Recently I attended the “Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Growth from Within” program organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs at the Chicago Club. Robert Wolcott, founder and executive director of the Kellogg Innovation Network moderated. To start the event, and to correct the notion that innovation is just an “a-ha” moment, Rob started with […]
Chicago Ideas Week and the Power of Intellectual Capital
Last week I attended a few of the events put on by Chicago Ideas Week, Brad Keywell’s weeklong series of over 100 presentations by world-renowned speakers with the goal of creating “an ecosystem of innovation, exploration, and intellectual recreation.” At a time when businesses are increasingly recognizing intellectual property (IP) as an asset class, it […]