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World Changing Ideas

New workplaces, new food sources, new medicine--even an entirely new economic system. See the winners of the <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/world-changing-ideas/list">2022 World Changing Ideas Awards</a>.

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17 ways technology is making an impact in the developing world

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the developing-world technology category.

17 ways technology is making an impact in the developing world

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19 midsize companies making the world a better place

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the midsize business (100-999 employees) category.

19 midsize companies making the world a better place

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34 companies changing the world through food

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the food category.

34 companies changing the world through food

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18 apps you should know that are changing the world for the better

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the apps category.

18 apps you should know that are changing the world for the better

Your 401(k) plan might be funding fossil fuels. This tool lets you know—and helps you change that

As You Sow’s Corporate Retirement Plan Sustainability Scorecard—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—rates major companies on how sustainable their retirement funds are, and offers a toolkit to help employees invest their values, instead.

Your 401(k) plan might be funding fossil fuels. This tool lets you know—and helps you change that

A smarter urban design concept for a town decimated by wildfires

SWA Group—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—is helping Paradise, California, imagine a safer and more sustainable future with a design that buffers the town with parks, athletic fields, and orchards—areas less likely to burn than forests.

A smarter urban design concept for a town decimated by wildfires

This law gives prosecutors the power to rectify too-harsh prison sentences

Under Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing, prosecutors can review old cases and help get people out of prison. For The People—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—helps them navigate that work, and spread the law to other states.

This law gives prosecutors the power to rectify too-harsh prison sentences

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22 social justice ideas you need to know about

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the social justice category.

22 social justice ideas you need to know about

This 3D printer turns sawdust into beautiful, real wood products

Forust’s innovative machine—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—repurposes some of the nearly 100 million tons of sawdust generated annually in the U.S., and could potentially save tens of millions of trees.

This 3D printer turns sawdust into beautiful, real wood products

This plant-based company wants to help dairy farmers pivot from cows to crops

Across the country, dairy farmers are struggling. Through its Dairy Farm Transition Program—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—Miyoko’s Creamery wants to help them ditch the cows and find a new future for their farms.

This plant-based company wants to help dairy farmers pivot from cows to crops

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These companies are using AI and data to empower positive change

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the AI and data category.

These companies are using AI and data to empower positive change

When you buy too many bananas, this system reminds you to use them before they go bad

EIDOS—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—tracks your groceries and warns you, with an ambient light and suggested recipes, when they’re about to perish, so you can use them up before they turn into food waste.

When you buy too many bananas, this system reminds you to use them before they go bad

Ford’s electric pickup truck can power a home for 10 days

The Ford F-150 Lightning, an electric version of the best-selling vehicle in the U.S.—and a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—can haul heavy loads like the classic pick-up, and also power construction equipment and even your home.

Ford’s electric pickup truck can power a home for 10 days

This startup is helping turn old buildings green—and making it affordable for everyone

BlocPower—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—uses software to model almost every building in the country, with details on their energy use. Then, it can create a custom plan to decarbonize each one.

This startup is helping turn old buildings green—and making it affordable for everyone

This 3D-printed patch delivers potent—and painless—vaccines

Equipped with 100 microneedles, a 3D printed vaccine patch from DeSimone Research Group—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—can be painlessly applied like a Band-Aid.

This 3D-printed patch delivers potent—and painless—vaccines

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11 world-changing ideas from Asia-Pacific companies

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the Asia-Pacific category.

11 world-changing ideas from Asia-Pacific companies

This group let public housing residents decide how the city should fix their apartments

Public housing residents are often ignored when their buildings undergo redevelopment. The Chelsea Working Group—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—let residents be involved, a first for the New York City Housing Authority.

This group let public housing residents decide how the city should fix their apartments

This lamp turns saltwater into electricity to provide weeks of light

With just half a liter of seawater, WaterLight—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—can produce light for 45 days.

This lamp turns saltwater into electricity to provide weeks of light

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28 ways companies are helping inspire better education

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the education category.

28 ways companies are helping inspire better education

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18 established companies making a world-changing impact

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the established excellence (5-14 years in business) category.

18 established companies making a world-changing impact

Tech

The science of fireworks colors, explained

Here’s what the first six months of 2022 have looked like in space innovation

Google has been sharing user data with a sanctioned Russian company, according to ProPublica

News

We’re already in a recession, according to the Fed’s GDP tracker

The Boring Company takes Las Vegas: Elon Musk’s underground tunnels expand beneath Sin City

The U.S. government kicks off its $1 billion plan to remedy racist infrastructure

Co.Design

This massive Richard Serra sculpture has its own specially designed building

40 tangible ways designers can advocate for peace

July 3 is Black Hair Independence Day. Here’s why it matters

Work Life

This is how you jump-start momentum on DEI

7 ways retired execs can find purpose after the C-suite

3 pillars to help your company innovate consistently