Topic: Cranium

If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try 40X

So, I’m sitting around yesterday feeling crummy about myself. And not the usual self-loathing that comes from simply being me, but a more concrete, quantifiable inner gloom that stemmed from once again working late, thereby ...READ»

Innovators Reveal Cool, Creative Spots in Seattle

Where are the cool and the creative? Nine Seattleites on the places that inspire them in their hometown.READ»

• Seattle: City of the Year

Five Top Design Firms Make the Gadgets We Love

American industrial designers are the secret heroes of the marketplace, finessing products to make them easier to use and help them sell better. Here's how five top firms have been busy shaping our world.READ»

Babes in Toyland

I was at the Toys R Us at Union Square last night shopping for the children of my boyfriend's cousins. Now, I haven't been to a Toys R Us in years, and honestly, with Christmas four days away, I wasn't looking forward to it ...READ»

From the Cutting Room Floor

It's not uncommon that articles get cut -- or that sidebars get dropped -- while we edit each monthly issue of Fast Company. If stories don't fit in the magazine and contain ideas still worth sharing, we usually try to publish them ...READ»

Running with Fast Company

David Carr writes about "Fast Company's New Life in the Slow Lane" in today's New York Times. He takes a look at where the magazine came from -- and the effect the Net economy boom had on business journalism -- and considers where ...READ»

Seattle: City of the Year

The capital of the Pacific Northwest is blessed with divine geography, frontier spirit, and an abundance of both artists and geeks. Plus, it's not even that rainy.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009