Chicago Ideas: Conversations That Shape Change

What if you and your loved ones couldn't get any medicine when you were sick? That lack of health care is a daily reality for those in rural Nepal, one of the poorest areas of Southeast Asia. Hear how Josh Nesbit, CEO of Medic Mobile, and Mark Arnoldy, Executive Director of Nyaya Health, are taking on this global challenge with powerful ideas and efficient technologies.

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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When Uber's brand was suffering from bad sentiment, Bozoma Saint John took on the task of rehabilitating the ride share's public image, both as a professional challenge and a personal mission.

Uploaded 21-02-20

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Join music critics Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis for an intimate discussion with Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco, and learn about the inspiration and motivation behind his music.

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



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When was the last time you were truly alone? Explorer Felicity Aston spent 59 days skiing across Antarctica, sans contact with any life form. Hear how she survived her extreme journey.

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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Learn more about CGMC and get involved: https://cgmc.org

Uploaded 26-10-18

The 77 Project is a storytelling and media project presented by Xfinity with additional support from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help share the narrative of our neighborhoods from the inside out. Our hope is that this project will help inspire citizens to connect with solution-makers in the city of Chicago and beyond. If you didn't know, the city of Chicago recognizes 77 community areas within the city limits, and this year we're shining a light on organizations and individuals who are making a positive impact in each of those locations.

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Xfinity connects people in all 77 neighborhoods of Chicago each and every day. Xfinity is proud to sponsor the 77 Project to provide a platform for local residents to voice ideas that will shape our city's future.



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It's the classic business model: You buy things, you put them together and then you sell them. Hear why Bre Pettis, founder and CEO of MakerBot, is at the forefront of infusing innovation, technology and creativity into this timeless practice.

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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For 10 years, we've connected people through their curiosity, inspiring unity and collaboration that has fostered profound change throughout Chicago—and beyond.

Uploaded 22-07-20

And 2019 was our biggest year yet.

30,000+ attendees.
130+ programs
77 community areas engaged

Learn more about our upcoming programming and how to join our community of curiosity at https://chicagoideas.com



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Zoë Quinn (@zoequinn) is one of the most critically acclaimed, widely recognized indie developers in the gaming industry. As a result of #GamerGate, she’s also known for her advocacy on behalf of victims of online abuse, which has received support from people as wide ranging as Wil Wheaton and Barack Obama. She has testified about online abuse at the United Nations, and continues to speak out about the issue, including in her new book "Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate."

Uploaded 19-03-18

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Writer, actress and producer Lena Waithe; Former Teen Vogue Editor in Chief Elaine Welteroth; and Uber Chief Brand Officer Bozoma St. John are interviewed by Robin Givhan in this panel discussion during Chicago Ideas' Talk "A Seat at the Table: Finding Equal Footing Through Storytelling." For more details and to see in full HD, visit: https://www.chicagoideas.com/videos/panel-discussion-lena-waithe-elaine-welteroth-and-bozoma-saint-john-on-the-power-of-storytelling

Uploaded 08-03-18

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Girl and the Goat Chef Stephanie Izard and the Obama Administration’s Nutrition Policy Advisor Sam Kass join “Hungry Hound” Steve Dolinsky for a Chicago Ideas Conversation that looks at sustainability, how the environment relates to healthy eating, and food as a natural resource.

Uploaded 21-05-18

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