Fast Company

Fast Company is the world’s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, and design. Written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders, Fast Company inspires readers to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead conversations, and create the future of business.

INNOVATION BY DESIGN 2018 • Fast Company’s annual celebration of world-changing design, featuring Microsoft, Nike, Everlane, Ikea, Google, Gillette, Reddit, Sephora, Airbnb, NASA, and hundreds more.

Designing Women

THE RECOMMENDER • What the Fast Company community is loving this month

The Fortnite Effect • Why the game’s unprecedented success means as much for the future of media as it does for the gaming industry

Political Upset • How a nonprofit that offers free campaign ads to candidates is changing the electoral landscape

The Beauty Industry Goes Au Naturel • A guide to the companies, ingredients, and consumers driving the “clean” beauty trend

The Art of Persuasion • With his new Netflix series, Patriot Act, Hasan Minhaj offers a fresh take on late-night comedy.

HEALING COMMUNITIES ONE ACT AT A TIME • With the Subaru Love Promise, the car company is taking a stand in an age of divisiveness.

Seeds of Change • Sweetgreen and chef Dan Barber are rethinking organic from the ground up.

Celebration Nation • How do you maintain an intimate vibe at a 15,000-person conference? For Isagenix, the key is making everyone feel at home.

Crazy for You • The cocreator, writer, and star of the CW musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend talks about juggling multiple roles, pay equality in Hollywood, and lifting the stigma around mental health.

Sound Revenue • Castbox CEO Renee Wang has a new idea for funding digital content creators.

ENGINEERING A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE

ABOUT FACE • WITH HER DIVERSITY-FOCUSED VENTURE FIRM, BACKSTAGE CAPITAL, AND A NEW $36 MILLION FUND DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO BLACK FEMALE FOUNDERS, ARLAN HAMILTON IS WORKING TO CHANGE THE COMPOSITION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AMERICA.

FEMALE FOUNDERS SPEAK OUT • HOT TAKES ON MONEY, SEXISM, AND TRUMP FROM OUR FIRST SURVEY OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

FUNDING

POLITICS

EQUALITY

CULTURE

WHY I’M BETTING ON DIVERSITY • THE PHILANTHROPIST AND INVESTOR IS TACKLING SEXISM IN SILICON VALLEY.

DESIGN • This year’s standouts show how designers are empowering users to regain control over technology.

BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES

A BENEVOLENT BLADE

A Crystal Ball for Quake Damage

A CAMPFIRE WITH LESS SMOKE

A Global Travel Pass

A SEAMLESS APPROACH TO TECH GADGETRY

A Graceful Way to Pay

A Civil Service

A VIRTUAL HOME RUN

A Fresher Filter

A WELLDESIGNED BUILDING IS ONE THAT INSPIRES GREATNESS IN ITS OCCUPANTS.

Beyond These Walls…

The Art & Science of Building

A TALKING CAMERA APP

A Customizable Workflow Platform

BREWING LEATHER IN A LAB

An Ultra-Low-Cost Modular Home

A TOUGHER TABLET

A New Habitat at the Bottom of the World

AWARDS • From 2,862 submissions, Fast Company’s judges selected these 398 winners and honorees. For full descriptions of this year’s honoree entries, go to fastcompany.com/IBD.

LEADERSHIP • IN A PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN WORLD

THE GARDEN OF YVES • HE HELPED LEAD A DESIGN REVOLUTION IN BUSINESS, BUT HE HASN’T SHARED IN THE SPOILS LIKE HIS RIVALS. AS THE DESIGNER HIMSELF JOKES: “WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO YVES BÉHAR?”

CATCH-22: YVES BÉHAR CAN DESIGN ANYTHING

A SURVIVAL GUIDE • The iconic burgundy guidebook helped shape the modern...