Rebecca Greenfield

Rebecca Greenfield is a former Fast Company staff writer. She was previously a staff writer at The Atlantic Wire, where she focused on technology news. Her work has also appeared at The Atlantic and The Hairpin.

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Tracy Chou, Nadine Harik, and Jennifer Tsai

For pinning down global mobile design.

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Cameron Piron

For taking the guesswork out of brain surgery.

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Dao Nguyen

For turning LOLs into a media empire.

Most Creative People

Inside New York’s Plan To Cover The City In Free, Super-Fast Wi-Fi

Goodbye pay phones, hello public screen-wrapped kiosks.

Most Creative People

AT&T’s Challenge To Developers: Inventive Apps For The Disabled

AT&T is offering $100,000 to help develop technology specifically aimed at aiding those with disabilities.

Most Creative People

Why Your Bitmoji Looks So Much Like Your Actual Face

Bitmoji has nailed the concept of making adorable, eerily accurate cartoon avatars to text to your friends. Here’s how they did it.

Most Creative People

With Dan Barber’s Dumpster Dive Experiment, Table Scraps Get Celebrity Chef Treatment

Grazing the garbage-filled menu at WastED, a pop-up restaurant meant to bring awareness to food waste.

Work Life

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh: Adopt Holacracy Or Leave

An internal memo provided to Fast Company by Zappos.

Most Creative People

Holawhat? Meet The Alt-Management System Invented By A Programmer And Used By Zappos

Zappos, Medium, and David Allen have all embraced the non-hierarchical management system. Should your company adopt it too?

Most Creative People

This Zombie Video Game Actually Gets Lazy Desk Workers Off Their Butts

Shaking up the corporate wellness space with a game that pits office workers against digital zombie hordes–and each other.

Most Creative People

The New Purse-Friendly Cosmetics Startup That’s Gunning For Big Makeup

Cosmetics startup Stowaway’s “right-sized” beauty products mean no more bulging makeup bags, crusty mascaras, or weird-smelling lipsticks.

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UN Women Says It Has No Plans To Collaborate With Uber On Job Creation (Updated)

UN Women says it will not partner with Uber on a previously announced plan to create 1 million driving jobs for women.

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The Manager Who Blogged His Team To Happiness And Productivity

Hubspot’s VP of engineering reveals why adding a blog to your management arsenal is a great idea.

Fast Company Magazine

Bradford Shellhammer’s New Company, Bezar, Launches Today

The former Fab executive never wanted to start another company–which makes his new startup something of a surprise.

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Here Is An Open Office Any Employee Would Love

It is possible to make a gorgeous open office that maximizes creativity and minimizes annoyance, as a tour of branding firm Collins proves.

Most Creative People

“The Lean Startup” Author Eric Ries Is Crowdsourcing His Next Book Via Kickstarter

The unusual publishing experiment will result in not one, but two titles.

Most Creative People

Want More Female Uber Drivers? Here’s How To Make It Happen

David Plouffe, we have some suggestions.

Most Creative People

This Is What You’ll Be Eating In 2020

In the future, fat and bacteria are good, soil is smarter, and healthy convenience is king.

Most Creative People

Why Software Maker Fog Creek Is Helping Its Competitors Hire Women

Playing the long game in the search for female developers.

Most Creative People

What A Sober 6 A.M. Rave Can Do For You

We go inside Daybreaker to see why throngs of young office dwellers are flocking to pre-dawn sober raves.

Impact

Now that the fake-meat industry has gone corporate, artisanal fake meat is the next trend

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What happens if you skip your flu vaccine? This VR game shows you the deadly consequences

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This app rewards commuters for choosing public transit, biking, car sharing, or walking over driving

Creativity

DJ Khaled’s newest collaboration may be one of his biggest—and it doesn’t feature Jay-Z or Rihanna

Creativity

Lizzo’s twerking ‘controversy’ proves that she’s cancel-proof—and critics are missing the point

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Rebecca Greenfield

Tracy Chou, Nadine Harik, and Jennifer Tsai

For pinning down global mobile design.

Cameron Piron

For taking the guesswork out of brain surgery.

Dao Nguyen

For turning LOLs into a media empire.

Inside New York’s Plan To Cover The City In Free, Super-Fast Wi-Fi

Goodbye pay phones, hello public screen-wrapped kiosks.

AT&T’s Challenge To Developers: Inventive Apps For The Disabled

AT&T is offering $100,000 to help develop technology specifically aimed at aiding those with disabilities.

Why Your Bitmoji Looks So Much Like Your Actual Face

Bitmoji has nailed the concept of making adorable, eerily accurate cartoon avatars to text to your friends. Here’s how they did it.

With Dan Barber’s Dumpster Dive Experiment, Table Scraps Get Celebrity Chef Treatment

Grazing the garbage-filled menu at WastED, a pop-up restaurant meant to bring awareness to food waste.

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh: Adopt Holacracy Or Leave

An internal memo provided to Fast Company by Zappos.

Holawhat? Meet The Alt-Management System Invented By A Programmer And Used By Zappos

Zappos, Medium, and David Allen have all embraced the non-hierarchical management system. Should your company adopt it too?

This Zombie Video Game Actually Gets Lazy Desk Workers Off Their Butts

Shaking up the corporate wellness space with a game that pits office workers against digital zombie hordes–and each other.

The New Purse-Friendly Cosmetics Startup That’s Gunning For Big Makeup

Cosmetics startup Stowaway’s “right-sized” beauty products mean no more bulging makeup bags, crusty mascaras, or weird-smelling lipsticks.

UN Women Says It Has No Plans To Collaborate With Uber On Job Creation (Updated)

UN Women says it will not partner with Uber on a previously announced plan to create 1 million driving jobs for women.

The Manager Who Blogged His Team To Happiness And Productivity

Hubspot’s VP of engineering reveals why adding a blog to your management arsenal is a great idea.

Bradford Shellhammer’s New Company, Bezar, Launches Today

The former Fab executive never wanted to start another company–which makes his new startup something of a surprise.

Here Is An Open Office Any Employee Would Love

It is possible to make a gorgeous open office that maximizes creativity and minimizes annoyance, as a tour of branding firm Collins proves.

“The Lean Startup” Author Eric Ries Is Crowdsourcing His Next Book Via Kickstarter

The unusual publishing experiment will result in not one, but two titles.

Want More Female Uber Drivers? Here’s How To Make It Happen

David Plouffe, we have some suggestions.

This Is What You’ll Be Eating In 2020

In the future, fat and bacteria are good, soil is smarter, and healthy convenience is king.

Why Software Maker Fog Creek Is Helping Its Competitors Hire Women

Playing the long game in the search for female developers.

What A Sober 6 A.M. Rave Can Do For You

We go inside Daybreaker to see why throngs of young office dwellers are flocking to pre-dawn sober raves.

Impact

Now that the fake-meat industry has gone corporate, artisanal fake meat is the next trend

What happens if you skip your flu vaccine? This VR game shows you the deadly consequences

This app rewards commuters for choosing public transit, biking, car sharing, or walking over driving

Creativity

DJ Khaled’s newest collaboration may be one of his biggest—and it doesn’t feature Jay-Z or Rihanna

Lizzo’s twerking ‘controversy’ proves that she’s cancel-proof—and critics are missing the point

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia invest in Salt & Straw ice cream to make cheat meals more awesome

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The modeling industry is filled with exploitation—this labor activist is fighting back

How AIM, the original killer app, invented the web