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3 Rules For Social Innovation In The Developing World

BY Morgan ClendanielThu Feb 16, 2012

UNICEFâ€™s Rajesh Amandan talks about the lessons his organization has accumulated while figuring out the most effective ways to bring aid to children around the world.READ»

MIC 2012

Most Innovative Companies: Twitter

BY Dan MacsaiThu Feb 16, 2012

To illustrate how much Twitter drove our global dialogue, we culled the most talked-about topics into a crossword puzzle.READ»

CO.EXIST

Diesel Trucks Don't Just Pollute, They Waste Money

BY Ben SchillerThu Feb 16, 2012

A new study has found that companies would be vastly better off replacing their urban delivery fleet with electric vehicles. Bonus: They can make money selling the power from the batteries back to the power company at night.READ»

CO.DESIGN

LINX: A Connector That Turns Drinking Straws Into An Infinite Building System

BY Tim MalyThu Feb 16, 2012

A Tinkertoy for the 21st Century.READ»

CO.EXIST

Yes, We Can Create A Virtual Volcano To Block The Sun

BY Andrew PriceThu Feb 16, 2012

No eruptions necessary. Just find a way to shoot a lot of sulfur into the air and--voila!--no more climate change. Flipside: air filled with sulfur.READ»

CO.DESIGN

NL Architects Reimagines What Hotels Can Be, With 3-D Bridge System

BY Belinda LanksThu Feb 16, 2012

The architectsâ€™ "3-D bridge system" solves a common design problem in hotel architecture: how to efficiently shuttle guests to their rooms.READ»

CO.DESIGN

A Kickstarter Campaign To Rebrand Chattanooga With A Custom Typeface

BY Suzanne LaBarreThu Feb 16, 2012

Four designers want make the Dynamo of Dixie the poster child for municipal branding in America, with a fresh typeface inspired by both the cityâ€™s industrial past and its arts-minded future.READ»

CO.EXIST

Ditch The Politicians, Bring In The Entrepreneurs

BY Andrew PriceThu Feb 16, 2012

At the big RIO+20 conference, world leaders will talk about how to solve issues caused by global poverty. But the real solutions lie in the hands of business leaders who can find a way to tap into the enormous market.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Why Pinterest Is So Addictive

BY Lydia DishmanThu Feb 16, 2012

The human instinct to collect things--be it baseball cards, miniature spoons, or teacups--is as old as stuff itself. But it took Pinterest to perfect this process online. Fast Company turned to the experts to uncover the psychology behind Pinterestâ€™s winning formula, and why itâ€™s resonating with millions of blissed-out users.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Employee Perks That Donâ€™t Work

BY Dr. Serena ReepThu Feb 16, 2012

While it's great to see that employers are concerned about the well-being of their employees, the unfortunate reality is that many businesses waste lots of money on work-life initiatives that donâ€™t benefit the majority of their employees, or do much of anything to enrich the broader corporate culture. READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Department Of Homeland Security Tells Congress Why It's Monitoring Facebook, Twitter, Blogs

BY Neal UngerleiderThu Feb 16, 2012

The House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Counterintelligence and Intelligence was not pleased. (Insert "angry" emoticon here.)READ»

CO.EXIST

Boxx: Is That Electric Bike Really A Square?

BY Andrew PriceThu Feb 16, 2012

Itâ€™s an electric bike unlike youâ€™ve ever seen: 1-meter square and certain not to get you laughed at when you pull up to the biker bar.READ»

INFOGRAPHIC OF THE DAY

Watch As 300,000 Norwegians Move Across The Globe Like Ballistic Missiles

BY Mark WilsonThu Feb 16, 2012

Remember the last scene of WarGames? Itâ€™s like that, but with a lot more broken lamps.READ»

CO.CREATE

K-Swiss "CEO" Danny McBride Raps On "Eastbound & Down" Swan Song

BY Teressa IezziThu Feb 16, 2012

The co-creator of Eastbound & Down talks about writing the show as one long feature, his ad adventure and whatâ€™s next for Rough House Pictures.READ»

CO.EXIST

Beautiful Photos Of The Ocean's Deadly Plastic

BY Andrew PriceThu Feb 16, 2012

Soup is a photo series that documents the millions of tiny pieces of plastic floating in our oceans. Pollution has never looked so pretty.READ»

MOBILE PAYMENT | Comment

Mobile Payments For Everyone! Barclays Pushes Future Tech Into Now

BY Kit EatonThu Feb 16, 2012

The U.K. bank has just introduced a secure app that lets you transfer out, and receive money, directly onto your smartphone. It's not NFC--but it's close. Is the mobile payments future already here?READ»

CO.DESIGN

Wolff Olins Offers Branding Wisdom For Would-Be Game Changers

BY Cliff KuangThu Feb 16, 2012

Co.Design sits down with Wolff Olins CEO Karl Heiselman, who embarked on a study of game-changing companies and netted smart insights on how branding must change.READ»

CO.EXIST

How To Solve The Good Business Generation Gap

BY David JonesThu Feb 16, 2012

The old model was to make tons of money and then give back (see Bill Gates). The new model is to build a company that gives back as it makes money. How can the old guard and the new guard work together for maximum impact?READ»

APPLE | Comment

Apple's iMessage: All Your IMs Are Belong To Us (And Phone Network SMS Revenues, Too)

BY Kit EatonThu Feb 16, 2012

Apple has just released a beta edition of its Messages app, but not for iOS--this time it's for your desktop. Apple's iCloud system is grabbing existing IM chat channels, and will hit phone network SMS income as well.READ»