09-25-19

What would you say to a 3D version of yourself?

What if you could interact with a holographic, 3D avatar of yourself? Martine Jarlgaard wondered just that before she came up with Meet Yourself, an art installation that takes a 3D scan of a person, and then allows them to interact via an AR headset. Meet Yourself is a unique way of letting technology change your perspective of you.

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How Whoop is working toward an invisible fitness tracker

The team at Whoop Innovation Lab in Boston is obsessed with creating the smallest-ever fitness tracker. We took a behind-the-scenes look at how they're doing it and caught up with Whoop's founders, CEO Will Ahmed and director of mechanical engineering Aurelian Nicolae.

How Whoop is working toward an invisible fitness tracker

These 8 sustainable designs are fighting climate change

Climate change is wreaking havoc on the world. These challenges have made the work of designers more important than ever. The 2021 Innovation By Design Awards, which honor creativity in business, highlight some of the unique ways in which designers are approaching climate challenges. Here are eight standouts.

These 8 sustainable designs are fighting climate change

Tiffany & Co. somehow manages to make Jay-Z and Beyoncé kind of boring

James Bond returns for Heineken (again), and Tiffany & Co. somehow manages to waste the star power of Jay-Z and Beyoncé. This is Fast Company's brand hit & miss of the week.

Tiffany & Co. somehow manages to make Jay-Z and Beyoncé kind of boring

Can a simple text message help fight world hunger?

With Bento, people experiencing food insecurity can send a text message to receive the location of free, available meals in their local area. On this episode of the World Changing Ideas podcast, Talib sat down with Mick Ebeling and Adam Dole from Not Impossible Labs, the company that created Bento. Their mission? To bring dignity to those experiencing food insecurity.

Can a simple text message help fight world hunger?

What the ESPN-Bishop Sycamore scandal means for the sports brand

Manchester United welcomes Ronaldo’s return, and ESPN gets scammed big time. This is Fast Company's brand hit and miss of the week.

Could 3D printing be the key to true sustainability? HP thinks so

At the start of the pandemic, HP sprung into action. The company used its 3D printers to create millions of personal protective items and nasal swabs to test for Covid-19. Now HP is focusing its 3D printing efforts on reducing its environmental impact. Fast Company took a peek behind the curtain at HP’s Innovation Lab in Palo Alto to learn more about the future of digital manufacturing and the possibility of a circular economy.

Could 3D printing be the key to true sustainability? HP thinks so

How Airbnb stood out for taking a stand in the Afghan humanitarian crisis

Airbnb aims to help refugees in the Afghanistan humanitarian crisis, and Pfizer misplays the vaccine name game with Comirnaty. This is Fast Company’s brand hit and miss of the week.

How Airbnb stood out for taking a stand in the Afghan humanitarian crisis

MLB turned the ‘Field of Dreams’ set into a fan experience

Fast Company’s Mark Wilson gets a behind-the-scenes look at the MLB regulation field on the preserved set of ‘Field of Dreams,’ the hit 1989 film starring Kevin Costner. The field was the recent home to the first-ever MLB game played in the state of Iowa when the Yankees played the White Sox there this month.

MLB turned the ‘Field of Dreams’ set into a fan experience

Beats by Dre's ad with Sha’Carri Richardson gets a gold medal

The Olympics are coming to a close, so we took a look at the best commercials from Tokyo 2020, including Nike's Rayssa Leal ad and Athleta's Simone Biles spot. This is a special Olympics edition of Fast Company's brand hit and miss of the week.

Beats by Dre's ad with Sha’Carri Richardson gets a gold medal

Pour a cold one for your dog with Anheuser-Busch’s latest brew

Anheuser-Busch, the makers of Budweiser, Michelob, Busch, and many other beer and alcohol brands, is a market leader of innovation for alcoholic beverages of the future. Over the past 10 years, there has been a major cultural shift in drinking behaviors, especially among younger generations. Anheuser-Busch found a new way to put its customers first—by putting their dogs first. Dog Brew is an alcohol-free bone broth product for dogs.

Pour a cold one for your dog with Anheuser-Busch’s latest brew

Impact

These Nobel Prize-winning economists explain why direct cash transfers are so vital to fighting poverty

Why Katie Porter says childcare and family policies are not (just) about women

Labor leader Sara Nelson says workers must fight together—across industries

News

The gender gap in workplace burnout is getting wider

National Inventors Hall of Fame will induct two Black women for the first time in history

Instagram tries to filter out a hurricane of negative press with a feel-good brand campaign

Co.Design

Ferrari to partner with Jony Ive’s new design firm

For a glimpse at the future of sustainable architecture, look to China

This fashion label’s latest product is not a dress or a coat. It’s a plot of land

Work Life

This is how private companies can work with the government to support parents

Why leaders aren’t powerful without this 1 thing

This is what’s really behind the Great Resignation