Topic: Palo Alto Research Center Inc.

WorkFast.TV, A Live Streaming Video Show Launches on FastCompany.TV Today

WorkFast.TV, a live Internet-distributed video show focused on how Internet technologies are changing the way we work, will air live on FastCompany.TV today. Tech bloggers Robert Scoble and Shel Israel will co-host the show that ...READ»

Computing for the People

What comes after desktop computing? Social computing -- technology that supports communities and turns cyberspace into a cyberplace.READ»

8 Principles for Learning

A study aligns the reality of work in the field with XBS's overall change strategy.READ»

The People Are the Company

How to build your company around your people.READ»

Act II: The iPod Effect

If you're still hungry for more riveting news on the social impact of the iPod (see David's post from last week on subway theft), it turns out iTunes playlists are more about bling and less about revealing your true self! Who ...READ»

Why Designers Need to Focus on Focus Groups

The design team can play an important role in research and focus group testing.READ»

• Ravi Sawhney's Design Reach blog

Fast Talk: Mother (and Fathers) of Invention

How do new products happen? We asked some inventive folks about coming up with ideas and seeing them through to the marketplace.READ»

My Favorite Bookmarks - Mark Weiser

Picks from the Principal Scientest at Xerox PARC.READ»

Why Minority Report-Style OS Is Coming To PCs Sooner Than You Think

Windows Icons Mice and Pointers--the WIMP environment is how we've been piloting our computers since the clever guys at Xerox PARC developed the system in the early 1970's. The mouse itself has just turned 40 years old. But a number, even vital...READ»

Workscapes of the Future

None of Mark Chow's previous assignments prepared him for what he experienced as leader of the Workscapes of the Future experiment.READ»

The Role of Group Think in Innovation

Not surprisingly, amazing things happen when groups of inventive people congregate. Edison was able to accomplish so many great things, through trial and error and with the help of other inventors in his lab. While modern-day labs ...READ»

Live from Your Office! It's ...

... the company talk show!" If you're looking for lessons to help your company compete or to put your career in gear, just sit down on the couch next to our genial host and learn how to talk your way to the top! And now, heeeeeere's the talk show!READ»

Thirst for Wealth

This Web startup found its own fresh-water spring -- in cyberspace.READ»

The Geeky Oscars

I had the chance, earlier this week, to attend an event called "The 8th Annual Industry Hall of Fame" dinner at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. This is an event that used to be held at COMDEX, the Vegas tech tradeshow ...READ»

Sisterhood Is Digital

Anita Borg is a living legend among computer scientists. She is also leading a worldwide movement to redesign the relationship between women and technology. Some of the world's most powerful technology companies are finally paying attention.READ»

Rules for Leaders (Continued)

40. Leaders give everyone a cause. Corollary to rule #39: What's the point of our story? If you want people to care -- really to care -- enlist them in a cause that they can care about: being part of the team that will go down in ...READ»

(Un)Real Estate

The news that Bell Labs is going to be torn down makes me sad. The storied site of many technological inventions, Bell Labs was a throwback to when large corporations actually invested R&D dollars with the farflung future -- not the ...READ»

Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn

The secret to learning new things is to be willing to unlearn--even if your behaviors previously brought success.READ»

Rest in Peace

George Pake, who founded the storied Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in the early '70s, died last week. Rest in peace. Update: Parc has compiled an online memorial for Pake. Peers, colleagues, friends, and family are encouraged to ...READ»

The Art of Smart

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Start the Revolution (Again!)

With our November 2005 issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

Start the Revolution (Again!)

With our November 2005 issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

(No) Exit Ahead?

A leading venture capitalist offers a tough-love survival guide: How to keep your company afloat when the IPO market has dried up. Plus, six words you should never use when raising money.READ»

Smart Steps

What smart steps should business leaders be taking to deal with Act II of the new economy? Maybe the smartest thing to do is to take stock of Act I: What lessons did we learn in the first five years of the new economy?READ»

Embrace Your Small Ideas for Big Impacts

Nothing can kill innovation faster than the performance anxiety that results from outsized ambition. An ode to the little ideas that matter.READ»

• Dev Patnaik's Innovation blog