Take note: graph the number of tech startups in Chicago the past five years and you'll very nearly get a parabolic function. (No, this isn't an actual graph of it, but it does closely represent the data.) Most startups employ just one or two people full-time. Maybe the more-developed ones have a third person part-time. … Continue reading Blue Sky innovation; work for Chicago Tribune
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You heard it here first: a new journalism outlet in Chicago, in collaboration with... CivicLab is a new-ish space in the West Loop for folks who want to innovate in the public sphere--their tagline was recently changed to "Making Democracy." As I understand it—and this is a gross over-simplification—they're piggy-backing on the makerspace/hackerspace movement to … Continue reading Serious work a-brewing
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