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The Most Creative Minds in Business

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2009 3:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Creativity is a tough thing to put your finger on, but Fast Company takes a shot at picking world’s top 100 business innovators. The first five:

  • Jonathan Ive: Apple’s design chief—responsible for the iPhone, iPod, MacBook, and iMac—ushered in an era of “design perfection” that became “the benchmark by which companies in all industries judge themselves.”

  • Melinda Gates: The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation essentially controls the world’s largest charity: “Maybe it should be called the Melinda & Bill Gates Foundation.”
  • Shai Agassi: The CEO of Better Place has a modest goal: make electric cars the norm, complete with charging stations. Countries around the world have already signed on as testing zones.
  • Reed Hastings: The CEO of Netflix didn’t just create an innovative DVD mail service—he’s currently working on a plethora of projects with the biggest names in tech.
  • Rich Ross: The President of Disney Channels Worldwide turned tween entertainment like Hannah Montana into a 100-channel, 163-country behemoth.

For the rest, click the link below.

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, listens to a statement during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, listens to a statement during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.   (AP Photo)
Jonathan Ive, left, Apple's vice president of design, poses behind five iMacs in this 1999 file photo. The iMac was Ive's first major success at Apple.
Jonathan Ive, left, Apple's vice president of design, poses behind five iMacs in this 1999 file photo. The iMac was Ive's first major success at Apple.   (AP Photo)
Jonathan Ive is responsible for Apple's most successful products.
Jonathan Ive is responsible for Apple's most successful products.   (©marcopako ?)
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