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Most Innovative Companies

Join host James Vincent, a founding partner at FNDR, as he talks to the founders of the most innovative companies in the world, each one with lessons to teach on how to foster and maintain the spirit of innovation both in their teams and themselves. Known as the “founder whisperer,” James has helped some of the biggest companies in the world stay relevant and forward-thinking, from his days with Steve Jobs at Apple to more recent partners like AirBnB. That insight on innovation makes MIC a must listen for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve.

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The New Way We Work

Fast Company deputy editor Kate Davis takes listeners on a journey though the changing landscape of our work lives and explains what we need to build the future we want. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

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Creative Control

Fast Company's Creative Control is taking a deep dive into the forces that are shaping the creator economy and what it means for its future. As the creator economy continues its rapid expansion, there are issues that deserve a closer look. Topics like who owns what online, where’s the middle class for creators, and what web3 technology will really mean for creators after the hype.

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World Changing Ideas

Join Fast Company’s Talib Visram as he investigates the innovations that are solving our biggest problems, from rethinking food production to developing a circular economy to taking on climate change. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

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Hit the Ground Running

Join hosts Christina Royster and Yasmin Gagne as they figure out how to navigate the unwritten rules of work and life, exploring everything from what to wear on a zoom call to how to manage a side hustle. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

Sonos CEO on the lessons from the rise and fall of BlackBerry

On the latest episode of ‘Most Innovative Companies,’ Sonos CEO Patrick Spence shares lessons he learned from 14 years of building BlackBerry.

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How Patreon is rewriting the equation between creators and their fans

Jack Conte was inspired to create Patreon to get creators paid after he made a video that reached a million views but earned him less than $200. “Something is deeply wrong with this equation,” he said.

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How washing your clothes with cold water could help save carbon emissions and ocean pollution

On the last regular episode of this climate-theme season of ‘World Changing Ideas’—here’s something you can easily do at home to help save the environment.

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The science of what makes work meaningful

Meaningful work isn’t just some lofty goal. In a tight labor market, it’s essential to keeping your employees. On this episode of The New Way We Work, we explore how to find meaning and fulfillment in any job.

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How coral farms are helping restore reefs after destructive bleaching

On this week’s special episode of ‘World Changing Ideas’ for World Oceans Day, we’re talking to a ‘chief reef officer.’

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Here’s what’s behind the new labor movement

While union membership maybe at a low, more industries and younger worker are showing a renewed interest in organized labor. We talk about why on the latest episode of The New Way We Work.

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How much could renewable sources like solar and thermal shape our future energy needs?

On this week’s ‘World Changing Ideas’: how a ‘sunlight refinery’ is producing green hydrogen, an alternative fuel for the future.

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7 Leadership lessons from Pop Culture’s Worst Bosses

These bad bosses may be fictional, but they deliver real-world lessons in leadership and management.

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What it’s like to have employer support for abortion care

On the latest episode of The New Way We Work, we hear from Emma Hernandez about her experience accessing abortion care at two different points in her life: with and without employer support.

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This company crushes old roads—and rebuilds them to store carbon

For stabilizing roads, Carbon Crusher ditches bitumen, a byproduct of crude oil, for lignin, sourced from trees.

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This is how you are inadvertently being a bad boss

Most managers have no clue what their employees really think of them. So how do you find out if you are accidentally being a bad boss? And how can you improve? We find out on this week’s episode of ‘The New Way We Work.’

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The white noise machine gets a glorious redesign

You’re looking at 32 switches of bliss.

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No soil, no problem: Reshaping agriculture to be more carbon friendly

Companies are turning to regenerative farming, a growing movement rooted in Indigenous practices that encourages cultivating food in harmony with nature.

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What should the office of the future look like?

If the office is ever going to be a place worth leaving home for, it needs to change. On this episode of ‘The New Way We Work’ we find out how to redesign the workplace of the future.

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Does your company need a podcast?

Long form audio may be one of the biggest trends in content marketing, but if a tree falls in the forest…? Here’s what you need to know before launching a brand podcast.

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How a Netflix software engineer turned creator is pushing back against hustle culture

Mayuko Inoue left her career in Silicon Valley to focus on being a YouTuber full-time. Here’s how she’s handling jumping from one burnout to the next.

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This company helps small landowners get in on the carbon credit market

This week on the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, we hear from a company helping small landowners learn how much they could earn to not cut down their trees, to sell ‘not-logs.’

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This is how managers should plan for the Great Reentry

Here’s what leaders can do to ease the transition back to the office. (Hint: It won’t look like it did in 2019.)

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Why Emma Chamberlain is taking a coffee break from YouTube

YouTube’s ‘it girl’ has put the platform on the back burner to build out her coffee empire.

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How coral farms are helping restore reefs after destructive bleaching

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This company crushes old roads—and rebuilds them to store carbon

For stabilizing roads, Carbon Crusher ditches bitumen, a byproduct of crude oil, for lignin, sourced from trees.

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Most managers have no clue what their employees really think of them. So how do you find out if you are accidentally being a bad boss? And how can you improve? We find out on this week’s episode of ‘The New Way We Work.’

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