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.

Google, You Auto-Complete Me

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

The Last (Plastic) Straw

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

Oval Office Lessons

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

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.

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.

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.

Leading Out Loud

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

A Bitcoin Boost For Podcasters

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

Melinda Gates's Art Of Investing

The Philanthropist and Investor is tackling sexism in Silicon Valley.

I Listen To Music To Help Me Focus

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Unlikely Allies

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

Put A (Better Ring On It)

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

The Music Maker

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

AR: The New Reality At Facebook

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

Nike's Head Start

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

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.

The ASLU's Power Broker

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

Just The Right Dose

A new company is bringing transparency to medical marijuana.

It's In Her DNA

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

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