David Lidsky

Fast Company Magazine

How one woman helped force Facebook to create a policy for dealing with militia groups

Katie Paul and the Tech Transparency Project use ethnographic research to find and expose extremists on social media.

How one woman helped force Facebook to create a policy for dealing with militia groups

Fast Company Magazine

Here’s what happens when a venture capitalist backs women founders

Megan Bent’s Harbinger Ventures also makes sure that each founder owns a piece of the overall fund.

Here’s what happens when a venture capitalist backs women founders

Why the defense industry could be the most transformative market for startups

There are bureaucratic hurdles, but with some forethought and preparation, startups have a chance to adapt and thrive while working with the Pentagon.

Why the defense industry could be the most transformative market for startups

Fast Company Magazine

15 worker groups taking on the tech world

Tech companies have accumulated unfathomable power in the past three decades. These worker groups are fighting for their piece.

15 worker groups taking on the tech world

Basecamp banned social and political conversations at work. Here’s what it should have done

Companies from Levi’s to Oatly to Bumble offer a model for how any company, tech or otherwise, can meaningfully channel employee fervor into advocacy.

Basecamp banned social and political conversations at work. Here’s what it should have done

Meet Plant-Ag, the $9 billion startup that will let you trace your food from field to plate

The ambitious company believes our food system is broken, and the only way to fix it is to start over.

Meet Plant-Ag, the $9 billion startup that will let you trace your food from field to plate

The 6 best jokes from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Golden Globes monologue

The dynamic duo is back again, hosting the loosest award show of the season. Here are the jokes you’re not gonna want to miss from the opening.

The 6 best jokes from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Golden Globes monologue

I’m a social media manager. Facebook and Twitter have made my job an ethical nightmare

The toxicity of the social media platforms has been evident for a long time, and continuing to participate in it now feels like a choice we all have to make.

I’m a social media manager. Facebook and Twitter have made my job an ethical nightmare

Super Bowl advertisers: Entertain us, help us—or get out of the way

With an epic game on tap and an audience primed for a shared moment, brands better not blow it.

Super Bowl advertisers: Entertain us, help us—or get out of the way

Cutting back on alcohol? These new no- and low-alcohol spirits will keep things interesting

I tried a bevy of nonalcoholic and low-alcohol drinks, from apertifs and bourbons to mushroom-infused tonics. These were my favorites.

Cutting back on alcohol? These new no- and low-alcohol spirits will keep things interesting

Here’s what the U.S. Capitol looked like when protesters wanted healthcare and equality

The Capitol Police had a decidedly different approach to previous protesters.

Here’s what the U.S. Capitol looked like when protesters wanted healthcare and equality

Why every company needs to share its mission in 2021

Ghost lights, hope, and the need for turning our meticulously manicured missions into mountain-moving movements.

Why every company needs to share its mission in 2021

Biden won. It’s time for brands to double down on activism

Companies have no excuse not to enter the fight.

We live in Sleepy Hollow, and we refuse to let COVID-19 ruin Halloween

Halloween has become the most important holiday of 2020.

We live in Sleepy Hollow, and we refuse to let COVID-19 ruin Halloween

Pay $150 for an artist’s Magic 8-Ball? For the new Mattel Creations, ‘it is certain.’

The venerable toymaker is going to direct to consumer, with a new e-commerce and content site using its classic toys as an artistic canvas.

Pay $150 for an artist’s Magic 8-Ball? For the new Mattel Creations, ‘it is certain.’

What Facebook users need to know about the company’s end-to-end encryption plans

It’s definitely complicated, but here’s why Facebook is pursuing it, how it benefits you, why it’s risky, and why it matters.

What Facebook users need to know about the company’s end-to-end encryption plans

Answers to the 5 most-asked questions about Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies

The deadline is approaching to submit your company for consideration for the definitive ranking of innovation in business. Here’s a helpful guide.

Answers to the 5 most-asked questions about Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies

How a physicist and a robotics engineer created ‘Elinor Wonders Why’ to teach young kids science

This clever PBS Kids series brings biomimicry to children in a way that makes it understandable and encourages their curiosity.

How a physicist and a robotics engineer created ‘Elinor Wonders Why’ to teach young kids science

‘The World Series of Spades’ on Facebook Watch converts the heated, joyous card game into shareable video

The new Facebook Watch series introduces what it’s like to play the popular card game in the Black community. It’s sure to spark conversation.

‘The World Series of Spades’ on Facebook Watch converts the heated, joyous card game into shareable video

The fans guide to the Monica and Brandy Verzuz “The Boy is Mine” battle

The ’90s pop princesses face off in what their fans hope is a show of unity.

The fans guide to the Monica and Brandy Verzuz “The Boy is Mine” battle

Impact

The next step for electric cars is to make them part of the grid

We don’t know where all the lead pipes are. This tool helps find them

Mitigating extreme heat on the job isn’t enough to protect workers

News

These are the safest cities in the world

5 reasons to get excited for the new season of ‘SNL’ this weekend

Thanks to remote work, Silicon Valley is now ‘a concept that can touch more people’

Co.Design

How to spot the psychological manipulation behind ‘dark design’ online

The clever trick one firm is using to design furniture for the hybrid work era

The wildly inventive way one designer used old face masks

Work Life

How to stress test your network and fix the gaps

You should give yourself a high five every morning. Really

3 ways for leaders to offer more than Band-Aid solutions to working parents