Chicago Ideas: Conversations That Shape Change

For a lot of people, college is defined by school, parties, etc. But as an undergraduate, Michael Carter rolled up his sleeves and founded Strive for College, a mentoring program to help low-income students apply for a higher education. Hear how this BHSI fellow has done some A+ work helping hundreds of students enter four-year colleges.

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



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At age 9, Tiffany Persons won the "Miss Congeniality" award at the Little Miss Detroit Pageant. Little did she know it would be that spirit that would lead her to a life of social change. As the founder of Shine on Sierra Leone, Tiffany shares how she "accidentally" became a social entrepreneur.

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



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And you thought your sorority or fraternity was exclusive. Hear TIME Magazine's Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy share the secrets of the world's most private fraternity: The Presidents Club.

Uploaded 18-04-13

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



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"I never started in life to have my name on a lawsuit...nor did I plan to have my name on a law that would be become so well-known around the world," Lily Ledbetter says in this Talk about her struggle for equal pay for all women. As an overnight supervisor at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Ledbetter discovered she was getting paid less than her male co-workers with the same job. Even though it took nine years, lasting through her husband's fatal illness, Ledbetter took her case all the way to the Supreme Court. Hear how she went from suing for pay discrimination to being the face of the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

Uploaded 10-04-18

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What if you had to eliminate in-person meetings and phone calls? What if you had to only work four hours each week -- or were forced to take four weeks off? Hear the mental tools Tim Ferriss uses to blast away bottlenecks in your productivity and enjoyment.

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



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Francoise Baylis, a renowned geneticist, ponders the ethics behind the manipulation of the human genome and whether, as a human race, more safeguards need to be put in place to preserve it.

Uploaded 15-05-20

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Joanne Caceres, a Cannabis Law Attorney at Dentons, explains the various components of the law that legalized cannabis in Illinois and how they address social inequity in the state.

Uploaded 05-12-19

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One day you're dodging bombs in Afghanistan. The next, you're dodging traffic in America. Hear Paul Rieckhoff of The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America share the physical and emotional challenges of transitioning into civilian life, and find out how you can give veterans an 'on ramp' back into society.

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



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President of charter school Success Academy in New York, Eva Moskowitz explains how the conversation around "school choice" takes the focus away from where educators would like it to be: on how to best educate students.

Uploaded 14-03-18

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Steve Case, cofounder of AOL and CEO of Revolution LLC, is an original disruptor who is still disrupting the status quo of business and technology today. From the CIW stage, Steve sits down with Rick Stengel to explore the past, present and future of game-changing innovation.

Uploaded 22-04-13

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



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