec.com helped save the company by downsizing his own job. A layoff saga with a hopeful twist.READ»

Dots Dashed

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Seattle area Honda dealer incorporates new technology into old fashioned customer service.

How one old school car dealer meets the Internet ageREAD»

The Road Not Taken

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Leap Of Faith

Meet Nau, the ultimate over-the-top, high-concept business. It makes striking, enviro-friendly clothing. It gives away 5% to charity. Can it save the world--and give us the perfect twill capri?READ»

Go to the Head of the Class!

Thanks to the Web, you can learn what you want -- when you want to learn it. From programming in a new language to talking the language of Wall Street, here's your online-curriculum guide.READ»

Into Thin Air

Maybe offshoring is good for the economy in the long run. Maybe it will boost productivity and save companies. But it's causing real pain to real people. And they never thought it would happen to them.READ»

What Makes Teams Work?

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Make Smarter Mistakes

Nobody's perfect. Here are six reality-tested strategies for fixing, preventing, and learning from the bad things that can happen to good businesspeople.READ»