Pick of the week: Fast Company’s 100 Most Innovative Companies

Arcade fire: Canadian innovator

This is my pick if only because this list isn’t exactly something to celebrate from a Canadian perspective.

Every year, the magazine Fast Company selects 100 companies that “… have chosen a unique path,” with a separate list highlighting the top 50 global innovators.   You expect a feature like this to be US-centric but there was just one mention with a Canadian connection — the Montreal-based band Arcarde Fire made it on to their top 10 music innovators for the year.

One out of a hundred… If this was an all-Canadian list, who would you pick?

To see the list, check out the March issue of Fast Company online at:

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/153

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