Chicago Ideas: Conversations That Shape Change

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



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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



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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Uploaded 14-02-18

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Jacqueline Reed is the founder and original CEO of the Westside Health Authority. We hope her story of continued community uplifting and connection inspires you to connect with your neighbors and build your community from the inside.

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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Can entrepreneurial approaches alleviate the effects of the region’s economic inequities? With investment and resources, the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago and Sunshine Enterprises are betting that they can. See how these two organizations on the Chicago's South and West Sides provide vital resources to small business owners whose ventures are contributing to the revitalization of divested communities.

Uploaded 04-02-20

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