Shawn Parr

Shawn Parr is the Guvner & CEO of Bulldog Drummond, an innovation and design consultancy headquartered in San Diego whose clients and partners have included Starbucks, Diageo, Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, Adidas, MTV, Nestle, Pinkberry, American Eagle Outfitters, Ideo, Sony, Virgin, Disney, Nike, Mattel, Heineken, Annie’s Homegrown, Kashi, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, The Honest Kitchen, and World Vision. Follow the conversation at @BULLDOGDRUMMOND.

Shawn Parr

How To Build A Courageous Company Culture

Building a strong company culture takes hard work and true commitment. Here are some basic building blocks that can help.

10 Steps Towards A Better, More Productive You In 2015

Will you simply go through 2015, or will you grow as a person and a leader in the new year?

What FEED Can Teach Companies About Making Meaningful Connections

Three lessons on engaging communities for brands that want to make a difference.

Why Your Business Should Put Values Before Greed

Help your employees discover their purpose and you’ll see a significant improvement to their level of engagement and overall performance.

5 Questions You Must Be Able To Answer About Your Business

Can you answer these five questions successfully? If not, it’s time to rethink your business’s strategy.

How Zippo Has Reignited Its Fan Base With Personal Branding And On Social Media

Iconic American lighter Zippo has brand recognition most companies envy. Now, it’s sparked a Twitter campaign to connect its customers.

How To Adopt A Startup Mentality, Even If You’re A Multibillion-Dollar Corporation

Take an honest look at how your company functions internally. Even if you bring home billions, it may be time for a change.

Are Your Employees Connected To A Common Good?

They should be. A new study reveals the value in unifying around goodness.

Farming New Innovations And Ideas For The Food Industry Revolution

Food is a $3 trillion business worldwide, but has evolved very slowly compared to industries like medicine, communication, and transportation. That’s about to change.

What A Dead iPhone Battery Taught Me About The Power And Pleasure Of Being Alone

Hungry, tired, and without a working phone, the author took himself out to dinner–and remembered seven simple, meaningful lessons for leading a better life.

How To Build A Brand That People Don’t Buy, They Join

Apolis translates to “global citizen” in Greek. That’s the inspiration behind this socially motivated lifestyle company empowering communities around the world.

What Every Executive Can Learn From A Real Cowboy

It’s much more than what size hat to wear and how to walk cool.

5 Smart Steps To Building Your Brand The Right Way

Would you be proud to wear your company’s identity on a T-shirt?

Navy SEAL Lessons For Operating Successfully As A Team

Every person counts. And four other important rules to work by.

7 Tough Leadership Lessons From A Navy SEAL Commander

Taking tactics from the war room to the boardroom.

You Don’t Have To Be Organic To Keep It Real

But it sure does help. Enter the story of hunter-entrepreneur Matt Rimel.

Why Service Is The Final Frontier For Differentiation

These days, great service is a rarity rather than the norm. Why?

Are You An IDIOT?

It’s not what you think. Read on to find out if you are one–and what to do about it. (Hint: Don’t text from the bathroom.)

What Would You Do With 12 Million Twitter Interactions In A Single Day?

Azita Ardakani is the 27-year-old social genius behind the global clean-water campaign “Summit on the Summit.” Fast Company contributor Shawn Parr spoke with her recently and learned important lessons for telling a compelling brand story.

Divide And Conquer: A Tale Of Two Startup Founders, Two Cities, And One Great Idea

One owner of the Sneakz Organic food company lives in San Diego. The other is in Boulder. But 830 miles is nothing when passion is driving your breakthrough product.

Impact

Madison is the first city to go 100% electric for its bike share

Google just committed $1 billion to build new housing in the Bay Area

CEOs need to grapple with the populist backlash to corporate power—or they won’t like what comes next

Creativity

‘Alternatino’ creator Arturo Castro explains making the definitive sketch about woke teens

What Netflix’s Oscar winner ‘Roma’ can teach brands about social impact

Watch Jon Stewart challenge Mitch McConnell to pass stalled 9/11 bill on Colbert’s show

Co.Design

Microsoft will fix your sexist PowerPoint presentations with AI

This kit makes it shockingly easy (and pretty) to farm your own algae at home

Have kids? This infographic proves that your life is officially over

Work Life

Does your new job align with your life’s priorities? Here’s how to tell

4 ways to build influence at work, no matter your job title

For mothers, parental leave is a penalty whether they take it or not