THE 2020 BEST WORKPLACES FOR INNOVATORS
This year, Best Workplaces for Innovators will also include an Innovation Team of the Year award, honoring teams whose creativity and passion have driven a major breakthrough for an applying company.
To compile the list, Fast Company collaborates with Accenture to evaluate the role innovation plays in company culture and operations.
Why Apply
Every submission for the 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators will be individually evaluated by Fast Company‘s editorial staff. Finalists will be reviewed by a research team at Accenture as well as a group of judges consisting of Fast Company‘s editor-in-chief, Accenture’s chief technology and innovation officer, renowned business leaders, and notable innovators.
Companies chosen for the Best Workplaces for Innovators list will appear in the September 2020 issue of Fast Company magazine and on fastcompany.com. The Innovation Team of the Year will be selected by the Fast Company editorial team and profiled in the September 2020 issue as well as on fastcompany.com, along with a list of up to 10 finalists.
Who Should Apply
Companies and nonprofits of all sizes, in all industries and from all nations, will be carefully considered.
Organizations must demonstrate a serious and established commitment (e.g., internal incubators, skunk works, hackathons, ongoing education) to building a culture of innovation that yields tangible results (patents, patent applications, new products to market, new systems that enhance operations).
For full application details, see the FAQs. Click here to download the sample application.
Past Judges
Laszlo Bock, cofounder and CEO of Humu; Susan Chambers, former executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Walmart; Saikat Chaudhuri, executive director of Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Paul Daugherty, chief technology and innovation officer at Accenture; Stephanie Mehta, editor-in-chief of Fast Company; Jeff Sanders, vice chairman and co-managing partner of, global CEO and board practice at Heidrick & Struggles; Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code; and Bill Taylor, cofounder of Fast Company.