The 2023 winners of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards were announced May 2nd, honoring innovative projects, bold social initiatives, and sustainable products that are changing the way we work, live, and interact with the world.
Handcrafted Learning, a learning and development company that creates behavior-changing learning experiences for its Fortune 500 clients, was honored in the category of Established Excellence. They are one of 10 companies honored for having a track record of making the world more equitable, accessible, and sustainable.
A panel of Fast Company editors and industry experts selected winners and honorees from a pool of more than 2,200 entries across climate and energy, heath, AI, urban design, education, politics, technology, corporate social responsibility, and more. The 2023 awards featured entries from across the globe, from Italy to Singapore to New Zealand.
“We like to say that we change an organization’s culture, one behavior at a time,” says Handcrafted Learning’s founder, Dorothy Cafino Finnigan. “We design immersive digital experiences where employees practice making decisions, then experience the outcomes of their choices.” It’s learning experiences like this one that caught the eye of Fast Company’s judges.
“It’s thrilling to see the creativity and innovation that are so abundant among this year’s honorees,” says Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. “While it’s easy to feel discouraged by the state of the world, the entrepreneurs, companies, and nonprofits featured in this package show the limitless potential to address society’s most urgent problems. Our journalists have highlighted some of the most exciting and impactful work being done today—from housing to equity to sustainability—and we look forward to seeing not only how these projects evolve but how they inspire others to develop solutions of their own.”
About the World Changing Ideas Awards
Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards are focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges from across sectors evaluate feasibility and the potential for impact with the goals of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation on the road to solving the problems that affect us all.