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In this issue: "How Reese Witherspoon Is Flipping the Script on Hollywood": The Hello Sunshine founder is channeling women's voices into top-tier entertainment–and altering the dynamics of the entire industry along the way. "The Parkland Students Led America Beyond Thoughts and Prayers—and They’re Just Getting Started": The March for Our Lives cofounders are finding new ways to hold politicians and businesses accountable for gun safety. "The Most Creative People in Business": The people you’ll hear about on this list are all new for Fast Company.

In this issue: "32 Leadership Lessons from Peloton, Beautycounter, Omnicom, and More": Founders, business leaders, and artists who participated in the 2017 Fast Company Innovation Festival share the advice that’s guided their careers. "Why Nike Sees Social Responsibility as an Opportunity to Innovate": Nike's Hannah Jones and soccer great Abby Wambach are finding powerful, targeted ways to foster respect for the planet and all who live—and play—on it.

In this issue: "'Did We Create This Monster?' How Twitter Turned Toxic": The company’s zeal for free speech blinded it to safety concerns. Now it’s scrambling to make up for lost time. "L.A.’s Bold Plan to Pack Its Backyards with More Housing": The city’s plan to build 10,000 backyard housing units. "Millennial Women’s Business Conferences: Safe Space or Pink Silo?": Create & Cultivate, Girlboss Rally, and Re:Make are catering to career-minded young women with business panels, beauty bars, and plenty of kombucha mocktails.

In this issue: "Spotify's 30 Billion-Dollar Playlist for Global Domination"; "The Definitive Timeline of Spotify's Critic-Defying Journey to Rule Music"; "The Inside Story of How McDonald's Innovated the Quarter Pounder"; "Money for Business: How AI is Changing Talent Management"; and "How Deja Baker Overcame Long Odds and Finally Landed Her Dream Job".

In this issue: "Steph Curry and the New Palm Want You to Forget Your Phone"; "Portland Could Make Big Business Pay to Protect Communities of Color from Climate Change"; "A Creator in Bloom"; and "How Tech Workers Became Activists, Leading a Resistance Movement That Is Shaking Silicon Valley."

In this issue: "Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft's Code"; "How Crowdfunding Site Patreon Is Helping Artists Build Media Empires"; "Inside Dubai's Bid To Become The Middle East's Tech Hub"; "What Trader Joe's Figured Out About Work Culture That My Other Past Employers Haven't"; and "Can Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Take On The Smartphone Giants?"

In this issue: "Shonda Rhimes Sparks a Movement": The introverted creator of TV's Grey's Anatomy and Scandal is developing her own digital-centric personal brand. "Starbucks Is Bringing Hope – and Profit – to the Communities America's Forgotten": From Ferguson, Missouri, to military towns, the coffee giant is rejuvenating key areas of American society. "After a Comeback, 23andMe Faces Its next Test": Can the pioneering DNA-testing company satisfy the FDA while also staying true to its founding mission. "Why Casper Is the $750 Million Startup That Just Can't Rest".

In this issue: "Stella McCartney Is Weaving a New Way Forward": The designer has always eschewed leather, fur, and feathers in her collections. Now she is going even further. Will luxury fashion follow? "Kevin Durant's Killer Crossover": The Golden State Warriors star forward is making new moves—on an unfamiliar court. "Can Alphabet's Jigsaw Solve Google's Most Vexing Problems?": Jared Cohen, CEO of Google offshoot Jigsaw, is taking on ISIS, fake news, and toxic trolls.

In this issue: "James Corden Lives In the Moment. Here's How": "The Late Late Show" host and "Carpool Karaoke" creator shares his secrets for entertaining a global audience that never really sleeps. "The Future of Retail in the Age of Amazon": Forward-thinking competitors are finding creative ways to succeed—and be what Amazon can never be – as Jeff Bezos's juggernaut continues to grow. "How to Design Your Ideal Workday Based on Your Sleep Habits": How to pack the most into your working hours by knowing your sleep type.

In this issue: "The 100 Most Creative People in Business": The visionaries who are changing the way we work, shop, eat, build, play, learn, and explore. "12 Lessons from the 100 Most Creative People of 2017": These innovative leaders are changing the world through their work in tech, fashion, food, entertainment, and more. "Why 'Atlanta' Creator Donald Glover Is One of the Most Creative People In Business In 2017": "I have only a couple more years of being dangerous," he says. Here's what the one-man culture factory has in the works.

In this issue: "The Real Story Behind Elon Musk's $2.6 Billion Acquisition of SolarCity and What it Means for Tesla's Future–Not to Mention the Planet's". "Susan Wojcicki Has Transformed YouTube—But She Isn't Done Yet". "Why Facebook, Google, And Snap Love AR—And What's Coming Next": The future will be augmented. The only question now is how we get there. "It's A Mud Mud Mud Mud World": Tough Mudder, the obstacle-course company that puts regular people through almost comically extreme challenges, is trying to clear one of the biggest hurdles in business.

