Best Workplaces for Innovators

Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators celebrates company cultures that empower employees at all levels to improve processes, create new products, or invent new ways of doing business. Last year, in our sixth annual list, nearly 200 companies from around the world—including multinational conglomerates with tens of thousands of employees as well as a small nonprofit organization with only tens of employees—were honored for cultivating internal innovation in our September issue.

While all applicants will automatically be considered for our annual top 100 list, this year, we’re happy to announce the further expansion of Best Workplaces for Innovators by adding a few new categories for recognition: AI, Automation, and Machine Learning Excellence, Excellence Through Adversity, and Flexible Workplace for Innovation. We’ll also continue to recognize teams and individual leaders who inspire innovation at their workplaces.