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Want your team to be innovative? Keep your collaborators fresh

A study of 3 million science papers published in ‘Nature Human Behaviour’ offers insight into which conditions lead to more creative results.

Want your team to be innovative? Keep your collaborators fresh

Exclusive video: Michelle Obama says the private sector should help end food insecurity

Over 35 million people in America do not have access to the food required to meet their nutritional needs.

Exclusive video: Michelle Obama says the private sector should help end food insecurity

This threat to pregnant women is on roads everywhere

The findings of a new study show that the force of a vehicle driving more than 27 mph over a speed bump is too high for fetal organs, particularly brains.

This threat to pregnant women is on roads everywhere

Fast Company Magazine

The 10 most innovative film and TV companies of 2021

This year’s top content purveyors—such as Hulu, Netflix, Jigsaw, Lion Forge, Participant, and more—are delighting audiences and amplifying voices.

The 10 most innovative film and TV companies of 2021

This 22-foot long ‘problem map’ looks at the systemic failures that made COVID spread in the U.S.

Can we use the pandemic to come up with broad solutions that fix more than just the virus?

This 22-foot long ‘problem map’ looks at the systemic failures that made COVID spread in the U.S.

This Y Combinator for Hollywood wants to discover the next Lena Waithe

Is Imagine’s screenwriting accelerator, Impact, the new blueprint for breaking into entertainment as a writer? One aspirant’s journey through the Y Combinator for Hollywood.

This Y Combinator for Hollywood wants to discover the next Lena Waithe

Scientists find “biodegradable” bags perfectly usable after three years in dirt

Uh oh.

Scientists find “biodegradable” bags perfectly usable after three years in dirt

A love letter to Brutalism in brutal times

Choreographer Kristin Damrow turns Brutalism, one of architecture’s most controversial movements, into a gorgeous contemporary dance.

A love letter to Brutalism in brutal times

This former Deutsche Bank exec gave it all up to run a Brooklyn music school

Chad Cooper left a fast-track career when the struggling Brooklyn Conservatory of Music called his name. Here’s why he did it.

This former Deutsche Bank exec gave it all up to run a Brooklyn music school

The 7 technologies that will make farming smarter–and more productive

With 3 billion more mouths to feed by 2050, can ag-tech innovation create a more plentiful, efficient, sustainable, and resilient food system?

The 7 technologies that will make farming smarter–and more productive

Netflix, Prime, Blue Apron: How subscription businesses are taking over

Everything you purchase–from transportation to entertainment to groceries–will soon come with a monthly plan, says Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo.

Netflix, Prime, Blue Apron: How subscription businesses are taking over

Patagonia is giving its $10 million tax cut back to the planet

CEO Rose Marcario announced that it will go to groups committed to protecting air, land and water, and finding solutions to the climate crisis.

Patagonia is giving its $10 million tax cut back to the planet

Embracing A Positive Business Model Is Good For More Than Just Your Community

Do you feel like your daily work is aligned with your passions? Here’s how big businesses are making positive changes in their communities, while also growing their own brands.

Embracing A Positive Business Model Is Good For More Than Just Your Community

5 Things Your Favorite High School Teacher Taught You About Leading A Great Meeting

Running a meeting isn’t all that different from leading a class of students. Here are five lessons from great teachers on how to run a stellar meeting.

5 Things Your Favorite High School Teacher Taught You About Leading A Great Meeting

8 Simple Scientifically Proven Ways to Improve Your Writing

How do you have the most impact online? Should your writing be short and sweet, or long and detailed?

8 Simple Scientifically Proven Ways to Improve Your Writing

You (Yes, You) Can Help Shape The Future Of Social Entrepreneurship

The authors of a new book say they have “a field-tested methodology for launching a social enterprise” the right way. And now they want your input before they create an expanded version of the book.

You (Yes, You) Can Help Shape The Future Of Social Entrepreneurship

How Upworthy Used Emotional Data To Become The Fastest Growing Media Site of All Time

If it makes an editor cry, it’s Upworthy.

How Upworthy Used Emotional Data To Become The Fastest Growing Media Site of All Time

Businesses With A Strong Sense Of Purpose Are More Successful

Want to make more money? Make sure your employees feel like they’re working for something greater than just profit.

Businesses With A Strong Sense Of Purpose Are More Successful

What’s The Best Way To Measure Impact?

Instead of a peer-reviewed publication, the endpoint of this measurement is demand creation: a product that people will want to use.

What’s The Best Way To Measure Impact?

Why We’re So Bad At Measuring Impact, And How To Fix It

Data scientists and information economists in particular are beginning to pair with social innovators to understand the dynamics of interventions, and separating what works from what doesn’t.

Why We’re So Bad At Measuring Impact, And How To Fix It

Impact

Electric vehicles have a weight problem

More than 10,000 John Deere workers are on strike

Reasons to hope: 16 companies, people, and ideas that might save the planet

News

With Megan Thee Stallion Hottie Sauce, Popeyes just leveled up in the celebrity arms race

The ‘mountain’ of electronics we discard in 2021 could weigh more than the Great Wall of China

The candy corn debate is over

Co.Design

How this activewear unicorn got profitable, while direct-to-consumer rivals are still bleeding red

See NYC’s bold new subway map, inspired by Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 classic

Meet the landscape architect turning Superfund sites into must-see destinations

Work Life

Is power going to your head? Research shows how leaders can be prone to make bad decisions

The science behind 7 great leadership principles

Why startup equity can feel like a scam—and how companies can fix it