Innovating... Chicago-Style

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Innovating...Chicago-Style: A deep dive into the stories of Innovation Winners, featuring the highs of their successes and lessons learned

  • Life After It’s Over

    Alton Mills expected to spend the rest of his life in prison. But when his sentence was commuted in 2015, he suddenly had to figure out how to live a life he thought was over.

    But not everyone agreed Alton deserved a second chance, including the Attorney General of the United States.

    Featuring Maria Kim, CEO of Cara Chicago, an organization that works to help people in urban poverty find work.

    11 September 2018, 6:07 pm
  • Kid Inventors
    How to avoid getting thirsty on your way home from school, stop spilling the OJ, and provide shelter in a disaster.

    Welcome to the Chicago Student Invention Convention, where kid inventors show off their newest creations!

    11 June 2018, 6:34 pm
  • LuminAID: Bringing light to Puerto Rico

    Months after Hurricane Maria crashed through Puerto Rico, some people are still without power. How two graduate students, crowdfunding, and a reality tv show helped bring light to people in their darkest moments.

    Shark Tank audio from ABC. Sounds of the Haiti earthquake from The New York Times.  Audio of the team in Mumbai from Shelterbox.
    19 April 2018, 7:18 pm
  • Vinyl: The Future of the Past with Reverb's Dan Melnick
    Reverb is an online marketplace that revolutionized how people buy and sell instruments. Now, with the launch of Reverb LP, they're looking to do the same for Vinyl.
    2 March 2018, 5:53 pm
  • Cleversafe and the Whale (how to survive being right)

    Cleversafe founder Chris Gladwin came up with a better way to store data. Now all he had to do was prove it.

    2 March 2018, 5:53 pm
  • Cities and Moonscapes: Bringing Equity To Public Spaces with Boombox's Katherine Darnstadt

    On this episode: recycling the excesses of capitalism, bringing equity to our public spaces and really big LEGOs.

    Find out more about Boombox at www.boomboxchicago.com
    For more information about the podcast, or to attend one of our many events throughout the year, visit www.chicagoinnovation.com
    2 March 2018, 5:53 pm
  • Like a Tasty Trade.
    One company tries to make math fun
    2 March 2018, 5:52 pm
  • Innovating... Chicago-Style
    Listen to a sneak peek of what’s to come and some of the history behind Chicago Innovation!
    2 March 2018, 5:52 pm
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