This controversial statue was dumped in a harbor. Now Trump has a replica near the White House

Business 3/23 9:49A Associated Press

The statue of Christopher Columbus is a replica of one that was tossed into Baltimore’s harbor by protesters in 2020. A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the...

This playful desk reimagines the cubicle for our new era of work

Business 3/23 9:00A María José Gutierrez Chavez

Vitra’s new design is a mobile, customizable space for the modern workplace. As return-to-office mandates tighten, many workers are reckoning what life in a cubicle looks like. If it s up to the Swiss furniture and design firm Vitra, your next...

Is leadership dead? 7 ways to revive its branding in your organization

Business 3/23 5:00A Sally Clarke

Being a manager is no longer an aspiration for many young professionals. Is leadership dead? Perhaps not, but its  branding  is definitely on life support. Younger professionals are not chasing titles for prestige or salary alone. In fact, many...

A first look at the vibrant branding for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Business 3/23 5:00A Nate Berg

The designers behind LA28 reveal the superbloom-inspired look that’s coming to TV screens, stadiums, and L.A. streets. It s still more than two years until the cauldron lights up for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but we now know what...

What’s next for Stanley after the rise and fall of the water bottle craze?

Business 3/23 4:30A Grace Snelling

Stanley wants to be more than just the Quencher—and to prove it, the brand designed its first-ever line of totes, backpacks, and crossbody bags. A few years ago, the reusable water bottle transformed from a humble utilitarian good into a...

How PepsiCo designed its new protein Doritos to look and taste like the real thing

Business 3/23 4:30A Grace Snelling

These Doritos have eight extra grams of protein, but you’d be hard-pressed to taste the difference. For the past several months, the food scientists at PepsiCo have been working overtime to dream up new products that meet young consumers’ health...

Our whole way of thinking about leadership is a century out of date

Business 3/23 4:10A Mark C. Crowley

Here’s how to think instead. Think about how we commonly seek to motivate human performance in our workplaces: Employees are treated as costs to be minimized rather than people to be invested in. Performance is managed through fear of...

The hidden trap of being a morning person

Business 3/21 12:00A Camilla Kring

Three strategies for protecting yourself from burnout. If you wake up before sunrise ready to start the day, you’re not alone—and in many ways, the modern world is designed for you. Schools start early. Meetings begin at 8 a.m. And showing up...

Iran escalates attacks in Gulf striking one of the region’s major refineries in Kuwait

Business 3/20 7:49A Associated Press

Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, one of the largest in the Middle East, can process nearly 730,000 barrels of oil per day. Iran defiantly insisted Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missiles...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Fallingwater’ is too iconic for a logo

Business 3/20 5:30A Hunter Schwarz

Fallingwater has a new wordmark that lets the architecture speak for itself. Fallingwater, the iconic Pennsylvania home architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed to sit over a running stream, just rebranded. But it doesn t have a logo, and that s...

The White House’s security checkpoint is getting a modern makeover—if Trump’s design team allows it

Business 3/20 5:00A Nate Berg

A proposed design for the security screening facility has been met with criticism for not being ‘classical’ enough. For more than 20 years, anyone visiting the White House in Washington, D.C., has first stepped inside a trailer. Technically a...

The case for giving yourself permission to breathe, according to neuroscience

Business 3/19 10:34A Natalie Nixon

Three things you can try this week. Most organizations genuinely want to support their people . We invest in wellness apps, coaching programs, and leadership development, all with good intentions. Yet burnout rates keep climbing. Aflac’s...

The gender gap no one talks about: men missing from care professions

Business 3/19 9:44A Laëtitia Vitaud

Here’s how to fix it. For decades, in the name of workplace equality we’ve encouraged women to enter male-dominated professions because those jobs are better paid, more prestigious, and more powerful. Women engineers. Women in tech. Women in...

Maryam Banikarim on career chaos, C-suite pressure, and betting on yourself

Business 3/19 9:00A Robert Safian

The former CMO of Univision reflects on navigating setbacks, redefining identity beyond job titles, and how her upbringing during Iran’s revolution shapes her view of resilience and leadership. Career disruption is accelerating across the...

Meet the jurors for the 2026 Innovation by Design Awards

Business 3/19 5:00A Liz Stinson

This year’s judges are leaders across design disciplines from graphic design and fashion to architecture and UX. We’re excited to announce the judges of the 2026 Innovation by Design Awards. Innovation by Design honors the best projects and ideas...