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Fast Company

Sep 01 2022
Magazine

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.

from the editor.

Stuck in the Middle • Corporate life has changed irrevocably as a result of the pandemic—and the person at the center of it is the mid-level manager.

SANDWICH GENERATION • Showrunners love to hate middle management. But behind these exaggerated characters, there are some essential truths. Here, a brief catalog of managers in pop culture.

Reimagining everyday play • SPIN MASTER SCOURS THE GLOBE TO FIND THE NEXT BIG THING IN CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT

Veterans are a valuable resource in the battle for technology talent • ALONG WITH EXISTING TECH SKILLS, VETERANS BRING OTHER VALUABLE ASSETS TO THE TABLE

Mellow Yellow • A classic card game and a classic movie come together.

Iconic Icons

My Daily Media Diet

The pharmacy, reimagined • AS IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE NEW SERVICES ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE SPECTRUM, WALGREENS IS BECOMING MUCH MORE THAN A NEIGHBORHOOD DRUGSTORE

Game-Day Playlist • Kevin Love, basketball player, Cleveland Cavaliers

Empowering what’s next in creativity • WESTERN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OPENS DOORS FOR CREATORS OF ALL STRIPES

r. my operating system. • Professional gaming streamer and 100Thieves team co-owner Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter takes our career questionnaire.

The Best Board Games

Helping caregivers rejoin the workforce • AUDIBLE IS CREATING PATHWAYS BACK TO EMPLOYMENT FOR THOSE READY TO START THEIR NEXT CHAPTER

One hundred best workplaces for innovators • From airlines to user-created games, fintech to pharmaceuticals, our fourth annual list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators—created in collaboration with Accenture—spans a wide range of industries, shining a light on companies from 13 countries that have designed and implemented the infrastructure to nurture bright ideas from all corners of their organizations.

Innovation that’s more than skin deep • DERMALOGICA’S IDEA-DRIVEN CORPORATE CULTURE HAS LED TO HIGH-TECH TEACHING TOOLS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN SUSTAINABILITY

Bettering the business of builders everywhere • MILWAUKEE TOOL IS HARNESSING HIGH-TECH INNOVATIONS TO CREATE SMARTER—AND SAFER—WORKSITES

New ideas that help sick kids in need • THE FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION ALSAC RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION

Innovation Team of the Year

A big assist for small businesses • AMERICAN EXPRESS REDEFINED BUSINESS EDUCATION TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS OF PANDEMIC-STRICKEN CUSTOMERS

Innovative Leader of the Year

Supply chain success story • WITH ITS INNOVATIVE OPEN-NETWORK MODEL, AMERICAN EAGLE IS MAPPING THE FUTURE OF LOGISTICS

Methodology

Games that fuel innovation • AN EMPLOYEE COMPETITION BASED ON A HIT TV SHOW IS ONE WAY ALEX LEE IS SPARKING INTERNALLY DEVELOPED IDEAS

Closing the health equity gap • ATHENAHEALTH TURNS TO ITS EMPLOYEES TO HELP COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF BIAS IN THE HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM

THE JUDGES

Other Winners by Category

Engineering a turnaround • DBS BANK NEEDED TO CHANGE-AND IT USED INNOVATION AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL CATALYST

THE MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS 2022

MARGRETHE VESTAGER • EVP of A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Competition, European Commission

ASAD AYAZ • President of marketing, Walt Disney Studios

JESSICA LEE GAGNÉ • Cinematographer

DIARRHA N DIAYE-MBAYE •...


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 116 Publisher: Mansueto Ventures LLC Edition: Sep 01 2022

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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.

from the editor.

Stuck in the Middle • Corporate life has changed irrevocably as a result of the pandemic—and the person at the center of it is the mid-level manager.

SANDWICH GENERATION • Showrunners love to hate middle management. But behind these exaggerated characters, there are some essential truths. Here, a brief catalog of managers in pop culture.

Reimagining everyday play • SPIN MASTER SCOURS THE GLOBE TO FIND THE NEXT BIG THING IN CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT

Veterans are a valuable resource in the battle for technology talent • ALONG WITH EXISTING TECH SKILLS, VETERANS BRING OTHER VALUABLE ASSETS TO THE TABLE

Mellow Yellow • A classic card game and a classic movie come together.

Iconic Icons

My Daily Media Diet

The pharmacy, reimagined • AS IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE NEW SERVICES ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE SPECTRUM, WALGREENS IS BECOMING MUCH MORE THAN A NEIGHBORHOOD DRUGSTORE

Game-Day Playlist • Kevin Love, basketball player, Cleveland Cavaliers

Empowering what’s next in creativity • WESTERN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OPENS DOORS FOR CREATORS OF ALL STRIPES

r. my operating system. • Professional gaming streamer and 100Thieves team co-owner Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter takes our career questionnaire.

The Best Board Games

Helping caregivers rejoin the workforce • AUDIBLE IS CREATING PATHWAYS BACK TO EMPLOYMENT FOR THOSE READY TO START THEIR NEXT CHAPTER

One hundred best workplaces for innovators • From airlines to user-created games, fintech to pharmaceuticals, our fourth annual list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators—created in collaboration with Accenture—spans a wide range of industries, shining a light on companies from 13 countries that have designed and implemented the infrastructure to nurture bright ideas from all corners of their organizations.

Innovation that’s more than skin deep • DERMALOGICA’S IDEA-DRIVEN CORPORATE CULTURE HAS LED TO HIGH-TECH TEACHING TOOLS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN SUSTAINABILITY

Bettering the business of builders everywhere • MILWAUKEE TOOL IS HARNESSING HIGH-TECH INNOVATIONS TO CREATE SMARTER—AND SAFER—WORKSITES

New ideas that help sick kids in need • THE FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION ALSAC RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION

Innovation Team of the Year

A big assist for small businesses • AMERICAN EXPRESS REDEFINED BUSINESS EDUCATION TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS OF PANDEMIC-STRICKEN CUSTOMERS

Innovative Leader of the Year

Supply chain success story • WITH ITS INNOVATIVE OPEN-NETWORK MODEL, AMERICAN EAGLE IS MAPPING THE FUTURE OF LOGISTICS

Methodology

Games that fuel innovation • AN EMPLOYEE COMPETITION BASED ON A HIT TV SHOW IS ONE WAY ALEX LEE IS SPARKING INTERNALLY DEVELOPED IDEAS

Closing the health equity gap • ATHENAHEALTH TURNS TO ITS EMPLOYEES TO HELP COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF BIAS IN THE HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM

THE JUDGES

Other Winners by Category

Engineering a turnaround • DBS BANK NEEDED TO CHANGE-AND IT USED INNOVATION AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL CATALYST

THE MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS 2022

MARGRETHE VESTAGER • EVP of A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Competition, European Commission

ASAD AYAZ • President of marketing, Walt Disney Studios

JESSICA LEE GAGNÉ • Cinematographer

DIARRHA N DIAYE-MBAYE •...


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