In this issue:

LinkedIn shows us where the top talent lives, works, and studies. BY JAY WOODRUFF

Navy veteran Deja Baker’s unconventional career journey.
BY BURT HELM 

Artificial intelligence is transforming the talent pools of major companies. BY AUSTIN CARR and much more...

No. 1: OpenAI
CTO Mira Murati and the brilliant researchers behind ChatGPT and Dall-E are redefining productivity and AI.

Nos. 28–31: Health Equity Champions
How Folx, Cityblock, Maven Clinic, and Hazel Health are delivering the care people deserve.

Secrets of the Most Productive People
Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein and nine other efficient, highly motivated individuals explain how they stay focused on their goals while maintaining balance.

Next Big Things in Tech
Eighty-three honorees pushing the limits, from AI and Web3 to biotech and food.

The Recommender
A day at home can be its own adventure. These products can give your surroundings new life.

Exit Strategy
Millionaire status symbols, from the 1900s to today.

Innovation by Design 2022
Each year, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design awards program honors gamechanging developments achieved through practical, elegant design. This year’s 46 winners, which range from healthcare interfaces to autonomous driving technology, feature imaginative near-term solutions for long-term impact.

100 Best Workplaces for Innovators
Here’s where the world’s most driven employees have the most room to grow.

Driving Skyward
Inside the nasty fight between two leading companies racing to build the first commercial flying car..

Next
“Buy now, pay later” apps are growing fast, changing consumer behavior, and trying to benefit from Facebook’s loss.

Goal Setting
New NWSL team Angel City FC, backed by A-list celebs and investors, is pushing the boundaries of women’s sports.

No. 01 / Stripe
The payments company is doing something entirely new: making carbon removal a part of its business plan.

The Recommender
A sleek speaker, a stylish drum set, and other musical mood boosters we’re loving right now.

Secrets of the Most Productive People
Leaders at Duolingo, Polestar, and Dr. Bronner’s—plus the Forest Service, the WNBA, and more—offer a window into their effective daily routines.

Next Big Things in Tech
The impacts of today’s breakthroughs might not be felt for years, but these 65 honorees could define the future.

Next
Big Tech has vowed to fix everything from DEI to harassment. Block Party CEO Tracy Chou’s story shows why they’re failing.

The Recommender
Tips, tricks, and really cool gear to help you travel on planes, trains, or automobiles.

Innovation by Design
Jeanne Gang’s groundbreaking decade, plus Tulsa’s Greenwood Rising, a Fender guitar, Nike Go FlyEase, and a live subway map.

Seeing Things
Neurologist Sheila Nirenberg has figured out how to restore sight to some patients, sparking tension between the worlds of private funding and academia.

Twitter’s New Growing Pains
Chief design officer Dantley Davis is pushing for changes that are challenging the company both inside and out.

The Most Creative People in Business 2021

100 Best Workplaces for Innovators
These companies are enabling the visionaries—and great business leaps—of the future.

The Recommender
A stylish stapler, a simple planner, and other back-to-the-office pick-me-ups that feel perfect for this moment.

Planet Airbnb
COVID-19 changed the travel industry overnight. Here’s how Airbnb is preparing to conquer the reopened world.

World-Changing Ideas
This year’s honorees include a cleaner freight train, an automated beehive, a way to recycle fabric, and other bold, new technologies.

Exit Strategy
A map to navigate the new world (aka your domicile).

The Recommender
Tips, tricks, and smart purchases to help you sleep well and seize the day.

SECRETS OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE
Some of the most accomplished leaders in tech, retail, science, journalism, and more share their tips for getting things done, even during this roller-coaster year.

Better Business
Now is the perfect time for companies to move beyond “woke capitalism” and actually change their behavior.

The Recommender
A Surrealist chess set designed by photographer Man Ray, colorful jugs, and other things Fast Company is loving this month.

Exit Strategy
Introducing our inaugural “Six Under Six” list, showcasing the young innovators rapidly shaping our future, for better or worse..

Creative Forces
Our annual Most Creative People in Business list highlights the year’s most impressive designers, entertainers, CEOs, and more.

Ideas Welcome
The 100 companies featured on our Best Workplaces for Innovators list encourage, develop, and reward inventive thinkers..

The Recommender
A design-forward water bottle from Hay, classic summer sandals, and other recommendations from the Fast Company community.

Paying It Forward
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman (right) is practicing a more inclusive capitalism...

The Recommender
A colorful, minimalist vase; a CBD-infused sparkling water; and a smart ukulele make up our favorite products for spring.

Exit Strategy
READY OR NOT, HERE IT COMES 
5G will arrive before we know it. Are you prepared? Take this quiz to find out.

In this issue:

Smart Cities Pittsburgh’s pivot from Rust Belt town to tech hotbed.

Master Class This designer makes museums mesmerizing.

Data Dive Fashion resale apps are trending.

In this issue:

Something's brewing: Colorado-based craft beer outfit New Belgium is inspiring capitalist reformers with its employeeowned
business model. 

Challenging the Winners Author Anand Giridharadas is questioning long-held beliefs about philanthropy and do-good business. Plutocrats are listening.

In this issue:

Creative Conversation Mike Judge on the end of Silicon Valley—and the very real, very entertaining place that inspired it all.

It Never Gets Old Grey Group CEO Michael Houston on his love of Pop-Tarts.

Google on the Brain The tech behemoth’s worldshaking quest for AI supremacy.

In this issue:

The Softer Side of Hardware An exclusive look inside Google’s Design Lab, where VP Ivy Ross (left) leads the effort to make
beautiful, touchable tech. 

Atlanta Opportunity Black entrepreneurs, including Paul Judge
of TechSquare Labs (below, left), are building a tech-startup scene down south.

In this issue:

Michelle Pfeiffer Has a New Role Her safe, sustainable perfumes are challenging the luxury fragrance industry.

If Startup Founders Told the Truth The honest pitch deck they don’t want you to see.

In this issue:

What Would J.J. Do? J.J. Abrams is a content-producing machine. Here’s why whoever signs his company, Bad Robot—which he runs with his wife, Katie McGrath (bottom left)— could dominate Hollywood.

Amazon’s Top Employer How HR chief Beth Galetti approaches the management of the company’s swelling workforce.

In this issue:

Target’s in-house advantage The retailer’s private brands are thriving.

The Trust Business Truepic is helping us believe what we see.

enter the super app Why Meituan and Grab top our list and much and more...

In this issue:

Master Class Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg on helping all sorts of people find their person.

Building Blocks What’s behind (and below) Hudson Yards, NYC’s built-from-scratch neighborhood and much more...

In this issue:

Millennial Leaders: The Oldest millennials are approaching their forties. Here's how they're managing their organizations 

Up close with Farfetch: Fresh off its IPO, the e-commerce giant's founder, jose Neves talks the future of retail and much more...

In this issue:

The NFL’s Bold Play The league’s first male cheerleaders
are work place equality pioneers.

Material World a surfboard made out of wool has implications
for cars, yachts, and more.

In this issue:

Melinda Gates’s Art of Investing The global leader explains why she’s betting on women and people of color with her new fund,Pivotal Ventures.

Zagat, Back on the Menu The iconic, pocket-size guidebooks
ushered in the era of crowd sourcing.Now, after a decades-long journey (and being owned by Google), they’re being revived again. An oral history. BY BEN PAYNTER

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