Topic: Cape Town

Ever Wanted to Snuggle Inside a Bird's Nest? Now's Your Chance

South African designers weave a tree house for adults.READ»

The Freeplay Group - Changing the Rules?

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Chatter

From promotional brochures found at OutsourceWorld, a recent trade show in New York.READ»

Spreading the Educational Wealth

The global economy demands that lifelong learning spread beyond the industrialized world.READ»

June Events for Creative Business People

What's happening in June, from Wal-Mart's annual meeting to the World Barista Championships.READ»

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• Numerology: A Hill of Beans

social justice - Adam Kahane

"I believe that we have a much greater capacity to shape the future than we allow ourselves to think."READ»

Adam Kahane

Session II: "Changing the Winds"READ»

The Promise of Fast Education

B. Joseph White Dean of the University of Michigan Business School The education provided by the world's top business schools is truly the tip of the global-educational iceberg. How can the riches available at the top be distributed ...READ»

Socially Conscious Cookies from South Africa

As part of her MBA training, Alicia Polak had an internship in South Africa with the United Nations. This  was 1999; she learned everything she could about the culture, the economy, and how she as an American could make ...READ»

The Agenda - Social Justice

The Freeplay Group, based in Cape Town, South Africa, builds products that capture the imagination of the world -- and that change the world.READ»

From Vodacom to Startup, South African Mobile Social Networking Founder Makes Waves

Vodacom's The Grid just launched, but team leader Vincent Maher is already onto his next venture--a Ning-equivalent for mobiles in South Africa and emerging markets.READ»

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation

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See What Arik Levy's Voice Looks Like

All-star graphic designer Rick Valicenti, the founder of Thirst, gave a mesmerizing preview this week of his upcoming collaboration with furniture designer Arik Levy, for the latter's first solo exhibition. Valicenti revealed ...READ»

Global Warming: Lucrative and Sexy

Economists believe that market forces, not government policies, will provide the most efficient solutions to the looming global warming crises. But why wait for the market to tip the balances in the planet's favor when you can create ...READ»

If your website was faster would business be better?

When Shopzilla increased the speed of their website by 5 seconds it resulted in, a 7%-12% increase in revenue, a 25% increase in page views , a 50% reduction in hardware, and a 120% increase traffic from Google.*A fast website, ...READ»

The Agenda - Introduction

Fast Company's second annual report on the people, teams, and companies that are doing work that matters -- and creating the future of work.READ»

The 10 Most Creative People in Ethonomics

1. Shai Agassi, CEO, Better Place A former software entrepreneur, Agassi is leading the pack on electric vehicle charging stations. His vision: battery-powered vehicles made by Renault-Nissan, a vast network of charging ...READ»

Best Practices of the Best Companies: The Agenda Archives

In April 1998, Fast Company introduced The Agenda: an annual awards issue that recognizes companies for excellence in grassroots leadership, humane technology, total teamwork, and sustainable growth. At a time when change is fast, ...READ»

Best of the Best 2002

Organizations that are defining new standards of excellence and reinventing whole industries.READ»

Updating the Agenda

An update on four agenda setters.READ»

5 Years of Who's Fast

Who's Fast 2003 marks our fifth-annual celebration of the unsung heroes and rising stars of business. As a group, they represent a new generation of leaders who blend integrity and imagination, brains and guts. What follows is a roster of Who's Fast profiles from prior years (titles and company affiliations reflect each person's status at the time of their selection).READ»

What's New, What's Not

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China Surpasses U.S. as Leader in Sub-Sahara

That the West is losing the sub-Sahara does not come as news in Africa itself. One leader after another has been explicit on this point, from Senegal's president ("Today, it is very clear that Europe is close to losing the ...READ»

" I Can Only Compete Through My Crew."

Of all the environments for testing one's ability to be a leader, one of the toughest is the deck of a racing yacht, a place where Simon Walker has spent much of his adult life.READ»

Built to Scale

The leaders of Netigy are wrestling with a make-or-break question that's been the downfall of many promising startups: How do you get big in a big hurry? The answer: act like you already are.READ»