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Chicago Ideas Week begins Monday, and we love it because it's all about sharing ideas, inspiring action, and igniting change to positively impact our world. The event brings together great speakers and people in the Chicago community for a city-wide discussion. Here are our Chicago Ideas Week picks:
1. Leading Under Pressure, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m.
You have to cross picket lines to get to your office; your employees aren’t the usual 9-to-5 corporate types; you are literally under fire. It’s one thing to lead under the best of circumstances. It’s quite another to manage a team facing a constant barrage of challenges or setbacks. Join some of the most successful leaders for a Talk that will provide concrete tips for leading when the pressure is on.
2. Cultural Icons: You Know the Headlines. Now Learn the Truth, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m.
These are the legendary media, music and artistic personalities you think you know. Now, get an inside look into their work and lives—the details and insights you won’t find in a magazine—from their best friends, spouses and biggest fans.
3. Top of Their Game: Entrepreneurs & Their Startup Stories, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
The world’s leading entrepreneurs reveal how they transformed fledgling business ideas into top-rated television stations, international fashion brands and business that generate social good. It’s an insider’s guide to riding out the waves of failure and turning the very germ of an idea into a successful company.
4. Technology: Disruptive Innovation, Oct. 15 at 12 p.m.
With state-of-the-art robots, the introduction of big data and the always-improving applications of Internet technologies, business is at the precipice of a technological revolution. The researchers behind these advances and the executives who are implementing them join CIW for an exploration of the way cutting-edge technologies impact how we all do business.
5. What Would Shakespeare Tweet?, Oct. 15 at 12 p.m.
The ATX Startup Crawl is the biggest event of Austin Startup Week! Grab a drink and some swag on Thursday night as you tour the latest and greatest of Austin's startup community - culminating in the epic megastop at Capital Factory. Download the iPhone app or Android app to get the map. It will automatically update as we get closer to the event.
