Chicago Innovation Blog
A Chicago university and local innovation-focused organization are teaming up to train business students to navigate the city’s growing tech and startup scene.
“Chicago’s unique strength is its ability to collaborate. As a city, we know the value of relationship building,” Luke Tanen, President and CEO of Chicago Innovation. And no organization has driven this collaboration more than Chicago Innovation which recently...
Published in Crain’s on July 17, 2025 Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation By Thomas D. Kuczmarski Twenty-five years ago, when students went to business schools like Kellogg and Booth for their MBA, it was usually to pursue a career in...
Chicago’s startup and innovation community gathered at the annual Chicago Innovation Awards, which aims to recognize companies doing groundbreaking work.
The Chicago Innovation Awards announced this year’s winners at the UIC Forum — honoring 22 local businesses in the 23rd iteration of the ceremony.
One certain result of the recent elections is that there will be change. It’s just not clear what that change will be. For every sector of society — public, private and nonprofit — in organizations of all sizes, it is moments like this that put a spotlight on the importance of innovation.
Article by Kyla Colomina The annual Chicago Innovation Awards bring some of the region’s most exciting ventures, from startups to corporate expansions, into the limelight. With all of the fantastic nominees that were received this year, it’s now time to...
Article by Ari Reith This year’s Chicago Innovation Award Nominees are energized to solve problems that they care deeply about, which is energizing to learn from. They’re also motivated to make Chicago and the world a better place, which is motivating...
CHICAGO, OCTOBER 2024 – Chicago Innovation, the region's leading organization dedicated to fostering innovation across all sectors, today announced the launch of its Chicago Innovation Fellows Program. This cutting-edge leadership initiative, developed in...