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Acts of Kindness: Recipe for Ugly Times?

Maybe we've been looking in wrong place as a way of dealing with the constant negative news about the economy. Our focus has been on business strategy, economic stimulus plans, and government policies. All things. And who is personally responsible? Perhaps the real answer lies in the human heart.READ»

A Brief History of Our Time

Offices in closets and homemade lasagna are just some of the highlights from Fast Company's formative years, as told by founding editors Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, and others who were there at the beginning.READ»

Champions of Change

Bill Taylor and Alan Webber, Fast Company's founding editors, were recently recognized by the American Society for Training and Development as champions of workplace learning and performance. In the award book for the 2003 ASTD ...READ»

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What's in a Name?

FC Now reader Tom Asacker asks, "What does Fast Company mean again?" Our founding editors, Bill Taylor and Alan Webber, expand on how we consider "fast companies" in the June 2003 editor's letter. We also offer 10 make-or-break ...READ»

Immersive Marketing: Challenge Your Audience

Marketing events must challenge your audience. Sounds strange, right? Does that mean you should schedule a push-up contest at your next promotion? To that the answer is a resounding ‘it depends.’ Recent studies from our ...READ»

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Slow Is the New Fast

With our November issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

That's Rich II

An interesting comparison to Forbes' recent roundup of billionaires is Rolling Stone's 2004 Rock Rich List this week. The top 10: The Rolling Stones, $84.1 million Bruce Springsteen, $81.7 million The Eagles, $62.9 ...READ»

The Fast Company Idea Wellspring

Over the weekend, the Financial Times published a list of the best business books of 2006. I'm proud to say that 3 of the 16 titles cited have a close connection to Fast Company: Fast Company's Greatest Hits, our compilation of great ...READ»

The Big Boys

Last night, I went to see "An Unreasonable Man," a new documentary about Ralph Nader. What, you might ask, does he have to do with Fast Company magazine? Quite a bit, actually. Nader's detractors pelt him with insults, some of his ...READ»

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Fast Company

Fast Company is a full-color monthly magazine that reports on the technology industry. It was launched in November 1995by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors.  It serves as a handbook for the ...READ»

Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy

Put aside your workaday reading material and pick up something that stretches your mind, grips your imagination, or backfills the gaps in your literary repertoire. We have some wise suggestions for your summer book list.READ»

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<em>Fast Company</em>'s Linda Tischler Wins the Deadline Club Award for Best Magazine Feature

New York, May 25, 2006 - Fast Company announced today that Senior Writer, Linda Tischler, has been award the 2006 Deadline Club Award for best magazine feature. The article, "Join the Circus," was in the July 2005 issue and gave an ...READ»

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The Promise of Reinvention

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

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The Internet Power Grab

Everyone knows that the Internet is moving from free to fee. So why isn't the Internet army fighting back?READ»

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Featured in the March Issue of <em>Fast Company</em> Magazine

Tenth Anniversary Issue The Fast 50, Page 51 A decade ago, Fast Company began chronicling a new era in business. To celebrate its anniversary, the magazine is looking out to the next decade. Meet the Fast 50, the people, ...READ»

Welcome to "Maverick Monday"

Dorothy was right: There really is no place like home. It feels great to kick off the release of our new book, Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win, with a week of guest-blogging on the Fast Company site. ...READ»

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Fast Company Wins 2006 IIDA Star Award

May 16, 2006, Chicago, IL – Fast Company announced today that The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will award the magazine its 2006 IIDA Star Award at the IIDA 12th Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, June 11, ...READ»

Jane Harper

Main Event: "How to Create in Internet Time"READ»

An Evening with John A. Byrne

Last night, Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, met with about 100 members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Company of Friends and students at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Over the course of two hours, ...READ»