Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyLeadership How to get skeptical employees to try group meditation Fast Company - Stephanie VozzaResearch has suggested that it can reduce conflict and help colleagues to interact with one another without judgment. The rise of the mindfulness industry has resulted in plenty of criticism, especially
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyMachine Learning Machine learning could transform medicine. Should we let it? Fast Company - Katharine SchwabMachine learning is starting to take over analyzing medical images. But AI tools also raise worrying questions because they solve problems in ways that humans can’t always follow. In clinics around the
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyMental Health This app matches marginalized communities to therapists who share their background Fast Company - Rina RaphaelTeletherapy app Ayana matches users to licensed professionals based on their culture, race, and experiences. Can it help close the mental health care gap? It was a cry for help that inspired entrepreneur
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. LeadershipLeadership How to address an issue without saying ‘I’m sorry’ Fast Company - Stephanie VozzaThere’s a time and a place to apologize. But if you’re not at fault, here’s what you should do instead. A week rarely goes by without a CEO or public figure issuing an apology. Often it’s warranted, such
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. TechnologyIntel Corporation Inside Intel’s billion-dollar transformation in the age of AI Fast Company - Mark SullivanThe storied chip maker is dealing with the reality that Moore’s Law is slowing just when the demands of AI are asking for more and more computing power. As I walked up to the Intel visitor center in Santa
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyDesign Americans are moving less and less—and it could dramatically reshape society Fast Company - Kelsey Campbell-DollaghanThe internet, the economy, and the housing market are driving a major decline in moving—a trend that may reshape communities over the coming decades. The story of America is one of moving. A total of of
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. IdeasInnovation There’s now a chatbot to give refugees instant legal advice Fast Company - Adele PetersUsing Facebook Messenger and Telegram, refugees can get important information from Mona much faster than emailing an aid organization. For a Syrian refugee in Lebanon who is trying to navigate the legal
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. LeadershipLeadership You received a salary counteroffer. Now what? Fast Company - Anisa Purbasari HortonYou’re in the home stretch. You have an offer on the table from a potential employer (or even your current employer) and you are at a three-way crossroads between accepting an offer, declining, or submitting
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsNews The days of threatening your cable company with cord cutting to get a cheaper rate are over Fast Company - Christopher ZaraRemember that time you called up Comcast or Charter or AT&T? You used a few savvy phrases like “skinny bundle” and “over the top,” and you scared them into shaving 10% off your monthly bill? Yeah, well,
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. IdeasInnovation Apple just bought the first-ever batch of carbon-free aluminum Fast Company - Kristin ToussaintA new process creates the metal without its usual emissions and Apple—which uses lots of it in their phones and computers—is investing to help create more. Aluminum is abundant in more things than just
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyPublic Relations One horny Netflix tweet and we’ve officially hit peak Brand Twitter Fast Company - Jeff Beer“What’s something you can say during sex but also when you manage a brand twitter account?” Netflix has built a pretty stellar reputation for how it manages itself on social media as a branded participant
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. TechnologyTechnology Fired employees invoke Google’s “don’t be evil” motto in their workplace complaint Fast Company - Sean CaptainFour fired Google workers have shared their complaint to the National Labor Relations Board with Fast Company. It accuses Google and Alphabet of unfair and illegal treatment. “And remember… don’t be evil,
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsNews Uber’s damning sexual assault report puts pressure on Lyft to show its hand Fast Company - Christopher ZaraAfter years of promising to be more transparent about safety issues on its platform, ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies released its first-ever safety report yesterday, showing almost 6,000 reports of
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. NewsNews Stop using plastic cups because BPA exposure may be much worse than we thought Fast Company - Arianne CohenUh-oh. Turns out that BPA, which has long been known as an endocrine disrupter associated with everything from gestational abnormalities to cancer to diabetes and obesity, is in our bodies in much higher
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyInnovation This T-shirt uses your body heat to generate electricity Fast Company - Kristin ToussaintAll you have to do to charge your phone is take a brisk walk. What if your morning run through a park could generate electricity, which could then charge batteries or maybe even power the phone you’re
