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design
21 The Dean of Dallas Design
Billionaire TimHeadington is trying
to breathe more life into down-
town Dallas by giving it a hipper
aesthetic.By SHEILA MARIKAR

tech
27 VR Gets Real in the OR
Doctors and medical students are
increasingly using virtual reality
to prepare for surgery.
By ANDREW ZALESKI

37 Ta c k lin g “ To ugh Te c h”
Unlike many venture capitalists,
Katie Rae is a fan of startups
that take on big and complicated
problems.
Interviewby RENAE REINTS

venture
40 Forget Pie in the Sky,
Drones Are Saving Lives
Drones may one day make your
life easier by delivering pizza,
but today—in Rwanda—they are
playing a vital role in emergency
medical services.By TOM JACKSON

focus


7 Hot Under the White Collar
Around the globe, prosecutors
seem to have a growing appetite
for holding corporate leaders
accountable.By ADAM LASHINSKY

10 On Macron vs.
the Gilets Jaunes
Was France due for an insurrec-
tion?By LINDSEY TRAMUTA

11 Billion-Dollar Babies
Retailers need to cultivate
hip brands, not reinvent core
offerings.By PHIL WAHBA

12 Your Money Is No Good Here
The rise of cashless retail is
pushing legislators to help those
without bank accounts.
By DANIEL BENTLEY

14 Revealing Leaves
Us Reeling
In the age of Instagram, baby
showers get taken to the next
level.By DANIEL BENTLEY
AND LUCAS LAURSEN

18 The Best Workplaces
for Diversity
Fortune and research partner
Great Place to Work based this list
on responses from women, people
of color, the LGBTQ community,
those with disabilities, and older
employees.By RADHIKA MARYA

briefing


4 Unfinished Business
Why deploying 51 people to cover
the struggles of the middle class is
part and parcel ofFortune’s mis-
sion.By CLIFTON LEAF

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passions


49 Beautiful and Sustainable
Big players in one of the planet’s
most polluting industries are
finally getting serious about their
environmental responsibilities.
By LINDSEY TRAMUTA

thebigidea
45 Why Business Must
Step Up to Shape the Next
Industrial Revolution
Technological disruption threat-
ens to create a gap between busi-
ness’s priorities and society’s.
By KLAUS SCHWAB

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96 Underperforming Asset
Americans keep investing in
the laggard enterprise known as
U.S. health care. Life expectancy,
meanwhile, has barely budged.
Text by CLIFTON LEAF; graphics
by NICOLAS RAPP

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invest
42 When Workers and
Investors Share the Wealth
Being stingy wth pay and benefits
can boost profits in the short
term. But companies—and their
stocks—may do better when
they’re generous.
By RYAN DEROUSSEAU

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