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Field Guides

Here are all of our field guides to the industries, companies, and phenomena that are changing the state of play in business.

Finding happiness at home
People are paying more attention than ever to crafting healthier, happier living spaces.
The business of mindfulness
Mindfulness apps are booming as stressed-out people tune in for help coping.
The pet industrial complex
As our animals have transformed from our property to our de facto children, a massive industry has developed to feed and care for them.
The economy in 2021
The unique impact of the coronavirus recession makes a fast recovery possible, but a myriad of problems still lie ahead.
How movie theaters avoid extinction
Theaters hoping to survive the coronavirus pandemic are rebooting the moviegoing experience.
The rise of employee activists
Employee activists are transforming the workplace—and making companies better in the process.
The great sports comeback
The return of sports has become a benchmark for the return to normal life.
Leading through change
Workplaces have gone through enormous change in the last decade, and year. It’s time the management handbook got an update as well.
How we eat now
The changes to the food system brought on by Covid-19 have been disruptive, disorienting—and, very occasionally, delightful.
The new meaning of cool
In 2020, it’s cool to care.
Climate tech’s second shot
Silicon Valley thinks it can solve climate change, again.
The status of the H-1B
Can the H-1B visa survive American nationalism?