Innovators Connection Program Manager Avery Stone Fish on How Startups and Large Corporations Connect Successfully
How Startups and Large Corporations Connect Successfully by Avery Stone Fish Chicago has evolved from a city of large corporations to an ecosystem that includes entrepreneurs and startups. With the growth of incubators and accelerators, with over 100 shared workspaces and incubators in Chicago today (source), large corporations are continuing to see the value of
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Winners spotlight: interview with Brian Krause, VP of Global Marketing & Communications, Molex
Chicago Innovation “Winners Spotlight” Interview Brian Krause, VP of Global Marketing & Communications, Molex Avery: In a nutshell, where are you now? What’s new with Molex? Brian: Molex continues to innovate and drive new products. Just recently we participated in the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where we demonstrated a new automotive Ethernet
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The Wealth of Chicagoland’s Network is not Measured in Dollars — article by Chicago Innovation Awards Nominee Research Coordinator, Jena Pianin
As companies nominate for the Chicago Innovation Awards they are judged on; -To what degree do their company fill and unmet need? -What is the market impact of the innovation? -What benefits does this innovation bring to end-users? This year, 643 nominees presented their case. In 2015, 534 argued their innovations ability to fill in
Read MoreIllinois Tech launches Innovation MBA in partnership with the Chicago Innovation Awards
Illinois Tech and Chicago Innovation Awards Announce Joint Venture Featuring an Innovation-Focused Accelerated M.B.A. Program The partnership provides a $10,000 scholarship and links students to Chicago’s innovation community Chicago – May 4, 2016 – Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology has announced a joint venture with Chicago Innovation Awards featuring a new
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Crain’s Chicago Business: Tom Kuczmarski shares op-ed “This is how to make America great again”
As the presidential campaign heats up, we are hearing plenty of promises from each candidate that they will bring jobs to the American economy and rebuild the middle class. What we are not hearing is a persuasive case for just how that will happen.
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Killer Innovation talk radio show asks Tom Kuczmarski to name the 3 things that every organization should do to be truly innovative
It seems that every organization is looking for the secrets to make their teams more innovative. Is it hiring? Or is it office space design? In this weeks Killer Innovations Show, Thomas D. Kuczmarski, president and founder of Kuczmarski Innovation and co-founder (with journalist Dan Miller) of the Chicago Innovation Awards, shares his thoughts on
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ChicagoInno: The Chicago Innovation Awards Just Launched a New Mentorship Program for Women
The Chicago Innovation Awards wants to provide more resources and mentorship to female entrepreneurs in Chicago through a new program that looks to connect women with other female business leaders.
Visit SiteBlog Post: “The Maker Movement Comes to Genetics” by Ben Kleinman, Director, Innovators Connection
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article on “plant hackers,” biotechnology hobbyists who tinker with genetics in pursuit of blue roses, fragrant moss and luminescent plants (http://www.wsj.com/articles/instead-of-computer-code-plant-hackers-tinker-with-genetics-1453254509). Much like do-it-yourself makers creating all manner of IoT enabled devices, plant hackers are combining their curiosity with a can-do attitude and taking advantage of readily available
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