The first U.S. penny -- pure copper and featuring a woman with flowing
hair -- was minted in 1792. But it wasn't until 1909, a century after
Lincoln's birth, that the 16th prez's image made it to the coin. Now,
to mark Honest ...READ»
Nine Inch Nails' performs on a stunning interactive stage, a massive panel of lights that reacts to sound and the band's movements. Created by Montreal-based Moment Factory, it was picked as one of the best projects of 2008 by Creative Review (check out the making-of video). But Moment Factory isn't alone in making amazing light and music installations. READ»
Obscura Digital transforms building facades into multimedia light shows--and you have to check out their latest work, which used San Francisco's U.S. Mint as a backdrop
The piece was sponsored by McAfee, ...READ»
Social entrepreneur Bill Strickland offers advice from the front lines of change -- San Francisco's nonprofit Bayview-Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology.READ»
What are your chances of being audited? Could the economy function without bank machines? What's the one stock investment that you should have made when you were young? We answer 10 questions -- some serious, some lighthearted, all eye-opening -- about the stuff that makes the world go round.READ»
Skip the PowerPoint. Forget the whiteboards and butcher paper. If you want to organize an off-site that is energetic and memorable -- an event that actually makes a difference -- then follow our seven-point guide.READ»
Can hope scale up? Can change scale down? Can leadership grow from the grass roots? What's the meaning of "Dotcom Mania"? Some of the best brains in the Fast Company community convened on Nantucket for the roundtable of the year.READ»
Take a lesson in change from people who make change for a living. Philip Diehl and his colleagues at the U.S. Mint have transformed a clumsy bureaucracy into a fast-moving enterprise with great customer service and a cutting-edge presence on the Web.READ»
Here's an amusing piece of information: The United States Mint released into circulation what is believed to be at least 50,000 new George Washington dollar coins that are missing their emblematic inscription of "In God We Trust." ...READ»
Earlier this week, the U.S. Mint announced plans to roll out new $1 coins, featuring each deceased president, at a rate of four per year. Mint officials hope this will a.) reacquaint Americans with some of our lesser-known presidents ...READ»
It's not been a bad week-plus for business innovation:
On June 3, 1965, the first American space walk occurred.
On June 4, 1626, Dutch colonist Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan.
On June 6, 1934, the Securities and Exchange ...READ»
