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It All starts With a Good Idea
ESPN’s New Power Hitter • What’s new with members of our MCP community
Don’t Count Instacart Out Just Yet • Updates from the MIC alumni
An Athleisure Empire Gets Physical
THE RECOMMENDER • What the Fast Company community is loving this month
Nike Has a New Digital Playbook—and It Starts With Sneakerheads
The Shoe Fits • Nike’s quest to personalize retail extends from Snkrs to the rest of its channels.
Secondhand News • Growing interest in streetwear has customers and investors alike turning their attention to the once niche sneaker-resale market. The top players:
How to Make It in Business, the Millennial (Pink) Way
Meet the Upstart Event Founders
Creative Agency Red Antler Is a Cult-Brand Whisperer
What’s in a Name? • How Red Antler shaped the brands of three breakthrough companies
Nintendo Breaks Out of the Box
The Modist Delivers Style Without Sacrifice
Modest Fashion on the Rise • These four companies are covering shoppers around the world.
Pepsi’s New Shape of Water
“We’re Not Giving the Answers so Much as Asking the Questions”
30-Second Bio
An International Exchange for Innovative Policy
How This Atlantic Records Matchmaker Creates Pitch-Perfect Partnerships
Happy Couples • Atlantic artists and brands that hit it off
#Hijacked • How Twitter’s zeal for free speech blinded the company to safety concerns—and what it’s doing to make up for it now
WORLD-CHANGING IDEAS • AMBITIOUS, VISIONARY PROJECTS ARE CREATING NEW APPROACHES TO SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES. TEN HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR’S WORLD-CHANGING IDEAS AWARDS.
01 Finding a Backyard Solution
02 Turning Old T-Shirts Into New Denim
03 Propelling a Cleaner Alternative
04 Privatizing Pregnancy
05 Transforming Wallets Into Scorecards
06 Shining a Softer Light on Recovery
07 Showing Rescuers Where They’re Needed Most
08 Designing for Social Justice