This Service Is Just For Women Who Want To Be Digital Nomads

January 16, 2018 Good morning! We've all had those dreams. Work would be so much more fun/creative/inspiring/fulfilling if you could just do it from an exotic locale. (For some of us in northern climes, a tropical setting might be just the thing to fire up productivity.) And for Meesen Brown, her toil as a desk jockey led to the transformative realization: “The best way for me to grow—both personally and professionally—was to work and learn while traveling around the world.” Pulling the plug on a static office job and working as a digital nomad for the last couple of years, Brown met others who felt the same way. [Listening to their triumphs and challenges sparked the idea for Behere](, a service just for women that helps those who want to wander while they work to find a place to live, a coworking arrangement, and, most important, a community to tap into to "feel like a part [of the place] instead of just taking some great photos and moving on.” And it's cheaper than rent in some major American cities. —[Lydia Dishman]( [This Service Is Just For Women Who Want To Be Digital Nomads]( [This Service Is Just For Women Who Want To Be Digital Nomads]( Behere offers a cost-effective way for women to work overseas and still feel part of a local community. [What Went Wrong In Hawaii, Human Error? Nope, Bad Design]( [What Went Wrong In Hawaii, Human Error? Nope, Bad Design]( The author and eminent design researcher Don Norman examines how poorly designed software spread panic in Hawaii–and offers tips for avoiding such incidents in the future. [Four Slack And Email Mistakes To Avoid In Your First Month On The Job]( [Four Slack And Email Mistakes To Avoid In Your First Month On The Job]( Maybe rethink that Magic Mike GIF. [Why Microsoft Resurrected A 15-Year-Old Mouse]( [Why Microsoft Resurrected A 15-Year-Old Mouse]( Microsoft tried to kill its familiar corded IntelliMouse Explorer years ago. But the most discerning pointing device users on the planet weren’t willing to give it up. [10 Big Bets On Optimism That Changed The Business World]( [10 Big Bets On Optimism That Changed The Business World]( For more than a century, American companies have been generating huge returns on progressive investments in employees and communities. [Why Nike Sees Social Responsibility As An Opportunity To Innovate]( [Why Nike Sees Social Responsibility As An Opportunity To Innovate]( Nike’s Hannah Jones and soccer great Abby Wambach are finding powerful, targeted ways to foster respect for the planet and all who live—and play—on it. [Can We Create A New Kind Of Downtown In Abandoned Suburban Offices?]( [Can We Create A New Kind Of Downtown In Abandoned Suburban Offices?]( Inside the historic old Bell Labs building in Holmdel, New Jersey, a developer is creating a “metroburb”–a self-contained, indoor Main Street that will house stores, a food hall, and tech company offices. The question is: What’s a downtown without a city? [On Second Thought, You Should Maybe Talk Less In Meetings]( [On Second Thought, You Should Maybe Talk Less In Meetings]( Yes, listening is a virtue, but that’s not the only reason you might want to think before you share your next idea. [How Jessica Alba Uses The Honest Company’s Setbacks To Grow]( [How Jessica Alba Uses The Honest Company’s Setbacks To Grow]( After overcoming skeptics in Hollywood, the Honest Company founder is ready for the challenges her consumer-goods company faces. [Buzzfeed’s Jonah Peretti On Scaling A Devoted Audience]( [Buzzfeed’s Jonah Peretti On Scaling A Devoted Audience]( Jonah Peretti, founder and CEO of Buzzfeed, says an effective use of data should deliver the right audience, not just a bigger audience. Share This Newsletter [Share]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe [here!]( Too many emails? Change your subscription preferences [here](. You're receiving this email because you opted in on our website. [Update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from all Fast Company emails. Mansueto Ventures, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007-2195