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What Does Innovation Look Like In 2019 And Beyond?
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What Does Innovation Look Like In 2019 And Beyond?

What does innovation look like in 2019 and beyond? The speakers at the fourth annual fast company innovation festival weigh in.

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February 2019
Google, You Auto-Complete Me
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Google, You Auto-Complete Me

Tech giants are using predictive capabilities to influence what you say, think, and do. Worried yet?

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7 mins  |
September 2018
The Last (Plastic) Straw
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The Last (Plastic) Straw

How Starbucks came up with an alternative to single-use straws

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September 2018
Oval Office Lessons
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Oval Office Lessons

Doris Kearns Goodwin discovers modern leadership lessons in the actions of great presidents.

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7 mins  |
September 2018
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Reveals His Plans To Woo Artists and Beat Apple
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Reveals His Plans To Woo Artists and Beat Apple

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is betting that he can sell music fans and artists worldwide on his vision for the future of the business. Only Amazon, Apple, and Google stand in his way.

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September 2018
The Thawing Of McDonald's
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The Thawing Of McDonald's

Using fresh— never frozen— beef in its quarter pounders is just one part of a massive transformation the company is undergoing in the face of changing consumer tastes and competition. But it’s definitely the most complicated.

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September 2018
Silicon Valley Meets Our Nation's Heartland
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Silicon Valley Meets Our Nation's Heartland

The World’s Largest Temperature-controlled Warehousing And Logistics Company Is On A Mission To Reduce Food Waste And Help Feed The World.

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May 2019
Leading Out Loud
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Leading Out Loud

Female Founders In The Instagram Era Are Finding That They Have Unprecedented Influence—whether Or Not They Want It.

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May 2019
A Bitcoin Boost For Podcasters
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A Bitcoin Boost For Podcasters

Cast box CEO Renee Wang has a new idea for funding digital content creators.

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October 2018
Melinda Gates's Art Of Investing
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Melinda Gates's Art Of Investing

The Philanthropist and Investor is tackling sexism in Silicon Valley.

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October 2018
I Listen To Music To Help Me Focus
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I Listen To Music To Help Me Focus

I was diagnosed with ADD as a kid and needed to take Ritalin.

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December 2016/January 2017
How Fitbit Became The Next Big Thing In Corporate Wellness
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How Fitbit Became The Next Big Thing In Corporate Wellness

As fitness trackers make inroads with employee wellness programs, is the new requirement to climbing the corporate ladder that you count all the steps?

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May 2016
Zac Posen Is Ready for His Close-Up
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Zac Posen Is Ready for His Close-Up

Fashion designer and Brooks Brothers creative director Zac Posen talks about staying original while building his globe-spanning brand.

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May 2016
How Nielsen Plans To Solve The Audience Puzzle
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How Nielsen Plans To Solve The Audience Puzzle

As the television landscape fractures, figuring out who is watching what has never been more difficult or important.

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April 2016
The Dynamic Duo Behind Broad City On How To Provoke the Right Reaction
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The Dynamic Duo Behind Broad City On How To Provoke the Right Reaction

Broad City creators and stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer talk about finding a common voice - and always pushing the limits.

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April 2016
Single? It's Not You, It's Your City
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Single? It's Not You, It's Your City

The city you choose to work in could have far more impact on your future than whatever company you’d be joining.

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April 2016
Unlikely Allies
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Unlikely Allies

GE, Target, and Levi’s are finding new energy by learning from startups.

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September 2017
Put A (Better Ring On It)
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Put A (Better Ring On It)

A search for conflict-free diamonds led one jeweler to rethink the engagement process.

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September 2017
The Music Maker
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The Music Maker

How producer and Vampire Weekend alum Rostam Batmanglij inspires ingenuity from A-list artists.

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October 2017
The C In CEO Stands For Culture
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The C In CEO Stands For Culture

Microsoft’s mind-set for transforming from a place full of know-it-alls to one filled with learn-it-alls.

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October 2017
OMG! Giphy Is Breaking Into The Entertainment Business
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OMG! Giphy Is Breaking Into The Entertainment Business

On a mild Sunday evening in September, a handful of staffers from Giphy gathered in the reception area of the company’s Los Angeles studios to watch the Emmy Awards.

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December 2017/January 2018
Los Angeles's Olympic-Size Bet On Transit Innovation
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Los Angeles's Olympic-Size Bet On Transit Innovation

Now that Los Angeles has claimed the 2028 Olympics, it’s embarking on an ambitious effort to reduce congestion and transform the city’s transportation infrastructure.

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December 2017/January 2018
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Heat Of The Moment

Former Vice President Al Gore, star of the upcoming film An Inconvenient Sequel, has a new message about climate change— and it’s not all bad.

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July/August 2017
AR: The New Reality At Facebook
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AR: The New Reality At Facebook

Why Facebook, Google, Snap, and dozens more love AR—and what’s coming next

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July/August 2017
Nike's Head Start
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Nike's Head Start

With the Pro Hijab, the company is outfitting millions of athletes for the first time.

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July/August 2017
Norwegian Air Lands In The U.S.
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Norwegian Air Lands In The U.S.

The upstart carrier’s insanely cheap fares to Europe are just one more step toward world airline domination.

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July/August 2017
The ASLU's Power Broker
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The ASLU's Power Broker

How Anthony Romero is leading the nonprofit through the most contentious period in its nearly 100

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July/August 2017
Just The Right Dose
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Just The Right Dose

A new company is bringing transparency to medical marijuana.

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July/August 2017
It's In Her DNA
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It's In Her DNA

CRISPR coinventor Jennifer Doudna talks about developing the gene editing tool that’s poised to change the world.

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July/August 2017
How A Major Food- Processing Facility Turned Food Waste Into Revenue!
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How A Major Food- Processing Facility Turned Food Waste Into Revenue!

How fruit-and-vegetable processor Baldor is transforming food waste into a big business

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July/August 2017