Jeremy Heimans

Most Creative People 2012

Jeremy Heimans

Founder, CEO

How to engage citizens

Jeremy Heimans started Purpose to incubate people and organizations with the potential for social change. It's the latest in a string of startups he's founded, including GetUp!, Avaaz, and AllOut.

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How To Lead A Purposeful Company Toward Social Change

Purpose, an agency for good, aims to be a “mothership for movement building.”

How To Lead A Purposeful Company Toward Social Change

How To Lead A Purposeful Company Toward Social Change

Purpose, an agency for good, aims to be a “mothership for movement building.”

How To Lead A Purposeful Company Toward Social Change

3 Movement Builders On How To Create Engaged Citizens

The founders of Purpose, Voto Latino, and PopVox weigh in on how to get more people involved in creating change.

3 Movement Builders On How To Create Engaged Citizens

3 Lessons On The Wrong Ways To Use Social Media To Create Change

Everyone might have made their Twitter pictures green during the Iranian elections, but when it comes to really changing the world, the experts say it’s going to take a lot more than a few tweets.

3 Lessons On The Wrong Ways To Use Social Media To Create Change

Impact

The first passenger flight powered by 100% sustainable fuel just took off

How businesses can redesign online shopping to fight the environmental menace of free returns

How urban forestry can help battle climate inequality

News

Mississippi’s Roe v. Wade case: How the Supreme Court could rule and what that would mean

The fastest-growing brands for 2021 will surprise you

Debt collectors can now pursue you on social media about your outstanding debts

Co.Design

The real-life stories on this beautifully illustrated site are everything your sex-ed class wasn’t

A former Dyson designer has created plant pots that fold flat

Inside Lululemon and Peloton’s messy legal battle over sports bras

Work Life

How to hold on to your best customers (Hint: Don’t assume they’re locked in)

9 leaders share their plans for the company holiday party this year

Fast Company Magazine

How Emily Ratajkowski wrote ‘My Body’