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It’s your turn: Make something that matters
We live in a world that's still filled with barriers and limits, a culture where too often people are judged, stripped of their dignity, and denied true freedoms. But at the same time, the economic and...
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Everything we know about great workplaces is wrong
When we think about extraordinary workplaces, we tend to think of the billion dollar companies at the top of Fortune magazine’s annual list. We picture a sprawling campus, rich with generous amenities;...
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Change the game or go home: A manifesto for innovation
How is it that the likes of MapMyFitness or Mint end up being purchased by the likes of Under Armor or Intuit for hundreds of millions of dollars instead of being created by these same companies?
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Out for brains! (Why customer service will drive the economy of the next...
The age of "buy from us because we say we’re awesome" is over, and has been replaced by an age of "I’ll buy from them because someone I trust says they’re awesome."
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Chicago innovations that changed the world
Chicago-based innovations have been changing the world since 1833. That’s when the newly incorporated city spawned a faster way to build homes and buildings.
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Sprinkles: An antidote to the demise of customer surprise
When I was ten years old, I did a very naughty thing. I secretly watched my parents hide all the Easter eggs. As my cousins and siblings rushed into our backyard on the hunt for brightly colored eggs,...
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Would you purposely crash someone’s iPhone?
A new iPhone bug crashes Messages — the text and message app built into an iPhone — and causes the receiver's phone to turn off.
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Which great genius was more innovative?
“American Genius,” an eight-part series, will feature re-enactments of historical figures of innovation who were rivals in their respective fields. Among them: Edison and Tesla, Hearst and Pulitzer...
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Techweek100 announced for 2015
Techweek Chicago’s “Techweek100″ 2015 features some new names and a notable increase in women.
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Should the ‘Silicon’ name stay in the Valley?
Chicago continues to prove itself as a tech hub. Many have dubbed the Midwest, and Chicago specifically, as the "Silicon Prairie." Do you think this nickname will stick?
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Gif vs. Jif. How do you pronounce .gif?
Giphy COO Adam Leibsohn named "the best gif ever" this week, reigniting lively debate at Blue Sky over the pronunciation of the word ‘Gif.’
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Change the game or go home: A manifesto for innovation
Off the bat, it’s probably a good idea to do some level setting, and the best place to begin is with the word “innovation” itself and a simple definition of what innovation is and what it is not....
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From company concept to employee culture… and back again
Increase revenue. Increase margin. Don’t just make market share; take it. Improve customer reputation. Improve product quality. Get to market faster. Which employee could argue with the irrefutable...
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So, about Chicago’s new cloud tax…
"Chicagoans who pay to stream movies and music from services like Netflix and Spotify will now need to fork over an additional 9 percent for the privilege, as will Chicago businesses that pay to use...
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How to Adapt & Change
Your breakthrough opportunity, your big idea and your team’s top tier are much closer than you think. The only problem is, for every opportunity you have hundreds of choices you could make with each...
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A history of the MBA
Master of Business Administration changes and innovations through the decades, from business schools far and near.
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How curiosity can change your life
Curiosity has been the most important quality in giving me the life I’ve always wanted as a movie and TV producer in Hollywood. In fact, curiosity is so important to me that for 35 years I’ve done...
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