Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

After making his mark in Silicon Valley, Icelandic designer and tech mogul Haraldur Halli Thorleifsson is now solving a far more analog problem: the inaccessibility of local storefronts. In a recent study, 70% of disabled people surveyed said theyve shown up to a building only to realize they couldnt get inside.

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Association TV

DECEMBER 21, 2021

What if I told you that you’re focusing on the wrong problem and that tweaking your content strategy could actually make you money? If you’re beginning to think maybe turning off the lights and shutting off the heat at headquarters to conserve cash isn’t such a bad idea after all, I’d like to offer an alternative. ?.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? The key to leadership in the digital age is empathy.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

People who answer the surveys are merely the people who like taking surveys, or else have some kind of axe to grind. The only people who are going to review it are those with a problem. If things are working, people arent going to grind a gear. Actions may be loud, but people do have something to say.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2024

Small and medium-sized nonprofits, in particular, often lack the resources and expertise to craft compelling narratives, engage supporters, and clearly define the problems they address. This narrative should highlight the problem, the nonprofit’s approach to solving it, and the tangible outcomes of their work.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Statements of these are symptoms of a big problem at your non-profit. They are a sign that you, your board, or your team are waiting for a “magic bullet” to solve your fundraising problems. Then we could launch new programs, build new buildings, and help more people today ! And I’ve got bad news for you… there’s no such thing!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 12, 2022

Mirriam-Webster dictionary defines “accessible” as “easily used or accessed by people with disabilities, or adapted for use by people with disabilities”. Unfortunately, even though there are guidelines available for web developers to build accessible websites, there are many sites that are difficult for people with disabilities to use.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Here’s what the funnel includes: The universe: This is the group of people receiving your email. Let’s dive into each of these points further to look at where we can run into problems and how to fix them. If for some reason you sent the email to less people than you meant to, you may have identified your problem.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

Surely no one would willingly admit to leaving people unanswered for hours on end. Poll a group of friends and you’ll realize: Most people hate read receipts. And let’s be honest: people have been rationalizing delayed responses since the days of love letters.) How do people feel about read receipts?

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 7, 2021

Not because of the people involved, but because of the challenges inherent in adopting new technologies. Below are the most common obstacles to AI in nonprofits and our recommendations on how to fix these problems. Oftentimes, artificial intelligence does not work for nonprofits.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The foundational knowledge that used to come from struggling through problems is just missing," he added. But if AI just gives the right answer, it isn't forcing newcomers to synthesize different possibilities and really grapple with thinking through the problem. Crickets,"he wrote. Ask about edge cases? Blank stares." "The

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

More than ever, people want to get out there and have real social experiences with other people. This way, people from all around the world could suddenly “attend” through their laptops. Some people want the convenience they’re used to that come with virtual events, while others prefer the social aspects of in-person events. .

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

Rice, the worlds most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other diseases, according to new research published Wednesday in The Lancet. This is one more reason to interveneto control peoples exposure.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Bickel As gerontologists social scientists who study aging populations we envision a future in which older people leave a doctors visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something. In addition, their blood pressure is lower , and they appear to be aging more slowly than other people of the same age. AP Photo/Joshua A.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 6, 2025

The problems you are trying to solve are complex and the potential organizations you can support are many. If your application completion rate is low, you might jump to creating another webinar and flyer to walk people through the process, when it might be that your application is too long and requires bespoke data.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

That means that the people that you work with most frequently tend to be really important, specifically leaders. Forgo the Fearless Leader The first mechanism she suggests is realizing that people don’t want superhero leaders, who are stoic, decisive, and unafraid. People are looking for authenticity.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

The problem with modern stress for so many people is that the rattlesnake never leaves the path. Bad Stress Versus Good Stress Many of us live in a state of chronic agitation that includes personal hardship, overwork, past trauma, and a 24-hour social media algorithm designed to keep people in a state of amygdala hijack.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

It’s a problem that has long littered the landscape in Kampala, the capital, where buveera are woven into the fabric of daily life. Some farmers are complaining, said Wilson Watira, head of a cultural board for the coffee-growing Bamasaba people. Can agriculture escape the plastic problem?

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Generally, most boards are going to need connectors — people who are good at thinking about their networks and reaching out as situations arise to get help/advice/support. It might be a good idea to get a few people on the board with commercial real estate experience, finance/lending folks, etc.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

If there's one thing people with iPhones and Android phones can agree on, it's this: Robocalls suck. They're annoying autodialers at best and illegal scams at worst, and they're part of an ongoing problem the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been trying to crack down on for years. billion robocalls were placed to U.S.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

I have trained hundreds of people, ranging from members of Congress to supermodels to everyday folks, for national TV program appearances. Thats the excuse people use to avoid making videos. Here are my tips to sound natural and authentic on camera. Toss The Teleprompter, Ditch the Script Try not to use a teleprompter!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

This new version of the world wide web aims to make the internet more autonomous, going beyond net neutrality, and bringing power to the people instead of internet providers and big corporations. It is defined as open-source software that doesn’t require the support of a trusted intermediary and it has no governing body.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In fact, according to Gallup about 85 percent of people in the global workplace are either not engaged or disengaged. Maybe one reason people aren’t happy at work is because they don’t expect to find happiness there. One of the reasons people are eager to work from home is because it is a place where they are comfortable.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Nonprofits are staffed by incredibly competent and dedicated people — experts who understand their work backward and forward, whether it be housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, or supporting these programs through effective fundraising and building sustainable solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

It turns out that if you want the people who work in an organization to feel appreciated, you need to show that they are respected and valued every day. It is particularly important that significant recognition, praise, and rewards be given to people whose actions and ethos are aligned with the mission of the organization.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

When David Mesfin was producing his documentary on Black surfing culture, Wade in the Water , back in 2023, he had a problem. Like millions of other people since ChatGPT and other GenAI tools emerged in late 2022, Mesfin was experimenting and using these tools to generate imagery for the film.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

Some examples of rule-bender language include develops creative and innovative solutions to problems, communicates in a tactical and persuasive manner and thinks outside the box.

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Engadget

APRIL 8, 2025

This problem was so pervasive on the original Switch's Joy-Cons that Nintendo offered free, unlimited repairs for stick drift in Europe. So it's not clear why Nintendo would opt out of having Hall effect sensors in the Joy-Con 2 to help mitigate such problems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The reality is that skipping or neglecting the discovery phase is the most common cause of budget and timeline overruns, low adoption and ROI, and misalignment to people and processes. It’s about people. After all, these tools exist to help people do their jobs better, right? Why is that? Here are our top 3 reasons: 1.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

On the one hand, we have an influx of near-perpetual articles urging people to unlock or fulfill their own potential, saying essentially that anything else equates to failure. Here are some ideas: Make a list of 510 people in your field who started around the same time as you. What is talent? How to do it? More risk-taking?

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Engadget

MARCH 12, 2025

Many people using older Chromecast devices experienced a shock in recent days when their units lost the ability to cast content. Google says the cause of the problem has been identified but didnt reveal any specifics. The company ended the brand last year , which led folks to think that this was a planned obsolescence of some kind.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

None of these words actually describe what being part of Summit feels like and delivers for the people that choose to show up and participate in the ecosystem, Levy says. It’s like choosing to be a node in an interconnected latticework of people across the planet that have certain things in common. Tribe is not the right word.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

Algorithms reinforce biases More and more, our capacity to think, create, and problem-solve is being challenged by algorithms delivered through social media. Burnout has been identified as one of the leading causes driving people to leave their jobs. Heres why: 1. Increased rates of burnout add up to bad news for business.

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Futurism

APRIL 15, 2025

And it's like, people have that problem?" I've the opposite problem. If I have the opposite problem, then I need the opposite solution," TheCrookedMon argued. "And they were like, 'Do this, do that, you'll look more attractive, you'll get more women." "And

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Engadget

APRIL 8, 2025

The problem is that these often cost a pretty penny, sometimes more than I'm willing to fork out. Surfshark One+ also includes data removal from company databases and data removal from people search sites. As someone who has moved around quite a bit, VPNs have always been essential to ensure I can access my sites and shows.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

She has spent her career studying how people construct their sense of belonging. The problem? They encourage employees to blend in, conform, and play the game rather than create environments where people feel safe enough to be real. People dont innovate in rooms where they feel invisible and uncertain. They shrink.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Clearly define the social problem the organization is working to solve. Define your value propositionwhy your organization is the best positioned to solve this problem. We often see that leadership hasnt had hard conversations to determine the problems the organization will and will not tackle.

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