Chicago Ideas: Conversations That Shape Change
by Chicago Ideas
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The Power of Love to Make You Stronger
The Power of Love to Make You Stronger
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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.Any questions? Email [email protected]:Chicago Ideas Website: http://www.chicagoideas.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/ChicagoIdeasWeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/chicagoideasInstagram: http://instagram.com/chicagoideasBlog: http://blog.chicagoideas.comVimeo: https://vimeo.com/user9374194
Episodes
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- The Power of Love to Make You Stronger · 4 minToday we don’t gather our own food, fight off wild animals, or live in caves. And yet, explains Dr. Rick Hanson, we’re equipped with stone-aged brains. With practice, however…
- Lynne Cox: Exploring the Very Edge · 22 minHow far can we push our bodies? Our minds? Our limits? Extreme open water swimmer Lynne Cox began training to swim across the English Channel at age 14. Hear how she found…
- Jena Friedman: Sugarcoating Dark Satire · 18 minThis is the Jena Friedman way of comedy—it's dark, it's honest and it's rooted in real life experiences. Hear how this successful comedian and field producer at The Daily Show…
- Petra Bachmaier: Art as an Experience · 14 minListen as Petra Bachmaier of Luftwerk takes you through her immersive video art and experiential design that plays with space and how places shape our interaction and become part…
- Justice Richard Bernstein on Relentlessly Pursuing His Passion · 18 minJustice Richard Bernstein talks about finding and pursuing his passion in spite of the barriers he had to overcome along the way.Uploaded 08-04-20Learn more about your ad…
- Taryn Davis: Widow, Not Window · 12 minAfter losing her husband, Taryn Davis typed "Widow" into Google. Google's response: "Did you mean 'window?' " Hear how Taryn went on to create a place where widows of fallen…
- Yusef Salaam on What He Learned From Adversity · 30 minYusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five, speaks about how he found purpose in his experience contending with the unfair forces of the American justice system.Uploaded…
- Ezekiel Emanuel: Health Care Reform and the Future of American Medicine · 24 minRenowned bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel spells out the current problems and solutions for the outrageous costs and relatively low performance of American health care, while…
- Wayne Kramer: Jail Guitar Doors USA · 27 minWith about 95 percent of the 2.5 million U.S. inmates eventually returning to life behind bars, how can you make prison positive? Hear how rocker Wayne Kramer turned his stay in…
- Sandra Holl: The Floriole Café and Bakery · 15 minHear why Sandra Holl, pastry chef and owner of Chicago's Floriole Café and Bakery, channels her grandma in the kitchen -- and what it means to the community.Uploaded…
- Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein: Connecting Artists Around the World, One Step at a Time · 12 minWhile traveling around the world, Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein realized that art has the power to connect people no matter who they are or where they live. They founded their…
- Voices Against Gun Violence – Maria Pike Davis’ Story · 5 minEvery 3 hours someone is shot in Chicago. It’s time to Put The Guns Down. Uploaded 12-10-15Hear more stories at https://www.musicVSgunviolence.com Learn more about your ad…
- In Conversation: Alec Baldwin Beyond the Screen · 1 h 7 minIn this Conversation, Alec Baldwin explores the space between his personal life and his work life, using anecdotes and impressions to illuminate his point.Uploaded 01-05-17Learn…
- Susan Credle: Brands Have Stories to Tell · 17 minWe've all seen commercials that are more snore-worthy than compelling. But does that mean authentic storytelling is dead in the advertising industry? Susan Credle, chief creative…
- Edward Norton: Why Rubber Chicken Dinners Suck and Crowdfunding is Awesome · 30 minYou may know him from the big screen, but you might not know he's also responsible for one of the largest and smartest peer-to-peer fundraising platforms. Hear self-proclaimed…
- 3 Areas Where You Can Make a Difference In Chicago · 22 minIt’s clear that we’re living in an America with “haves” and “have-nots.” So if you’re one of the “haves,” what can you do to decrease disparity and help marginalized communities?…
- Randy Lewis: Looking Past the Disability · 15 minFor many disabled people, their status is synonymous with unemployment. See how Walgreens' Randy Lewis, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics, redesigned the…
- Maida Swenson-Fortune: The Courageous Artist · 7 minHave you ever looked at art and said, "Geez, a kid could have done that?" Hear art entrepreneur and host of this CIW Art Talk, Maida Swenson-Fortune, explain how these works…
- Lisa Niemi Swayze: Worth Fighting For · 22 minIn 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…
- Scott Belsky: Helping Creative People Create · 22 minScott Belsky is obsessed with helping creative people actually create things. As the Founder and CEO of Behance, Scott has committed his professional life to help organize…
