Amy Farley

Hotel bookings plummet more than 85% as the travel industry faces an existential crisis

Booking Holdings and TripAdvisor Q1 earnings paint a grim picture for the travel industry.

Hotel bookings plummet more than 85% as the travel industry faces an existential crisis

Restaurateur Nick Kokonas isn’t waiting for Congress to come to his rescue

The co-owner of Chicago’s Alinea restaurant and CEO of reservation service Tock has a game plan for surviving the COVID-19 era—and he wants other restaurants to adopt it.

Restaurateur Nick Kokonas isn’t waiting for Congress to come to his rescue

‘Our company is unapologetically American Chinese’: How Panda Express is fighting COVID-19 racism

As the COVID-19 pandemic hits the United States, the cofounders and co-CEOs of Panda Express are confronting economic turmoil and rising xenophobia at the same time.

‘Our company is unapologetically American Chinese’: How Panda Express is fighting COVID-19 racism

Most Innovative Companies

Look out, PowerPoint: Canva users are creating more than 1 million presentations every week

The company’s design templates help people create everything from business cards to playful, interactive slideshow decks.

Look out, PowerPoint: Canva users are creating more than 1 million presentations every week

This activist organization wants to transform the criminal justice system—starting with prosecutors

Color of Change worked with ‘When They See Us’ director Ava DuVernay to get reform-minded prosecutors into office.

This activist organization wants to transform the criminal justice system—starting with prosecutors

Sweetgreen’s free delivery service is the Trojan horse of the salad wars

In just a year, the Outpost delivery program grew from 15 locations to 1,000 across 9 cities.

Sweetgreen’s free delivery service is the Trojan horse of the salad wars

Zipline mastered medical drone delivery in Africa—now it’s coming to the U.S.

The drone delivery pioneer brings lifesaving medicines to people throughout Rwanda and Ghana. Next up: India and North Carolina.

Zipline mastered medical drone delivery in Africa—now it’s coming to the U.S.

Outdoor Voices’ new collab with St. Vincent is athleisure at its best

Outdoor Voices’ new collab with singer St. Vincent is a reminder of the brand’s pop-culture prowess.

What it’s like to watch Tom Hooper’s ‘Cats’ as the world’s biggest ‘Cats’ superfan

In today’s digitally altered world, the ante for cinematic spectacle is astronomically high. And that’s the problem.

What it’s like to watch Tom Hooper’s ‘Cats’ as the world’s biggest ‘Cats’ superfan

Exclusive: Chobani’s empire was built on Greek yogurt. Here’s why its next move is oat milks

The top seller of yogurt in America is plowing into plant-based foods. ‘Fast Company’ has an exclusive look at the germination of the Chobani Oat line, launching in January.

Exclusive: Chobani’s empire was built on Greek yogurt. Here’s why its next move is oat milks

How cities are using hyperlocal weather forecasts to save money

ClimaCell’s weather-of-things approach to forecasting helps city planners to prepare for bad weather.

How cities are using hyperlocal weather forecasts to save money

Inside the nonalcoholic brewery making the year’s most exciting beer

Athletic Brewing is just a year old, but it’s already making nonalcoholic beer cool.

Inside the nonalcoholic brewery making the year’s most exciting beer

Timeline: Burning Man’s tumultuous past

Burning Man has wrestled with its identity since its founding in 1986. Here’s a look back at three decades of passion in the desert.

Timeline: Burning Man’s tumultuous past

Offset, DJ Khaled, Russell Westbrook, and the brave new world of celebrity digital avatars

In a world of proliferating digital representations, how many avatars will each person have—and who will control them?

For new tech like VR to thrive, we need to put it in the hands of diverse storytellers

A panel of tech-savvy artists and filmmakers at the Fast Company European Innovation Festival explored how technology is changing the art of storytelling, particularly for marginalized groups.

For new tech like VR to thrive, we need to put it in the hands of diverse storytellers

Here’s why we need more diversity in AI

At the Fast Company European Innovation Festival in Milan today, tech executives discussed how artificial intelligence is only as good as the data that trains it.

Here’s why we need more diversity in AI

Fast Company Magazine

How the Diet Prada cofounders became the fashion industry’s most influential watchdogs

For calling out copycat fashion designers and championing new ones, Diet Prada cofounders Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler are among Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

How the Diet Prada cofounders became the fashion industry’s most influential watchdogs

Fast Company Magazine

How Michelle Pfeiffer created a perfume line that’s safe and environmentally sound

For bringing needed transparency to the perfume industry with her brand, Henry Rose, Michelle Pfeiffer is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

How Michelle Pfeiffer created a perfume line that’s safe and environmentally sound

Fast Company Magazine

How the AutoCamp founder is building the world’s first Airstream hotel chain

For creating the ultimate summer camp for adults, AutoCamp founder Neil DiPaola is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

How the AutoCamp founder is building the world’s first Airstream hotel chain

These 8 presidents chanced into office–here’s what you can learn from their unplanned ascent

Author and Jigsaw CEO Jared Cohen talks about power, successorship, and what he learned from studying Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and other accidental presidents.

These 8 presidents chanced into office–here’s what you can learn from their unplanned ascent

Impact

Will you need a COVID-19 vaccine to fly?

How to build a zero-carbon skyscraper

10 lessons from CEOs on how to manage corporate reputation in a new era of activism

News

YouTube has slapped pro-Trump OAN with a temporary suspension

This flight map shows a shocking amount of Thanksgiving travel, despite CDC advice

I can’t believe I have to say this, but there is no war on Thanksgiving, just a war on COVID-19

Co.Design

If you have to be indoors with others, here’s how to make the air cleaner

The problem for the 21st century isn’t that we’re too urban—it’s that we’re not urban enough

8 stunning designs you’ll never believe are from Ikea

Work Life

3 simple tips for workers struggling with time management

6 ways to help employees craft their job into their calling

Why this pandemic winter is the perfect time to try out ‘slow work’