Innovating . . . Chicago-Style; How Local Innovators Are Building the National Economy

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• ISBN13: 9780615548852
• ISBN10: 0615548857
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-11-08
• Publisher: Book Ends

Summary

More timely than ever, this volume features interviews with 80 of the most successful innovators of the past decade from the Chicago region, showing how the key to unlocking economic growth and recovery is through innovation. Each example highlights the consumer need being met, pinpoints the uniqueness of the innovation, covers the fascinating background story, reveals the extent of the impact on society, and takes a glimpse into what is in store for the future. Many of the innovators featured in this book are winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards, a yearly celebration of the most innovative products and services in the Chicago region.

Author Biography

Tom Kuczmarski is the founder, senior partner, and president of Kuczmarski & Associations, an innovation-management consulting firm. He is a nationally recognized expert in innovation and the development of new products and services, having helped hundreds of clients from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. He is the author of Apples Are Square, Innovation, Innovating the Corporation, Managing New Products, and Values-Based Leadership. Dan Miller is the former business editor for the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Sun-Times and the former editor of Crain’s Chicago Business. He has previously been named Illinois Journalist of the Year and is a member of the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame. Luke Tannen is the director of the Chicago Innovation Awards, an annual celebration of the Chicago region’s most innovative new products and services. Rahm Emanuel is the former White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama and the current mayor of Chicago. They all live in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
B2B Products and Technologies	p. 2
Arryx Inc., The BioRyx® 200 system	p. 4
Laminar Technologies LLC, TurboTap®	p. 6
Middleby-Marshall, WOW! Oven	p. 8
Molex, Molex Solder Charge 5MT Technology	p. 10
Molex, MT Expanded Beam Interconnect	p. 12
Optimer Brands (DRIFIRE® Comfortable FR Wear®	p. 14
QuesTek Innovations LLC, Materials by Design®	p. 16
USG, SHEETROCK® Brand Lightweight All Purpose Joint Compound with Dust Control	p. 18
USG, SHEETROCK® Brand UltraLight Panels	p. 20
USG, DUROCK® Tile Membrane	p. 22
Business Services	p. 24
37 signals, Basecamp	p. 26
Authentify, Inc., Authentify Global Telephone-Based Authentication Services	p. 28
Cleversafe, Cleversafe (Dispersed Storage)	p. 30
comScore, AdEFFx	p. 32
crowdSPRING, crowdSPRING	p. 34
Fieldglass	p. 38
InContext Solutions, 3D Virtual Store Research	p. 38
Initiate Systems, ALIGNDEX®	p. 40
nPhase, LLC, Machine-to-Machine Solutions	p. 42
Ocean Tomo, Live Intellectual Property Auctions	p. 44
Orbitz Worldwide, Orbitz for Business Corporate Travel Program	p. 46
5AV0	p. 48
Zorch, The Zorch Portal	p. 50
Civic, Government, and Education	p. 52
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Modern Wing	p. 54
Chicago Transit Authority, Bus Tracker	p. 56
City of Chicago, Mayor Daley's Earned Income Tax Credit Program	p. 58
The City of Chicago and Millennium Park, Incorporated, Millennium Park	p. 60
CME Group, Common Clearing Link	p. 62
Goettsch Partners, 111 South Wacker	p. 64
Hero Systems, Inc., The HeroPipe System	p. 66
LISC, The New Communities Program	p. 68
PAWS Chicago, Lurie Family Spay/Neuter Clinic	p. 70
Rescue Vac Industries, Inc., Rescue Vac 800 Series Rescue Kit	p. 72
Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy	p. 74
Communications and Information	p. 76
EveryBlock	p. 78
FeedBurner	p. 80
Globus, Globus Toolkit and Globus Online	p. 82
Gogo	p. 84
Lextech Labs, iRa C3	p. 86
Motorola Mobility, Inc., MOTRAZR V3	p. 88
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Broadband Technology	p. 90
Novarra Inc., nWeb Mobile Browser	p. 92
Vibes Media, iRadio Text Messaging Platform	p. 94
Visible Vote	p. 96
Consumer Products	p. 98
Abbott Nutrition, Similac® SimplePac®	p. 100
Fellowes, SafeSense Technology	p. 102
First Alert, Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray	p. 104
LoggerHead Tools, Bionic Wrench	p. 106
Master Lock, Speed Dial®	p. 108
MJSI, HydroRight	p. 110
National Pasteurized Eggs Inc., Davidson's Safest Choice® Pasteurized Shell Eggs	p. 112
Radio Flyer, Ultimate Family Wagon	p. 114
Sara Lee, Sort and Smooth Made with Whole Grain White Bread	p. 116
skinnyCorp, Threadless	p. 118
Suncast Corp, No Crank Water-Powered Hose Reel	p. 120
Consumer Services	p. 122
Archipelago Holdings, LLC, The Archipelago Exchange [ArcaEx]	p. 124
CoolSavings, Inc., CoolSavings Coupon Technology	p. 126
Groupon	p. 128
PrepMe LLC, PrepMe - Personalized Online Test Prep	p. 130
Touch Taste Technologies, TouchLiFe Interactive Tables	p. 132
United Air Lines Inc., EasyUpdateSM Provided by Centerpost Corporation	p. 134
Walgreens, Multi-Language Prescription Labels	p. 136
Energy and Sustainability	p. 138
Chicago Department of Transportation, Green Alley Program	p. 140
CNT Energy, an affiliate of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Energy Smart Pricing Plan	p. 142
Gas Technology Institute (GTI), Transport Membrane Condenser (TMC)	p. 145
S&C Electric Company, S&C TripSaver™ Dropout Recloser	p. 146
SmartSignal Corporation, SmartSignal eCM 2.5	p. 148
SoCore Energy, The SunLock and Solar Rental Service	p. 150
Solvent Systems International, Grease Gator	p. 152
Tripp Lite, ECO Series UPS Systems	p. 154
Medical	p. 156
Abbott, ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combination Test	p. 158
Abbott, HUMIRA	p. 160
Abbott, PathVysion	p. 162
Abbott, RealTime HIV-1 Assay and the m2000 System	p. 164
Abbott, XIENCE V	p. 166
American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, Inc., Patient Navigation Services Program™	p. 168
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Best Patient Experience	p. 170
Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Innovative Business Model	p. 172
Smart Medical Technology, Inc.®, The Liftaem®	p. 174
UIC Robotic Surgery, Robotic Surgery Program	p. 176
The Innovators [Index]	p. 178
Acknowledgements	p. 203
About the Authors	p. 210
Afterword	p. 212
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