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Stories, tips, and advice on how employees, managers, and businesses are working smarter, all from Fast Company and all in less than five minutes each weekday.
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Apr 20, 2023 • 8min
If we don’t develop these 4 human traits, ChatGPT can replace us, psychologists say
This latest advancement of mainstream AI is a wake-up call for humanity to harness four unique and precious human virtues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 19, 2023 • 8min
How the designers of ‘Paint’ created a Bob Ross universe for the anti-Bob Ross
The production design team crafted an intricate world evocative of Bob Ross’ singular aesthetic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 18, 2023 • 9min
Tony Hawk is right on time as the new face of Citizen smartwatches
A watch nerd and late adopter to wearables, the Birdman will drop in to his 11th X Games next month with a “piece of NASA” on his wrist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 17, 2023 • 6min
How this one shift can make your hiring practices more inclusive
Over 70 million Americans have a criminal record. Yet many employers still have discriminatory hiring practices toward job seekers with criminal records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 14, 2023 • 9min
How new models of worker organizing look beyond the workplace
Care-and-community-based organizing models have led to an array of innovative solutions that enable worker well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 13, 2023 • 6min
3 things workers can do to prepare for AI and the future of work
Empathy, connection, creativity, and collaboration—these attributes make humans unique, and unlike any robotic software or device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 12, 2023 • 7min
What The Jetsons got right, and very wrong, about the future of work
For starters, George Jetson put his button-pushing finger to work only two days a week for one hour each day—in the office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 11, 2023 • 7min
U.S. playgrounds are boringly safe. New designs add a whiff of danger
Playgrounds are moving way beyond the usual, boring, simple swings and slides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 10, 2023 • 7min
Why this startup wants to help build a seaweed industry in Alaska
Macro Oceans turns seaweed into a replacement for petrochemicals used in everything from cosmetics to packaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 7, 2023 • 6min
What a monkey’s brain on magic tricks reveals about why we get fooled
A study from Cambridge University shows only monkeys with opposable thumbs fall for sleight of hand, offering insight into how anatomy shapes the way we think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices