Our Favorites From Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business

16 Aug 2011, Posted by Samantha in current events / news, 0 Comments

Fast Company’s list of The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2011 is home to some of the most ambitious, incredible, and innovative people on our planet. As mongers of creative, we are more than pleased to share some of our favorites… 

John Jay, Wieden + Kennedy

We are so inspired by John Jay’s advertising feats (if you can even call them that), which are redefining how people access current culture through the brands he works on. He is all about connecting with the world in ways that reek nothing of traditional advertising, and in fact, seamlessly mesh into the culture of his audience. His latest project, “The Grove,” is set to be an “art hostel,” targeted at a younger generation of creative minds. We can’t wait to see what else he’s got up his sleeve.

Sebastian Thrun, Google

Though the “innovative guy from Google” may seem like a cliche choice, there’s no other way to say it: Thrun is onto something. Having had two close friends die tragically in automobile accidents, Thrun sought a way to eliminate human error as a risk of driving. How? Well, make cars drive themselves. His robotic automobiles have already driven 140 km up and down the California coast, and are constantly collecting data to self-improve. This isn’t just awesome, this is the future.

 

Chief Almir of the Surui

If there is one thing Chief Almir won’t stand for, it’s being ignored. As Chief of the Surui in the Brazilian Amazon, he knew that reaching out to the rest of the world was the only way to stop the abuse being done to his homeland. In 2007, Chief Almir created a partnership with Google, so that he would be able to document both the damage being done to his home by loggers, as well as share aspects of his people’s culture with the rest of the world. Chief Almir used technology to battle ignorance, and to give his people the voice they’ve been waiting for.

Chris Cox, Facebook

Once upon a time, Chris Cox left a big place called Stanford for a little place called Facebook. A self-professed math nerd and sci-fi geek, he is the orb around which Facebook’s innovation revolves. Once part of the Symbolic Systems program at Stanford, he is now manager of all the Facebook engineers and designers, as well as Mark Zuckerberg’s chief of staff for product. As Cox tells Fast Company, he believes that we are in a culture where people need to lead with their imaginations, bring forth unpopular ideas, and learn through experimentation.

 

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