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MEDIA Fast Company Compass Fast Company Compass ... December 2021 Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
Move over, Microsoft Word: The race to reinvent document editing Fast Company Compass Unsubscribe 9:04 AM (11 minutes ago) It's been another exhausting year. And while there has been a lot of difficult news, there have also been many groundbreaking innovations and inspiring people that have given us reasons to hope that 2022 can be better. Before we get started on the work ahead of us, the editors at Fast Company took a moment to highlight some of their favorite stories from 2021. From the 'Tesla of Strawberries' to a way to survive extreme heat without blasting the AC, deep dives into the future of work, and our exploration into Big Tech's $3.8 billion DEI promises, here are some of our best work from this year. Take a moment to revisit our favorite stories, and we look forward to bringing you more in the new year. —Kathleen Davis ----------------------------- WORKPLACE EVOLUTION The unspoken reasons employees don’t want remote work to end Sure, they have more time and productivity is up. But there are also deeply personal reasons employees don’t want to go back to work as it was. READ MORE ----------------------------- BLACK IN TECH 1 year, $3.8 billion later: How 2020’s racial reckoning shook up Big Tech A year ago, as our lives were being upended by the pandemic, Black Americans were simultaneously processing the emotional weight and tragedy of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others whose lives were cut short due to police brutality. READ MORE ----------------------------- TECH PRODUCTS Move over, Microsoft Word: The race to reinvent document editing As ambitious apps such as Notion and Coda think beyond word processing in its classic form, even Microsoft and Google are taking notice. READ MORE ----------------------------- CREATIVE CONVERSATION The ‘Big Mouth’ universe is getting bigger and so are Nick Kroll’s creative swings The man of many characters is pushing himself to step in front of those personas to reveal more of himself—and it’s proving to be his greatest challenge. READ MORE ----------------------------- CO.DESIGN How an ancient design technique could help us survive extreme heat, no AC needed Can passive design keep our houses cool? READ MORE ----------------------------- THE NEW WAY WE WORK This is why your boss is so bad at his job It’s not your imagination: the pandemic made your boss worse. On this episode of The New Way We Work, we find out why the people who get promoted are often the least qualified. READ MORE ----------------------------- WORLD CHANGING IDEAS Meet Oishii, the Tesla of strawberries that could upend the $1.3 trillion produce market What cofounders Hiroki Koga and Brendan Somerville figured out that every other vertical-farming startup missed. READ MORE ----------------------------- QA From nearly $1 million in debt to a household name: James Dyson dishes on his biggest hits and misses Dyson’s multibillion-dollar empire didn’t build itself. READ MORE ----------------------------- FROM THE MAGAZINE Inside the life of a tech activist: abuse, gaslighting, but ultimately optimism Tracy Chou has been a tech activist for almost a decade. Her story reveals what it’s like to fight Silicon Valley’s establishment. READ MORE ----------------------------- CLIMATE CHANGE SURVIVAL PLAN If 100 companies are responsible for 70% of emissions, what can you do? If most of the problem is caused by enormous corporations and slow-moving governments, what am I supposed to do about it? Here’s what. READ MORE ----------------------------- WORLD CHANGING IDEAS How these mayors are bringing guaranteed income to their cities On the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, we spoke to two mayors who launched guaranteed income pilot programs in their cities—and to a recipient of those supplemental checks. READ MORE ----------------------------- FREE SPONSORED E-BOOK OF THE DAY How to Handle Difficult Coworkers Click here to download your free e-book. ----------------------------- Thanks for reading! Have questions or comments? Email us at newsletters@fastcompany.com. Have a great day! SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER Support Our Journalism for as Little as $1.99/Month Join Fast Company Premium 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-2195

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