Topic: Vail (Colorado)

Resort Combines Facebook Places, Gowalla, Nike+ for Social Media Skiing

This winter, skiers and snowboarders will be hitting the the slopes in a whole new way. Rather than just flying through moguls or sailing off half-pipes, mountain-goers might soon be "checking in."READ»

Is Business Getting Girly? Don Draper Reports

As a rule I'm a 'never-before-noon' man. But one morning recently there it was, on top of the spread of magazines laid out for me on my desk. Cover story of The Atlantic Monthly, the magazine founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson and some cronies over a few drinks at the Parker House Hotel in Boston in 1857. Four words. "The End Of Men." READ»

Extreme Corporate Narrative Makeover: Why Your Company Needs a New Bedtime Story

You hear the word "narrative" a lot these days. That's because we're looking for personal relationships--dialogue, shared experience, a bedtime story. READ»

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CEOs Share Their Spending Dreams for National Splurge Day

Chicago writer and "eventologist" Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith may have created this fake holiday on a lark, but that hasn't stopped people -- and companies -- from marking it. We asked a few consumption experts for their personal wish lists.READ»

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Stanford's Autonomous Car Learns to Slide Park

 When we last visited Stanford to take a look at the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab (VAIL) work on robotic vehicles, we had the chance to sit in the Junior 3 autonomous car while it slowly backed itself into a parking ...READ»

“Daddy, What’s a Brand?” and 9 More Awkward Questions for Uncertain Times

In uncertain times like these, let's get back to basics, shall we? Graham Button investigates 10 questions we all should be asking ourselves.READ»

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Fast Company Takes a Spin in VAIL's iPhone-Controlled Autonomous Vehicle

Distracted driving caused 6,000 automobile fatalities in 2008 alone. People probably aren't going to stop texting and fiddling around with gadgets while driving anytime soon, so why not make it a little bit less dangerous to be ...READ»

Scott A. Forbes Saddle River

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Introducing Guest Blogger Graham Button: Designing Experiences That Are "True from the Center"

While he didn't know it at the time, Graham Button hit a significant career turning point the day that Grey Worldwide won the Frontier Airlines account. In the course of working with the airline, Button, the ad agency's creative ...READ»

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Ron Pollack and President Ford

When Ron was putting together his Vail fundraiser for the rescue workers of 9-11, he got a number of the local leaders and long-term residents to help: Vail mayor Rod Slifer and his business partner Harry Frampton ...READ»

Travel Guide Books Get a Redesign

Three new travel series reimagine what a guidebook can be by putting design at the forefront. READ»

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Degree Of Difficulty

Global warming threatens the very viability of Aspen's famed ski resort. The real fix is about changing the way people think.READ»

The Fall and Rise of David Pottruck

One day, David Pottruck was CEO of a major company. The next, he was out on his ear. What's it like to lose it all -- and how do you get is back again?READ»

25 Top Women Business Builders

Meet the winners of our first-ever awards for women business owners. They're a dynamic, inspiring group -- with lots to teach us all.READ»

How To Lead a Rich Life

(Revised and Updated for a Poor Economy)

Can money buy happiness? (You'd be surprised!) What is the measure of true wealth? (Hint: Don't look at your brokerage statement.) Why do so many people with high incomes have such limited assets? (Check out your garage...and your pool...and those vacation bills.) A values-driven guide to mastering the Money Issue.READ»

Practical Radicals

You say you want a business revolution? Not so fast.READ»

(Away from) Home for the Holidays

These four destinations provide a welcome dose of holiday cheer.READ»

Skiing Scared

They've been devoured by monster moguls. They've freaked in the steeps. Now they're fighting back. Meet four brave souls who have traveled to British Columbia to jump-start the ski season -- and to take on their own version of the abominable snowman.READ»

Survey Says...

Results from the How Much Is Enough? survey by Fast Company and Roper Starch Worldwide.READ»

How Much Is Enough?

It is the wedge question of the new economy: How much money for your work? How much time for family? How much public glory? How much time for reflection? Fast Company looks at the choices we all have to make.READ»

Lesson #5: Take control by letting go

Let go of your natural instinct.READ»

Lesson #2: If you lack essential tools, invent them

Tilt the board and it rips.READ»

Lesson #4: You learn by succeeding

A crutch can be an incredible time saver.READ»

Lesson #1: Never take your equipment as a given

Snowboarding with poles?READ»