Tara Moore

Camille Gibson

VP of marketing, General Mills

Camille Gibson

Catherine Hoke

Founder, CEO, Defy Ventures

Catherine Hoke

Fast Company Magazine

How We Name Our Personal Bots

First came Siri. Now there’s Cortana, the new digital personal assistant for Windows Phone. Experts explain why mysterious, futuristic names are all the rage.

How We Name Our Personal Bots

Fast Company Magazine

How to Franchise to Infinity

Final Fantasy was once the gold standard of video games–but that was back in 1987. Many titles have since stolen its glory, but Final Fantasy still hasn’t reached its finale: Its 14th edition comes out on PlayStation 4 this month. Longtime fans lay out its survival strategies.

How to Franchise to Infinity

Fast Company Magazine

Preposterous New Plastics

Procter & Gamble’s newly patented manufacturing process makes plastic packaging up to 75% thinner–potentially saving P&G up to $1 billion per year and keeping countless tons of waste out of landfills. The move follows similar thinning down by Poland Spring and Nivea. But other plastics makers are taking an even more radical turn.

Preposterous New Plastics

Fast Company Magazine

Mission: Design Defense

Great design is more than just great looking. It’s also valuable, and designers are increasingly turning to design patents to protect their wares from copycats.

Mission: Design Defense

Fast Company Magazine

Fly the Friendlier Skies

Celebrated restaurateur Danny Meyer’s firm, Hospitality Quotient, has Delta as a major client–but he isn’t improving the food. The business is teaching customer service. Can he have much success in the airline industry, where low fares dominate?

Fly the Friendlier Skies

“Beyond: Two Souls,” Mixing Cinema And Video Games, One Movie Star Avatar At A Time

Using techniques borrowed from James Cameron’s Avatar, Quantic Dream founder David Cage has created a mighty weapon in his games: emotion.

Fast Company Magazine

The Digital Public Library Of America Launches, But Doesn’t Google Already Do That?

The Digital Public Library of America launches this month, aiming to put America’s entire literary history online. But, wait…

The Digital Public Library Of America Launches, But Doesn’t Google Already Do That?

Superhero Factory Marvel Tries On A New Digital Utility Belt

With adaptive sound to original shows and even Wolverine’s new adventures in Japan, the comic company’s growing far bigger than books.

Superhero Factory Marvel Tries On A New Digital Utility Belt

Fast Company Magazine

The Recommender: Greg Alvo, Jane McGonigal And More On What They’re Loving This Month

Recommendations on books, apps, TV shows and more.

The Recommender: Greg Alvo, Jane McGonigal And More On What They’re Loving This Month

Fast Company Magazine

The Recommender: Avner Ronen, Kelsey Falter, And More On What They’re Loving This Month

What are you loving this month?

The Recommender: Avner Ronen, Kelsey Falter, And More On What They’re Loving This Month

Fast Company Magazine

The Recommender: Ben Smith, Susan McCue, And More On What They’re Loving This Month

What are you loving this month?

The Recommender: Ben Smith, Susan McCue, And More On What They’re Loving This Month

Fast Company Magazine

Foursquare’s Tristan Walker Checks Out For Andreessen Horowitz

FourSquare’s Tristan Walker is checking out for Andreessen Horowitz.

Foursquare’s Tristan Walker Checks Out For Andreessen Horowitz

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Lily Cole

Brand Ambassador, The Body Shop

Lily Cole

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Nancy Lublin

CEO, DoSomething.org

Nancy Lublin

Alessandra Lariu

Cofounder, SheSays

Alessandra Lariu

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Pamela Jeffery

Founder, Women’s Executive Network

Pamela Jeffery

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Gina Harman

CEO, Accion U.S. Network

Gina Harman

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Erin Ganju

Cofounder and CEO, Room To Read

Erin Ganju

Impact

COVID-19 public health messages have been all over the place—but we can do better

This soap refill company is salvaging soap dispensers from other brands

These new poverty maps could reshape how we deliver international aid

News

How to watch Prince Philip’s funeral on CNN, ABC, CBS, and elsewhere, including free options

Should the America First Caucus sound an alarm about white nationalism?

How opera singers are using low-latency ‘jam session’ tech to prepare for live performances

Co.Design

This clever children’s book uses interactive data visualizations to explain the universe

Green and gorgeous: This new e-com site sells only the world’s most sustainable home goods

Miss the smell of the office printer? These candles recreate our prepandemic life

Work Life

3 things to consider if you want your workplace to be ‘transparent’

3 types of boundaries to emphasize while continuing to work from home

This special sixth sense has helped my career