Fast Company South Africa

Fast Company inspires a new breed of innovative and creative thought leaders who are actively inventing the future of business. With engaging narratives as informative as they are entertaining, Fast Company motivates fans to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead proactively, and most importantly, embrace change. The South African edition will be along the same themes as the USA; initially 40% of the content will be South African and 60% will be from the USA. For the first time, the South African market will have the opportunity to read exclusive interviews with the CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, NIKE, Google and the top international and local trend-setters across a broad spectrum of industries. South Africans are crying out for a younger, hipper business title – and now they will have one!

Fast Company South Africa

In celebration of ideas

The ‘Great Men’ Theory of Podcasting Listen up, the 21stcentury frontiersmen are talking—a lot.

The Light fone • As BigTech smartphone producers hunt for your data, time and attention to feed AI, it’s time to go Light.

Jessica Hawkey, Founder, redAcademy

NOTION’S CTO EXPLAINS WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE PRODUCTIVITY BEHEMOTH

internship playbook FIVE KEY TIPS FOR COMPANIES • Having an intern join your company or department is not a decision that should be taken lightly. Taking on an intern is a significant responsibility as well as a great opportunity for you to share your learning and skills with future leaders in your industry.

TECH MUST UNDERPIN NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE

How Puleng LenkaBula is leading a global University in Africa • FASTCOMPANY SA caught up with Professor Puleng LenkaBula on a Sunday morning, by phone, while she was moving between online meetings and on her way to Johannesburg for another, which was physical. The conversation focused on her role as leader of one of the world's largest universities and the only one of its kind on the African continent.

LenkaBula took over at Unisa at a time when the university, along with others around the world, was emerging from a major transitional period.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY. MULTI-MODAL. MULTI-GENERATIONAL. • As the African university shaping futures in the service of humanity, Unisa has for more than 150 years set the tone on the continent and globally as one of the premier exponents of the tried-and-tested comprehensive open, distance and eLearning (CODeL) model.

ATTRIBUTES THAT MAKE A FOUNDER • Before there’s a startup, there’s a founder; someone who has an original idea for a product or service, and then, after doing the research and establishing a company, makes that idea fly. We take a look at what inspired, motivated or drove four South African founders, who each operate in very different fields.

Re-imagining water and sanitation services provision

WOR CHAN ID LD NGI NG EASS • FROM THE TINY SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND OF NIUE TO THE BUSTLING STREETS OF PARIS, FROM GUINEA TO SAN FRANCISCO, PEOPLE ARE DEVISING SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD’S GREATEST CHALLENGES.

THE PERPLEXITY EFFECT • PERPLEXITY AI’S “ANSWER ENGINE” IS ALTERING THE WAY WE INTERACT WITH THE INTERNET AND MIGHT EVEN ONE DAY CHALLENGE GOOGLE’S SEARCH DOMINANCE.

LET MY PEOPLE GO SURFING The education of a reluctant businessman

Eight more lists culled from this year’s World-Changing Ideas winners