…. to introduce something new; make changes in anything established
Fast Company has named its 2013 50 Most Innovative Companies. The Top 20 companies (see the list below) include the names of some you know and some you may have never heard of before. In reading about these companies, we wonder what makes some companies on the cutting edge of innovation and change and what holds others behind?
Most of us try to be open to change and most of us know, intellectually, that to survive, we must constantly be “making changes to anything established.” So we ask you: “How innovative is your company? How much time and energy do you devote to learning how to innovate and creating a culture of innovation?”
To the companies named “Most Innovative” we say bravo — well done!
To our readers we encourage you to take steps this week to ignite the flame of innovation in every aspect of your company so that you stay relevant now and into the future. Create a culture of innovation and you’ll always be one step ahead of everyone else!
Fast Company’s 2013 Top 20 Most Innovative Companies
1. Nike – for a pair of revolutionary new products and a culture of true believers
2. Amazon – for speeding up the delivery of change
3. Square – for spreading the mobile payments revolution
4. Splunk – for bringing big data to the masses
5. Fab – for evolving into the destination for design wares
6. Uber – for being the epitome of the data-driven disruption start-up
7. Sproxil – for sticking it to anyone selling fraudulent goods
8. Pinterest – for unlocking our image obsession
9. Safaricom – for bridging a health care gap with telecom
10. Target – for shrinking the big box
11. Google – for adding Fiber to our Internet diet
12. Airbnb – for upgrading itself into a five-star vacation destination
13. Apple – for delighting retinas with its Retina Display
14. The Coca-Cola Co. – for turning a gigantic BRAND into a nimble marketing collective
15. Pig Newton – for Louis C.K. selling funny directly to fans
16. Tencent – for pushing the Chinese people to speak up
17. Samsung – for elevating imitation to an art form
18. Buzzfeed – for reinventing how news (and advertising!) is shared
19. Nasty Gal ModCloth, StyleSeat, Science, Snapette, Birchbox, Ahalife – for giving the fashion and beauty business a digital makeover
20. SeeChange Health – for making health-not health care costs – its top priority
