<p>What is an innovation ecosystem? It is a blueprint for the city of the future.  An environment that not only supports innovation, but makes it inevitable.  Over the last twenty years, Chicago has seen a revolutionary change in business culture and success, largely in part to the formation of an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship.  The city has become a top-ten global innovation hub, and leads the country in diversity of industry and foreign direct investment.  Rising Together shares the story of the people, organizations, and culture that led to this regional growth, as told through the lens of those who lived it.  Combining insights from over thirty industry leaders and founders playing outsized roles in its development, the authors weave together a narrative of the formation, growth, and potential future of the Chicago innovation ecosystem.  This book is a must read for anyone in search of ways to build or grow a community fueled by collaboration, growth, and innovation.  Learn first-hand:	---Which shared values can inspire an entire city to innovate: The C.H.I.C.A.G.O. Way	---How collaboration across-industry and sector breeds innovation	---Why individuals play a critical role in leading and inspiring a region-wide movement</p>

Rising Together: The Story of Chicago's Innovation Ecosystem

Tom Kuczmarski

Luke Tanen

Paul Kitti

Jacob Sherman

Avery Stone Fish

Business & Money

Book Ends Publishing

<p>Innovation has become very popular. Business and community leaders are calling for more innovative approaches to problem solving. This book is the story of the one hundred most practical innovators of the past decade. For the past ten years the Chicago Innovation Awards have celebrated the leading innovative organizations in Chicago and the greater Midwest. This book tells their stories. It describes how these companies have identified important customer wants and problems and details how they have created effective solutions to those problems and built, supported, and led their organizations to greater success and effectiveness. The companies cover the entire spectrum from established, well-recognized companies like Walgreens, Wilson Sporting Goods, and Sara Lee to newcomers like Groupon, Zorch, and PrepMe and range from construction materials (USG), to travel (Orbitz), to pharmaceuticals (Abbott), to transportation (CTA).</p>

Innovating...Chicago-Style: How Local Innovators are Building the Larger Economy

Dan, Miller

Tom Kuczmarski Luke Tanen Dan Miller

Racom Communications

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