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Masters of Design: Burt Rutan

Founder, President, and CEO, Scaled CompositesREAD»

Around the World in Less than 80 Hours

What's next, Steve Fossett? You've circled the earth solo in a hot-air balloon, sailed around it in just 58 days, and now, flew nonstop around it by yourself in 67 hours in a plane built by Burt Rutan and bought by Richard Branson ...READ»

Iconoclasts: The Top Five Creative Minds

They do what others say can't be done. How? By seeing things differently.READ»

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Another Small Step for Man: Spaceport America Breaks Ground

Tomorrow, America's first port for leisure space flight begins construction, with Virgin Galactic as its anchor tenant.READ»

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Virgin Galactic Planetary

Earlier this year, SpaceShipOne, a commercial space flight venture backed by Paul Allen, tried for the skies, aiming to qualify for the Ansari X prize. The team is trying again early tomorrow -- and now they're joined by a leader who ...READ»

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Masters of Design: Bob Porter

Executive Vice President, SSM Health CareREAD»

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Masters of Design: Maurice Cox

Mayor of Charlottesville, VirginiaREAD»

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Masters of Design: Angela Shen-Hsieh

President and CEO, Visual i/oREAD»

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Masters of Design: Sam Farber

Founder, Copco, OXO, and WovoREAD»

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Masters of Design: Sam Farber

Founder, Copco, OXO, and WovoREAD»

The Power of the Prize5

The Power of the Prize

Lo and behold, contests actually work to spur innovation. So should we use them for everything?READ»

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Masters of Design: Marcia Lausen

Founding member, AIGA Design for DemocracyREAD»

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Masters of Design: Arnold Wasserman

Chairman, The Idea FactoryREAD»

Masters of Design

No matter what you do for a living, design matters. Meet and learn from 20 visionary men and women who are using design to create not just new products, but new ways of working, leading, and seeing.READ»

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Masters of Design: David Kelley

Founder and Chairman, IDEOREAD»

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Masters of Design: Kun-Hee Lee

Chairman and CEO, Samsung electronicsREAD»

Fuel for Thought

His $10 million X Prize proved that money can drive big ideas. Now he's looking for more of them.READ»

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Masters of Design: David Macaulay

Author and IllustratorREAD»

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Masters of Design: Geoff McFetridge

Founder, Champion GraphicsREAD»

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Masters of Design: Tom Ford

Former Creative Director, Gucci and Yves Saint LaurentREAD»

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Masters of Design: Jonathan Ive

Vice President of Industrial Design, Apple Computer Inc.READ»

Vision Quest: Contests Throughout History5

Vision Quest: Contests Throughout History

1567 Prize for: Developing a method of finding longitude at sea Offered by: Spain's King Philip II Amount: 6,000 gold ducats, plus an annual pension of 2,000ducats for life Winner: Marine chronometer, by James Harrison, in ...READ»

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Masters of Design: Yves Behar

Founder, fuseprojectREAD»

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Masters of Design: Kathleen Brandenburg

Principal and Cofounder, IA CollaborativeREAD»

The Cars of Tomorrow

What will replace the fossil-fuel burning car as we know it? Will it be ethanol? Hydrogen? Electricity? Despite the gas-guzzling Hummers, pickup trucks, and SUVs whose four-wheel-drive, offroad capabilities most Americans will never, ...READ»