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Topic: Kevlar

  
GUEST HOSTS: WILLIAMS + MOORE   |  Comment

The Kevlar Test II -- Tell Us More!

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 94
Wed Dec 10, 2003 at 12:41 PM

I'm fascinated by Paul's post about putting new programs through "The Kevlar Test" to make sure that a great idea can truly be translated into a great new program... not because I don't think his steps are right on target, but ...READ»

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY   |  Comment

Four Winds n Fast Company

BY Carel Two-Eagle
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 4:06 PM

Hau mitakuyapi.  Hello, my relatives.  This is my first post on this blog, although it is not my first post.   On my blog you will find my humor, which runs to sarcasm, irony, and puns; and  my observations on the majority ...READ»

GUEST HOSTS: WILLIAMS + MOORE   |  Comment

Failing the Kevlar Test

BY Paul Williams
Relevancy Score: 55
Thu Dec 11, 2003 at 9:07 PM

So, you're interested to know more? About a time when things didn't go as planned? Years ago, my first big corporate marketing project after transitioning from a Starbucks field marketing position was to develop an in-store ...READ»

GUEST HOSTS: WILLIAMS + MOORE   |  10 comments

The Kevlar Test

BY Paul Williams
Relevancy Score: 52
Wed Dec 10, 2003 at 11:10 AM

It can be frustrating to put a business, marketing or promotional plan together that seems like such a great idea and then, post-promotion, scratching your head wishing you had thought out "that glitch" beforehand. One of the ...READ»

GEAR   |  1 comment

Hard Gear Is Good to Find

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 35
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:41 PM

Snowboarding's hard and soft sells.READ»

GUEST HOSTS: WILLIAMS + MOORE   |  4 comments

Na Na Hey Hey

BY Paul Williams
Relevancy Score: 34
Fri Dec 12, 2003 at 6:32 PM

I've started this wrap-up posting 4 or 5 times... The versions ranged everything from something sounding like an awards thank you speech, 'thank you Heath, Alison, Starbucks, Mom...' to lyrics from the 1969 song "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Green Giant

BY Ian Wylie
Relevancy Score: 31
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

The next force for business transformation won't be digital, it will be horticultural. That's the disruptive idea behind the awe-inspiring Eden Project.READ»

INNOVATION   |  2 comments

Innovation Wednesday: Filming Dirty Jobs, A Behind the Scenes Look

BY Ellen McGirt
Relevancy Score: 30
Wed Jan 23, 2008 at 2:24 PM

Want a dirty job done right? Ask some dirty boys to do it. That’s the takeaway from my visit to the “set” of Dirty Jobs, the runaway hit series from the Discovery Channel. Mike Rowe, the star and rogue philosopher behind the ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Nike SFB HF TZ Boots Black Grey

BY jordan shoes
Relevancy Score: 28
Wed Dec 2, 2009 at 10:21 PM

While we sincerely hope that you never need to use ‘em for that, the Nike SFB (Special Forces Boot) is equipped for any kind of battle you might need to enter. The Kevlar-sheathed lightweight tactical boot features a Free sole for ...READ»

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BOATS   |  2 comments

It's a Boat! It's a Plane! It's BMW Oracle's Wing Sail!

BY Alissa Walker
Relevancy Score: 25
Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 9:44 PM

A massive 7,700 pound wing sail affixed to a racing trimaran may be the United States' best shot at winning the Americas Cup.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

The New Wave

BY Fast Company Staff
Relevancy Score: 23
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:02 AM

A digital tsunami is hitting Tinseltown, and the old guard is holding on for dear life. But a new generation of up-and-comers has arrived. Here are 10 who know how to surf.READ»

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT   |  Comment

Wi-Fi Meets <em>The Wire</em>

BY Mark Lacter
Relevancy Score: 22
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:24 AM

Motorola's high-speed wireless networks give cops slick new tools to fight crime.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  3 comments

To Grow Your Company, Leverage Your Leaders

BY Betsy Wiesendanger
Relevancy Score: 20
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM

Dupont's "Leadership for Growth" program leverages talent and ideas by taking the chemical company's top executives out of their element and teaming them up with colleagues from other divisions.READ»

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CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  9 comments

To The Moon! (In a Minivan)

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 20
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:25 AM

How NASA and Lockheed Martin are building a successor to the Space Shuttle--using off-the-shelf technology and plain old pragmatism.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

The Age of Disruption

BY Alan M. Webber
Relevancy Score: 12
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:39 AM

Still not convinced that there's much "new" about the new economy? Then spend some time with Harvard's Juan Enriquez. In his new book, and in an interview, he explains how business and economics are changing -- and what it means for you.READ»

Kenan Samms
ASK NATURE   |  Comment

Asking Nature for Business Solutions

BY Glenn Croston
Relevancy Score: 6
Fri Dec 19, 2008 at 3:42 AM

Engineers and designers are always searching for innovative solutions to the problems they face.  Are there more efficient, less polluting ways to make things?  How can cars be stronger, lighter and more fuel efficient, all at the ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT   |  Comment

The Only Thing That Matters

BY Fred Moody
Relevancy Score: 6
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:43 PM

At night in a Seattle bar, the world is alive with possibilities.READ»

Hedy Lamarr
INVENTORS   |  3 comments

Some of the Greatest Inventors Are Women

BY Susan Casey
Relevancy Score: 5
Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 4:11 PM

digg_url = 'http://www.fastcompany.com/article/some-greatest-inventors-were-women'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Do you know who invented liquid paper or the first solar home heating system? Well, those inventors were women. And with ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Here's an Idea!

BY Jill Rosenfeld
Relevancy Score: 5
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:13 AM

Unit of OneREAD»