Discover how Chicago is shaping the face of global technology and leading the way in creating faster, smarter, cleaners solutions to everyday problems. From the Internet of Things to bitcoin to artificial intelligence, our city is making the world a better place -- one innovation at a time.
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This 4-part event series is brought to you in partnership between 1871 and global lifestyle brand UNIQLO and will be held at the UNIQLO store on Michigan Avenue. Each event will feature a different speaker on the social impact innovations that every forward-thinking, design-obsessed Chicagoan should know about!
- Futureproofing Your Business by Howard A. Tullman, CEO, 1871
Thurs. 2/1, 6:00-7:00pm
Serial entrepreneur Howard A. Tullman kicks off the Chicago Made Series with an exciting and rapid fire review of the major tech trends that will radically shake up the ways you think about disruptive innovation. From ground breaking new wearables to the latest social trends, Howard's no-nonsense and straightforward talk will leave you slightly breathless and totally inspired to get out there and get busy helping to invent the future. Update your attitude...update your business, and change your life! You get what you work for, not what you wish for.
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2. Behind Bitcoin: Why Your Cash Is Going Digital, by Joe Hernandez, Founder of the Chicago Blockchain Project
Thurs. 2/8, 6:00pm-7:00pm | Blockchain
The concept of money is vastly misunderstood in society. Following the financial crisis in 2008, bitcoin was created in an attempt to use technology to improve the cash systems of today. In order to understand what the future of money will be, we need to ask a few questions. How is bitcoin money? How does this technology improve on past technology we have used to make money? What is the future of bitcoin? Is the real story bitcoin or blockchain?
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3. Breaking Ice: Improving Inclusion at Work with Julie Felix, Mesirow Financial and Tom Alexander, 1871.
Thurs. 2/15, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Julie Felix (Mesirow Financial) and Tom Alexander (1871) discuss strategies to infuse your workplace with more diversity and create a more inclusive environment. Participants in this workshop will hear techniques, specific ideas and case studies about different ways to craft a more welcoming environment at your company.
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4. Chicago Made Better: Entrepreneurship for Social Good
Thurs. 2/22, 6:00pm-7:00pm
For our fourth and final Chicago Made event at UNIQLO, meet a group of Chicago entrepreneurs who are using technology to change our world for the better. Be a part of the conversation as we discuss the ways in which we can improve and empower our communities, and lead purpose-driven lives at home and at work.
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Location: UNIQLO: 830 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