"Announcing the United States of Innovation": 50 Projects that are really making American great again. "Should CEOs like Oprah and Mark Cuban run for President?". "Marvel Rules the Universe": Every company wants to dominate its industry the way the superhero factory has taken over Hollywood. "How Peer-to-Peer Payment Pioneer Venmo Grew Up and Got Serious": The millennial-focused payments app is finally ready to make some money. "Ikea's Big Bet on Meatballs": The furniture giant is driving unexpected growth by ramping up its food division.

In this issue: "What's Next for American Prisons and Criminal Justice Reform?": Five activists, including singer John Legend, debate what's next for criminal justice reform and the role that tech and data can play. "Cisco's Affordable Spark Board Wants to Change How You Conduct Meetings": This plug-and-play wireless screen works as a wireless presentation display, digital whiteboard, and video conferencing tool.

In this issue: "Why Amazon Is the World's Most Innovative Company of 2017": A rapid expansion of Prime plus bold bets in the physical world are allowing the retailer to offer even more, even faster and smarter. "What You Can Learn from the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2017": What Amazon, Snap, Netflix, and others can teach us about innovation in 2017. "What Makes Snap Worth 25 Billion Dollars – And Maybe More": The people who brought you Snapchat present a different view of the world through the lens of a camera.

In this issue: "How Chobani's Hamdi Ulukaya Is Winning America's Culture War": From Kurdish shepherd to billionaire CEO: Hamdi Ulukaya turned milk into gold and created a model for 21st-century leadership. "How Instagram Changed – Before It Had To": When the photo phenom found the courage to mess with success, growth went bang and innovation took off. Can it also burst Snapchat's bubble. "How Charity: Water Uses Data to Connect Donors and the People They're Helping": The clean-water organization is pioneering new forms of accountability for their projects.

In this issue: "Kevin Hart's Funny Business": The most successful comedian in the world is also the most productive. "Super-agents Patrick Whitesell and Ari Emanuel Are Building the Future of Hollywood": WME-IMG co-CEOs Patrick Whitesell and Ari Emanuel are blending live events and digital to upend the entertainment business with violent speed. "Inside the IRC": How a visionary aid organization is using technology to help refugees. "The Future of Neighborhoods": Five projects that show how we'll live.

In this issue: "Chipotle Eats Itself": Chipotle Mexican Grill was a sizzling business with a red-hot stock until an E. coli outbreak derailed its future. Can a mission-based company make gobs of money and still save the world?; "Mary Barra Is Remaking GM's Culture – And the Company Itself": To keep pace in the race to reinvent transportation, the General Motors CEO is shaking up America's biggest car company; and "Can GoPro Rise Again?": After a dismaying 2015, CEO Nick Woodman is refocusing, betting the company's future on software, new audiences, and a bit of Karma.

In this issue: "Game Time for Twitter: Jack Dorsey's Big Bet on Live Events"; "How Google Is Schooling Apple and Microsoft in the Battle for America's Classrooms"; "How Kanye, Alexa Chung, and Other Mavericks Are Changing Fashion Forever"; "Adidas Makes a Play for Women"; "How David Adjaye Told the Story of the African-American Experience—With a Building"; "Sam Adams's Secret Weapon for Winning Back the American Craft Drinker"; and "What the First Mac's Failure Teaches Us about VR".

In this issue: "Playing the Long Game Inside Tim Cook's Apple": iPhone sales have slumped, stock is down, and pundits insist Apple is a tech laggard. But the company may be stronger than ever. "Can American Apparel's CEO Mend Its Seams?": Paula Schneider is attempting to lead the infamous L.A. basics brand forward. "SoulCycle Wants You to Join Its Tribe": SoulCycle's high-energy, candlelit, spiritual workouts have grown into a national phenomenon. What would you pay to feel part of it? "How Hampton Creek's Plant-Based Foods Have Scrambled the Grocery Aisle".

In this issue: "Beyoncé, Inc: How Airbnb, Warby Parker, And Others Are Finding Inspiration in Lemonade": Beyoncé is wowing business executives—and 10 lessons every company can learn from her. "The On-Demand Economy Hits the Reset Button": Companies are going beyond the hype to try to create real businesses – now that the "Uber for X" playbook is dead. "SpaceX and Blue Origin Fight to Win the Modern Space Race": SpaceX and Elon Musk have the lead, but Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin are methodically persistent. "Chobani and General Mills Fight to be the Most Important Meal of the Day".