Acknowledgments

As with any major endeavor, there are many people to thank for their input to this book and our thinking about this work.

Particular recognition and thanks go out to Keith H. Hammonds, Deputy Editor of Fast Company, for taking the time and interest to write the Foreword for this book.

Many people in the companies we write about have spent many hours speaking with us about their work and ideas. In order of appearance in this book, these include Dee Kapur of International Truck and Engine, Chuck Jones of Whirlpool, Edith Harmon and Josh Kaplan of New Balance, Astro Teller and Chris Kasabach of BodyMedia, Stephen Pierpoint of Adidas, Scott Charon and Gabe Wing of Herman Miller, Paul Basar of Lubrizol, Eric Close of RedZone Robotics, ...

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