05-08-17

Why Meditating Before A Meeting Can Lead To More Productivity

Fashion Designer, Eileen Fisher, explains why in some departments she chooses to lead a group meditation before meetings.

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How this CEO is changing the way we bake

Bread Alone is the first commercial bakery in the US to Operate on 100% renewable energy bakery. The family run business have been baking with organic grains since our first loaf in 1983. This is Fast Company's Changing the Game

How this CEO is changing the way we bake

Tom Sachs launches his rockets into the NFT space. Literally

Contemporary artist Tom Sachs believes it’s very easy to hate on NFTs until you look at it through an artists lens. The art world is leading NFTs and smart contracts to dismantle discriminatory banking structures

Tom Sachs launches his rockets into the NFT space. Literally

Innovating positive change with Tiziana Casciaro

Tiziana Casciaro is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and co-author (with Julie Battilana) of Power for All. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini talk to Tiziana about the challenge of making power more distributed and accountable in organizations, and the key role that people with less formal authority can play in agitating, innovating, and orchestrating positive change. This conversation is part of the New Human Movement, a series featuring bold thinkers and radical doers who are reimagining work, management and capitalism for a new age. For more, visit humanocracy.com/movement

Innovating positive change with Tiziana Casciaro

You can now order Domino’s with your mind

To celebrate the upcoming fourth season of the Netflix hit, ‘Stranger Things,’ Domino’s has (kind of) made it possible to order a pizza with your mind. This is Fast Company’s Brand Hit or Miss of the Week.

You can now order Domino’s with your mind

Entrepreneurship at Scale with Zhang Ruimin

Zhang Ruimin is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Haier Group, the world’s largest appliance maker. During his 37-year tenure as Haier CEO, Zhang architected one of the world’s most radical management makeovers. In this episode of the New Human Movement, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini talk to Zhang about turning every employee into an entrepreneur, creating “zero distance” between employees and customers, and making the company a power node in an ever-expanding, web-centric ecosystem. This conversation is part of the New Human Movement, a series featuring bold thinkers and radical doers who are reimagining work, management and capitalism for a new age. For more, visit humanocracy.com/movement

Entrepreneurship at Scale with Zhang Ruimin

The Abortion Pill | Your Questions Answered

Can medication abortions override the impending U.S. abortion ban? ‘Fast Company’ contributor Ruth Reader explains more.

The Abortion Pill | Your Questions Answered

Nick Kroll on the harsh realities of rejection

Kroll tells 'Fast Company' he was rejected about 100 times from auditions but kept going because "nobody starts out great."

Nick Kroll on the harsh realities of rejection

Nick Kroll sits on a rock and talks about leadership

The creator of "Big Mouth" and "Human Resources" shares how he channels hundreds of roles to help his team to do their best work.

Nick Kroll sits on a rock and talks about leadership

How Nick Kroll builds characters out of his emotions

The 'Big Mouth' creator joins the mental health conversation, discussing how anthropomorphizing his emotions has helped him be more open.

How Nick Kroll builds characters out of his emotions

Jane Goodall thinks comic books will save the Earth

Jane Goodall is known around the world for her groundbreaking discoveries and studies of chimpanzees. For decades, she has inspired young activists through her program Roots & Shoots—but now, in the digital era, she discusses how she is connecting and inspiring new generations through sharing stories in formats they resonate with, such as Webtoon.

Jane Goodall thinks comic books will save the Earth

Impact

Thousands of oil and gas assets are at risk of becoming stranded—and you might own them

Scientists found a low-cost way to make clean drinking water from air in the desert

After experiencing wage theft, L.A. car washers started their own worker-owned business

News

Houston NRA protesters send a powerful message to the gun lobby in the wake of school massacre

Loneliness, social isolation, and financial exploitation can go hand in hand for older adults

How Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ brand partnerships can turn its fortunes upside down

Co.Design

The fascinating story behind the making of Margaret Atwood’s ‘Unburnable Book’

Ikea just redesigned one of its most popular products. Here’s why

Inside Rotterdam’s quest to green 10 million square feet of rooftops

Work Life

You’ll be a better leader if you can understand this connection

Why leaders may want to think twice before crashing team meetings

3 ways to change your mindset for success and happiness