Fast Company MagazineThe Man Behind New App Shadow Wants To Quantify Our DreamsHunter Lee Soik is taking the quantified-self movement to bed. Can he change the way the world thinks about dreaming?
Fast Company MagazineSpring Cleaning–With Tech!Every year, spring gives us the opportunity to throw open the windows, clear out the cobwebs, and start over again–an opportunity that startup companies are taking advantage of as well. Let these up-and-comers help you clean up your act:
Fast Company MagazineWhy Companies Are Lining Up To Test Golf Clubs (And Other Products) On The Space StationAfter 13 years in orbit, the International Space Station is finding new life as a near-weightless lab for private enterprise.
Fast Company MagazineThe Finally FrontierScotland is launching its first home-built satellite this month to “show [its] capabilities” as a tech power. With thousands of satellites already orbiting Earth, we wondered:
Fast Company MagazineBeyond School Supplies: How DonorsChoose is Crowdsourcing Real Education ReformThe charity is using its networking strength to provide teachers with new kinds of resources, and its data to hold bureaucrats accountable.
Fast Company MagazineCooking Up Pots of GoldMcDonald’s mint-flavored Shamrock Shakes have become a St. Patrick’s Day tradition, inspiring other casual-dining and fast-food chains to follow suit with their own Irish-themed offerings. Which ones are striking it rich–and which are just chasing rainbows?
Fast Company MagazineThe One Thing That The CEOs of T-Mobile, WME, Box, And Tesla All Have In CommonFor brash underdogs, smack talk sparks better products that raise their fortunes and force their competitors to change
Fast Company MagazineLessons From the BathroomMarket research matters! See: new home hair-color company Madison Reed. During development, CEO Amy Errett watched 50 women try her competitors’ products.
Fast Company MagazineFrom Barclays Center To Modular High Rises, SHoP Architects Is Changing The Way We Build BuildingsA band of seven is drafting a different kind of firm–one that values more than fancy blueprints or lucrative scut work.
Fast Company MagazineWhy your best isn’t the bestDigital media company Amscreen could be using its facial-recognition software to target ads at individual shoppers–but instead it’s just collecting long-range customer data, for clients such as the U.K.’s Tesco supermarkets. Why isn’t Amscreen using its software to the fullest?
Fast Company MagazineHow Philips Altered The Future Of LightEight surprising lessons in innovation from Philips’s 50-year exploration of LEDs.
Fast Company MagazineSidekicks Take the SpotlightStudios rely on legacy brands to guarantee box office–e.g., this month’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman, based on the “Peabody’s Improbable History” segments from the original Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Which other supporting characters might be ready to lead?
Fast Company MagazineSmart art: Richard Clarkson Cloud LampAt first, the Cloud Lamp seems like a mirage: It looks like a real cloud and even emits claps of thunder. But then it flashes green, red, and blue, plays music–and is hanging in your living room.
Fast Company MagazineTake a Seat: Brooks Cambium Saddle SeriesBrooks England has been building leather bike seats for more than a century, and, like any good heritage product, they need breaking in–it can take up to a derriere-aching year before a bike seat finally fits its owner.
Fast Company MagazineSilicon Valley’s Next Big Goal: Fixing Our Broken Food SystemA raft of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists made their money in tech, and now want to do something with an even longer-lasting impact