John Mackey, the Libertarian CEO of Whole Foods, says not to worry: Capitalism and the invisible hand will cure the world's ills. But isn't it a little late to start believing in magic?
Not long ago, economist Noreena Hertz lived at the lefty margins of her field. But her (widely ignored) prediction of the credit crisis and her call for a more evolved form of capitalism have suddenly put her at the center of the universe.
David Rockwell has designed more over-the-top interiors than we can count, from the first Nobu to this year's Academy Awards set to the new Walt Disney Family Museum. How one man's spaces speak to the rest of us.
Lee Clow | Global director of media arts | TBWA\Worldwide
The originator of West Coast-style advertising and brain behind Apple's ad juggernaut.
Jane McGonigal | Director of game R&D | Institute for the Future
McGonigal, a 31-year-old with a PhD, a mane of blond curls, and a geek's love of Webcams, has become the high priestess of alternate realities that build massive communities of problem solvers.
After 20 years in the industry, this fashion designer is grooming the next wave of Tom Fords to be as prepared for the boardroom as they are for the runway.
Masamichi Katayama | Principal | Wonderwall
The Tokyo based designer behind A Bathing Ape and Uniqlo transforms retail stores into consumertainment.
Danielle Sacks is an award-winning senior writer at Fast Company magazine. Over the past six years, she has written five cover stories, including profiles on The Tipping Point's Malcolm Gladwell, controversial environmentalist Adam Werbach, and the bad boy of advertising, Alex Bogusky. In 2006, Sacks was awarded the New York Press Club Nelly Bly Award and was published in Fast Company’s Greatest Hits: Ten Years of the Most Innovative Ideas in Business. She is a feature writer who is interested in the intersection of business and culture, and the colorful people who reside there. She has also written for Details, Men's Vogue and Dealmaker, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.