More than three dozen Fast Company editors, reporters, and contributors surveyed thousands of companies (many identified through a new, public submission process) across 36 categories. Their mandate: Identify the most notable innovations of the year, and trace their impact on businesses, industries, and the larger culture. This work led us to create 2018’s Top 50 and sector lists.
Contributors: Eillie Anzilotti, Jeff Beer, Rich Bellis, Jill Bernstein, Adam Bluestein, Sean Captain, Megan Carlan, Austin Carr, Morgan Clendaniel, Claire Dodson, Amy Farley, Cory Fernandez, Ainsley Harris, KC Ifeanyi, Lisa Jaycox, Sarah Khan, Hillel Kuttler, Suzanne LaBarre, Nicole LaPorte, David Lidsky, J.J. McCorvey, Harry McCracken, Annelise McGough, Steven Melendez, Heidi Mitchell, Blaire Monroe, Rose Pastore, Ben Paynter, Ke Peiyi, Adele Peters, Rina Raphael, Ruth Reader, Noah Robischon, Laynie Rose, Robert Safian, Chuck Salter, Ben Schiller, Elizabeth Segran, Lauren Smiley, Dan Solomon, Daniel Terdiman, John Paul Titlow, John Converse Townsend, Peter Wade, Cale Weissman, Mark Wilson, Jay Woodruff, and Chris Zara
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