Fast Company’s Creative Director Mike Schnaidt is sharing the design secrets behind the Spring 2025 issue of our magazine.
If you’re a typeface fanatic, you won’t want to miss this breakdown. (Rotate your phone for the best experience.)
As the world shifts and industries transform, the World’s Most Innovative Companies aren't just keeping up—they're setting the pace.
Waymo, this year’s No. 1 company, has taken robotaxis from science fiction to reality. Athletic Brewing Company is popularizing NA beer, while nuuly is turning a profit on clothing rentals. DeepSeek is engineering new ways to build state-of-the-art AI models—and sharing its approach with others.
And even in an era defined by automation, some of the smartest companies are turning unpredictability into an asset, from Duolingo and its chaotic owl mascot to Kendrick Lamar’s creative agency PgLang, and heavy-metal water brand Liquid Death.
Other companies have met the moment and redefined it. Watch Duty helped Angelenos navigate their city’s devastating fires. Chainalysis brought needed transparency to the crypto industry. And Bluesky freed social media, at last, from corporate control. With the pace of change accelerating, businesses have to prepare for both the challenges of today and ones they’ve yet to identify. It’s a daunting task. But the process of selecting all 609 Most Innovative Companies across 58 categories gave us a glimpse into the future.
Read the full list of Fast Company's 2025 Most Innovative Companies: https://bit.ly/3ZsF9HI
#FCMostInnovative
Tarana Burke, founder of the metoomvmt and chief visionary officer of Me Too International, is sharing what it means to plan for the movement’s future while existing in a climate that’s hostile to its mission.
Listen to her panel conversation from Fast Company Grill at @SXSW on this week’s Most Innovative Companies.
Listen now at the link in bio.
If GenAI is the biggest technological advancement since the internet itself, then the creative possibilities are or will be pretty much endless.
Yet how far should the boundaries of brand content be pushed?
Listen to the latest episode of Brand New World at the link in bio.
Is the secret to innovating Hollywood… not being in Hollywood at all?
Robert Rodriguez, who you might know from films like “Spy Kids,” and Alexis Garcias are teaming up for Brass Knuckle Films—and staying in Texas. #SXSW #FCGrill
Mika Shino spent her career working for the United Nations, a role that exposed her to global food cultures and inspired the founding of Issei Mochi gummies — the first-ever candy gummies made of mochi in a nod towards her Japanese heritage.
At the #FCGrill at @sxsw, Shino shared her thoughts on what it’s like driving a culture-centered business forward in today’s climate.
At the #FCGrill, ad agency @mccann_mw unpacked its latest study on the Truth About the American Dream. Global CEO Daryl Lee shared how brands can play a role in preserving America’s most enduring brand platform. #SXSW
Just eight years ago, the Me Too movement inspired a viral hashtag, sparked a global conversation, and championed the voices of survivors. But it didn’t take long for opposing forces to mobilize.
Tarana Burke, author, activist, and founder of the #MeToo movement, shares the challenges the movement contends with today at the Fast Company Grill at #SXSW. #FCGrill
Producer and director @paulfeig is looking to strike gold twice with the follow-up to his 2018 hit film A Simple Favor starring Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, and Henry Golding.
The sequel Another Simple Favor premiered yesterday at @sxsw. At the #FCGrill today, Feig uncovers what it means to write a good story for the big screen. #SXSW #AnotherSimpleFavor
Creative | Progressive | Innovative | FastCompany.com
