For more than 40 years, AUTM has provided essential education for technology transfer professionals around the world. The annual AUTM event continues to serve as the single most important meeting place for industry leaders, investors, and academic research professionals.
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Currently, 16.6% of Cook County’s population is facing food insecurity, meaning 860,670 people are unsure of when they will have their next meal. 24.5% of the area's hungry are children. In some communities, the food insecurity rate is as high as 1 in 3 individuals.
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Wellspring is a pretty entertaining place to work. With all of the passionate people here, focusing on exciting projects, it’s hard for me to nail down my favorite thing about what we do.
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Few people can start a buzz quite like Elon Musk. Even his cars get people to stop and stare as they drive down the street. Me? I actually offered a guy at my gym money if he’d let me drive his Model S around the block. (He declined. Turns out if you spend $70,000 on a car, you’re not willing to...
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I’m a fairly organized person, but I have my moments. Occasionally I misplace a thing or two, but rarely something like house keys that sends me into panic mode. Usually instead whatever I uncover is often a serendipitous little find.
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My usual office view is a beautiful one. From my desk at the Wellspring offices, I can see straight east in downtown Chicago, with a great view of the John Hancock building. This last week, however, that view changed a bit as the company picked up and moved to Louisville, Kentucky – just for a day.
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You interview, hire, show them to their desks, and then what, hope for the best? Hiring an inspired and innovative staff is one of the biggest challenges you as a manager will ever take on, but getting innovative results from your staff takes more than just hiring the best candidate.
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What is innovation?
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Everyone is getting back and settled in after the inaugural Wellspring Worldwide Sophia User Group meeting. I can’t speak for everyone who attended, I know all of us at Wellspring Worldwide had a great time and learned a lot, too. The User Group was a huge success, with more than 70 Sophia users...
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Thousands of people flocked to Techweek Chicago last week and I am happy to say I, and others from Wellspring Worldwide, were among them. For those not familiar with Techweek Chicago, the event is a great opportunity to check out the latest in technology and innovations here in Chicago and the...
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