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Ask the Experts

Dan Pink recommends online resources for free agents.READ»

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A Reference Room of Your Own

When I was a boy in central Ohio and the Internet was barely an idea, I discovered a secret. If a question was stumping me -- say, "Who led the American league in RBI's in 1957?" or "What's the leading export of Ecuador?" -- I could ...READ»

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Careers: How Do I Work This?

In the coming Conceptual Age, contends author Dan Pink, creative "right-brain" thinkers gain leverage with corporations while linear "left-brain" thinkers, dominant in the Information Age, become more of a commodity. In A Whole New ...READ»

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In the Art Business

This spring, Dan Pink, author of "Free Agent Nation," delivered the commencement speech to graduates of the Ringling School of Art & Design. Equally funny and inspiring, the presentation, which is downloadable as a PDF, offers ...READ»

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ROI Luck Club

Last year, Dan Pink spent time with psychologist Richard Wiseman to learn about the role luck can play in business and work. Now, two professors at ESADE, a business school in Barcelona, have published Good Luck: Creating the ...READ»

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Amazing Postcards

When you declare free agency, it's smart to do just that: make a declaration. And perhaps the most effective method is to send a simple postcard that announces your decision to anyone and everyone who might be a source of future work. ...READ»

Of A Whole New Mind

Yesterday afternoon, I took the train down to Philadelphia to join the local Company of Friends group at the Charter High School for Architecture and Design. Why go so far just to turn around to head home in several hours? Dan Pink. ...READ»

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Little Noticed Election Landmarks: Women In Charge (& Not)

Last Tuesday, New Hampshire voters elected 13 women to the state Senate, out of a total of 24 seats -- the first time women have been the majority in any U.S. state legislative body. Flagged by Fast Company alum Dan Pink, with ...READ»

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You've Got ... Money

Your guide to unclaimed propertyREAD»

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2.0 Career Advice from Dan Pink, Author of Free Agent Nation

Last Thursday night I attended a very interesting presentation by Dan Pink, best selling author of "A Whole New Mind" and "Free Agent Nation." Dan is a definite free agent himself, with his last ...READ»

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THE WELLBEING OF BUSINESS

How to improve your performance, easily     Introduction The pace of change is continuously increasing. Competition is popping up from all over the world. New giants are emerging from countries like China, India, Brazil and ...READ»

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Live from Pop!Tech: My Kind of Dinner Party

The beauty of this conference is the range of speakers. It's the sort of eclectic gathering that would make for a helluva dinner party. At one end of the table you'd have Paul Potak asking, "Why is it that 90 percent of designers ...READ»

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Free for All

The best things in life are free. Free speech. Free trade. And, of course, free stuff. You won't get robust public debate or open international markets on DailyeDeals. But you will get links to a ton of great freebies. You'll find ...READ»

Free Agent Nation (Still) Wants You!

Should you still want to be a free agent? Fast Company's Dan Pink, the man who discovered Free Agent Nation, talks about life during a recession, the secret joys of working at home, and seven dirty words of the free-agent economy.READ»

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Blast Off!

The medium for every messageREAD»

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Blast Off!

The medium for every messageREAD»

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Linux Meets Yahoo!

Open Source DirectoryREAD»

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Publish or Perish!

The jeers and cheers of Digital Storytelling Bootcamp.READ»

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Insure Fer Sure

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One Look Is All It Takes

For more than a decade, I've had the same tattered paperback Webster's New World Dictionary sitting on my desk. This trusty volume has performed well, I guess. And there's something comforting about smelling the pages, deciphering the ...READ»

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Go Free Agent

Welcome to Fast Company's hyperlinked hub for independent professionals -- a nerve center for inspiration, support, and resources powered by Guru.com, a leading online resource that enables soloists to find gigs, link up ...READ»

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Fast Future

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

Gator Aid

I love the ease and convenience of e-commerce. But those incessant online forms? They make me want to scream. They're as boring and redundant as a Congressional floor statement. But now I've found a way to deal with these nettlesome ...READ»

10 Hard Truths About Layoffs

Who ever imagined that change-the-world companies like Cisco, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard would be laying off thousands of workers? And who thought that you would be among them -- or worried that you might be next? Here's a personal survival guide for tough times.READ»

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FAQs of Life in the New Economy

A letter from the founding editors.READ»