Patents Not Required to be an Innovation Powerhouse

Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation

Jul 24, 2025

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...

Luke Tanen on the Women in Innovation event on July 16th, 2025

Jun 26, 2025

Here’s who took home hardware at the 2024 Chicago Innovation Awards

Jan 13, 2025

Chicago’s startup and innovation community gathered at the annual Chicago Innovation Awards, which aims to recognize companies doing groundbreaking work.

Here are the 2024 winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards

Jan 13, 2025

The Chicago Innovation Awards announced this year’s winners at the UIC Forum — honoring 22 local businesses in the 23rd iteration of the ceremony.

Opinion: In a time of uncertainty, count on nonprofits to keep innovating (Article by Luke Tanen)

Jan 13, 2025

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.

WBBM Radio Coverage – Innovate

Nov 18, 2024

Nominee Trends and Analysis by Chicago Innovation Summer Interns (Article by Kyla Colomina)

Oct 30, 2024

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...

Nominee Trends and Analysis by Chicago Innovation Summer Interns (Article by Ari Reith)

Oct 30, 2024

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 Innovation Launches Groundbreaking Fellows Program in Partnership with Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management

Sep 30, 2024

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...

Innovation expo to be held in Chicago

Jan 13, 2023

An event named The Innovators’ Guide to Chicago will take place next month at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Luke Tanen — president and CEO of Chicago Innovation — joins the Noon Business Hour.