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Chicago Ideas

Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things.

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  • Yesterday · 12 min

    Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein: Connecting Artists Around the World, One Step at a Time

    While traveling around the world, Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein realized that art has the power to connect people no matter who they are or where they live. They founded their artist-designed footwear company Bucketfeet to give people the opportunity to connect with a global community of artists. Hear how they turned their crazy idea into a network of over 10,000 artists around the world. Uploaded 28-01-15 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 5 min

    Voices Against Gun Violence – Maria Pike Davis’ Story

    Every 3 hours someone is shot in Chicago. It’s time to Put The Guns Down. Uploaded 12-10-15 Hear more stories at https://www.musicVSgunviolence.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 1 hr 7 min

    In Conversation: Alec Baldwin Beyond the Screen

    In this Conversation, Alec Baldwin explores the space between his personal life and his work life, using anecdotes and impressions to illuminate his point. Uploaded 01-05-17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 17 min

    Susan Credle: Brands Have Stories to Tell

    We've all seen commercials that are more snore-worthy than compelling. But does that mean authentic storytelling is dead in the advertising industry? Susan Credle, chief creative officer at Leo Burnett USA, believes character-driven stories are very much alive—and they can change the world. Uploaded 18-03-13 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 29 min

    Edward Norton: Why Rubber Chicken Dinners Suck and Crowdfunding is Awesome

    You may know him from the big screen, but you might not know he's also responsible for one of the largest and smartest peer-to-peer fundraising platforms. Hear self-proclaimed "philanthropy addict" Edward Norton shares his philosophy on giving, creative fundraising ideas and why that last charity luncheon you went to (you know the one we're talking about) doesn't work. Uploaded 18-03-13 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 22 min

    3 Areas Where You Can Make a Difference In Chicago

    It’s clear that we’re living in an America with “haves” and “have-nots.” So if you’re one of the “haves,” what can you do to decrease disparity and help marginalized communities? This trio of women—Anna Valencia, Elizabeth Dozier, and Bridget Gainer—who are making important strides in different areas come together to explain how to help specifically in Chicago, whether that’s through early childhood education, turning around blighted neighborhoods or simply helping minority people in your workplace have the confidence to lead. Uploaded 09-01-18 For more info and full HD: https://www.chicagoideas.com/videos/how-to-come-together-to-make-a-difference-in-chicago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 15 min

    Randy Lewis: Looking Past the Disability

    For many disabled people, their status is synonymous with unemployment. See how Walgreens' Randy Lewis, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics, redesigned the company to take the "dis" out of "disability." Uploaded 18-03-13 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 6 min

    Maida Swenson-Fortune: The Courageous Artist

    Have you ever looked at art and said, "Geez, a kid could have done that?" Hear art entrepreneur and host of this CIW Art Talk, Maida Swenson-Fortune, explain how these works expose us to new thoughts and inspirations. Uploaded 07-03-13 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 22 min

    Lisa Niemi Swayze: Worth Fighting For

    In this heartfelt talk, actor Patrick Swayze's wife, Lisa Niemi Swayze, share her husband's fierce battle with terminal pancreatic cancer. As she walks through moments from their journey -- the moment of diagnosis, the decision to fight it, and ultimately, the decision to let go -- she reminds us how to love and live bravely, cherishing each moment like it may be our last. Uploaded 16-04-13 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 22 min

    Scott Belsky: Helping Creative People Create

    Scott Belsky is obsessed with helping creative people actually create things. As the Founder and CEO of Behance, Scott has committed his professional life to help organize creative people, teams and communities. How can we create something extraordinary? Scott tells all here. Uploaded 14-03-13 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 3 min

    Optimizing Algorithms with the VP of Product Design at Facebook

    Julie Zhuo, the Vice President of Product Design at Facebook, talks about the decision-making framework her team uses to design new products can be used to optimize individual choices to be more in line with a person's value system. Uploaded 20-03-20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 11 min

    Dana Gordon: Exploring the Hidden Gem

    Listen as Dana Gordon discusses the evolution of her jewelry -- often donned by A-list celebrities -- and how she draws inspiration and innovation from her surroundings. Uploaded 14-03-13 About Chicago Ideas Week Chicago Ideas Week is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community, aiming to become the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things. Learn more: www.chicagoideas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 1 hr 7 min

    How to Survive the Era of Fake News

    In this must-watch panel discussion, top journalists discuss news in the era of Trump. In addition to sharing “surreal” personal experiences as reporters in a hostile, Trump-led environment, they analyze the codependency between the media and President Trump, explain how we got here, and discuss what platforms like Facebook can do to help the problem of fake news. Uploaded 10-05-18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 6 min

    Put The Guns Down by The Twilite Tone ft. Common, King Louie and Lil Herb

    Be part of the track. Add your verse now at https://www.MusicVsGunViolence.com Uploaded 12-10-15 If music can motivate someone to pick up a gun, can it inspire them to put the gun down? With this simple question, Music Versus Gun Violence was born - a social movement led by Chicago Ideas, Leo Burnett, and Grammy-nominated artist Anthony “The Twilite Tone” Kahn that aims to help prevent gun violence in Chicago through music. Visit www.MusicVsGunViolence.com now and lend us your voice. Credits: The Twilite Tone featuring Common, King Louie, Lil Herb, Katie Got Bandz, Saba, Tree, No Name Gypsy, Mic Terror and Nick Jr. of Treated Crew Executive Produced/Produced by Anthony "The Twilite Tone" Khan Executive Produced by John Monopoly Directed By Andre Mayon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 7 min

    How to Help Struggling Chicago Students

    Elizabeth Dozier, founder of Chicago Beyond, explains what she saw as a principal in a struggling Chicago school and what needs to be done to help kids in underserved neighborhoods that have been stricken with gun violence. Uploaded 15-03-18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 4 min

    Why should tackle football for children be banned?

    Should tackle football for children be banned? Chris Nowinski, the co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, thinks so. That's why he helped lawmakers in New York create a bill that would ban tackle football for kids under 12. In addition to that bill being introduced, a similar one from IL lawmaker Carol Sente was introduced as well, House Bill 4341 or the #DaveDuersonAct to Prevent CTE, named after Chicago Bear Dave Duerson, who is believed to have suffered from CTE, causing him to take his own life. In an attempt to create change and push the conversation forward, Duerson's teammate, Otis Wilson, appeared at a press conference to voice his support. “There are a lot of individuals that have this issue and the more research that’s being done—hopefully we’ll have something to combat it," he said. Swipe through to see Chris Nowinski make the case for a ban on tackle football for children while Otis Wilson looks on. For the entire panel discussion, which also includes Dr. Bennet Omalu (on whom the film Concussion is based), in full HD, visit: https://www.chicagoideas.com/videos/cte-experts-on-the-future-of-football Uploaded 26-01-18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 4 min

    Voices Against Gun Violence – Mark Walsh’s Story

    Every 3 hours someone is shot in Chicago. It’s time to Put The Guns Down. Uploaded 12-10-15 Hear more stories at https://www.musicVSgunviolence.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 51 min

    It Takes a Community: Building Opportunity Through Inclusion

    Community is an essential ingredient for all startups but it's a critical element for the success of women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses. This impactful on-demand program will offer lessons from entrepreneurs and organizations on how communities can better support one another and how businesses can position themselves for future opportunities and success by inviting diverse perspectives to the table. This program is presented by The Blackstone Charitable Foundation, World Business Chicago, and ChicagoNEXT. Uploaded 16-11-20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 1 hr 11 min

    The Future of Work

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Uploaded 14-02-18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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