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyGoogle Taking voice notes on Google just got a lot better Fast Company - Jared NewmanOne of the more useful things you can do with Google Assistant is take notes by voice, but until now, the feature has only worked with the Assistant’s built-in notes and lists. Now, you can hook up Google
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyLeadership How to draw the line between preparation and procrastination Fast Company - Anisa Purbasari HortonYes, there is such a thing as too much preparation. To prepare for his haunting role in The Pianist, actor Adrien Brody broke up with his girlfriend, lost 30 pounds, sold his car, gave up his New York
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanySatire How a bonkers horror indie about a murderous red dress became a clever satire of consumerism Fast Company - KC Ifeanyi‘In Fabric’ explores what happens when a divorcée buys a cursed red dress. Director Peter Strickland explains how he came up with such a twisted commentary on retail. When British indie filmmaker Peter
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyInnovation Fast Company’s Impact section is looking for a staff writer Fast Company - Morgan ClendanielFast Company is looking for a staff writer to work on its Impact section, covering the intersection of business and social good, focusing on social entrepreneurship, climate solutions, alternative economic
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. LeadershipLeadership 4 things you should do if you want to cut back on your meeting time Fast Company - Anisa Purbasari HortonThis startup has learned how to save hundreds of in-person hours. At Proof, a 15-person seed-stage startup where I work on the marketing team, we all wear a lot of hats. We spend time on everything from
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyDesign This is the world’s most satisfying, or infuriating, clock Fast Company - Mark WilsonToday, the time is whatever we read that it is on our iPhone’s home screen. It’s another digitized fact in our lives. But historically, clocks helped articulate the experience of time passing. Consider
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyTechnology Three reasons to practice good manners with your customers’ data Fast Company - Lydia DishmanGood data etiquette means distinguishing between the data that your company wants and the data that it needs, then using the latter to build great customer relationships. Imagine you’re at a party and
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyLeadership How to get out of the weeds and make time for big-picture thinking Fast Company - Julia HerbstWhen you’re juggling meetings, conference calls, and an overflowing inbox, it can be hard to make time for what’s actually important. At my last job, where I was an executive at a growing startup, I often
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyLeadership Hidden in this YouTube series is the perfect recipe for startup success Fast Company - Brian ScordatoYes, it’s about eating spicy chicken wings, but the simple ‘Hot Ones’ format illustrates what every startup founder needs to know to succeed. Hot Ones is a YouTube show from creators First We Feast that’s
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyDesign This indigenous design is being returned after a century away Fast Company - Evan Nicole BrownThe pottery, by New Mexico’s Tewa people, is part of the National Museum of the American Indian. Now, it’s being brought back to the region for the first time. The Jemez Mountains are a rust-colored cluster
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyTechnology Check out these 5 brilliant apps for better budgeting Fast Company - Doug AamothLower your bills, earmark your cash, save automatically, and more with these wallet-fattening apps and services. The holidays are upon us, and let’s face it: you’re probably spending like a sieve right
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. DesignDesign This airline is replacing millions of single-use cups with tasty edible ones Fast Company - Lilly SmithAir New Zealand’s new coffee cups are tastier than actual airplane food. You might think that all airplane food tastes like plastic packaging, but good news: In a twist of fate, you can now eat airline
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. LeadershipLeadership Fast Company’s Work Life section is looking for a new assistant editor Fast Company - Julia HerbstFast Company’s Work Life section is looking for a smart and hard-working assistant editor to help with day-to-day operations of the site. The ideal candidate is a talented writer and editor with several
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyNews Watch YouTube’s ‘Rewind 2019’ year-in-review video, which people really seem to hate Fast Company - Michael GrothausThe latest platform to release a year-in-review look-back over 2019 is Google-owned YouTube. YouTube says the “Rewind 2019” video celebrates “the creators, music and moments that mattered most to you 2019.”
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyTyler Perry Netflix’s ‘Astronomy Club’ is an A+ sketch show skewering Hollywood’s “C+” on race Fast Company - Joe BerkowitzJonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan, and James III have been riffing on representation in pop culture for years on their podcast. Now they’re going next level. If the members of the assembled group don’t
