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Design Thinking can Change Education

By Charles Perry – MentorMob There’s something incredible and a little unnerving about an 8th grader talking with confidence about market research, design thinking, and profit margins. And that’s exactly.

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Kickstarter Helps Save A Small Town Theater

The city of Highland, Illinois, is a quaint, small town in the heart of the Midwest with all the trappings you would expect… great schools, active parents, a picturesque town.

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1871 anniversary spotlights Chicago startup growth

  Leaders of the Chicago startup community released figures Friday regarding the city’s start-up growth coinciding with the first anniversary of 1871, one of the city’s start-up incubators. “Over the.

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Chicago start-up weekend stresses collaboration over competition

      Instead of spending the weekend relaxing, 96 entrepreneurs gathered at 1871, Chicago’s start-up incubator, to build a company in less than 3 days and compete to win.

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Kickstarter Campaign: ‘Something Fragile’ By Happy Badger Studio Has Heart- Literally

“Something Fragile” is the title of a new kind of video game being produced by Happy Badger Studios .  In it, the main character (a creature) must go on a journey while.

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Stop Murdering Plants With Plant Link

Plant Link’s founder, Eduardo Torrealba, had his conscience getting to him. After committing countless acts of basil planticide, he knew he needed to change his wicked ways. “I was tired.

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Trellie: Purse Accessory Tells You When Your Phone Is Ringing

The fashion tech innovations continue this month with a new project seeking funding on Kickstarter that makes sure women never miss an important phone call on the go.

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Telepath Tactics Kickstarter Doesn’t Kick It, But Sinister Design Stays in Stride

Despite putting up a valiant fight that led the Chicago game developer to reach 840 backers who helped raise more than $18,000, the Kickstarter for Sinister Design’s latest strategy RPG title fell just $7,000 short of its original goal.

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Kit Smartphone Case Makes Final Push In Kickstarter Campaign

This week Kit, Skipping Stone Technology’s multifunctional smartphone case, is on the last stretch to finish its Kickstarter campaign.

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Everpurse Snaps Up Melissa Pierce, Sets Sights On High Fashion

This month Melissa Pierce, documentary filmmaker and founder of Chicago Women Developers, has joined the EverPurse team as a marketing and sales strategist leading up to the product’s launch in the Spring.

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