  - Heart-monitoring Vests, "Smart" Store Shelves, Touch-Screen Kiosks, etc.
- Accenture's Chicago Tech Lab explores how emerging technologies can impact the marketplace. Senior manager Peter Glaser gave us a look at some of their greatest hits thus far.
Wed Nov 29 2006
| |   - A Look at the Strategic Thinking Behind Motorola's Stores
- Motorola has been on a retail tear, from a pop-up store in Chicago to flagships in Moscow and Shanghai. As creative director of the Global Image Design Team, Luiz Andrade discusses crafting the Moto brand image at home and abroad. Tue Nov 28 2006
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  - Fun and Games at Electronic Arts' New Downtown Development Studio
- Video game giant EA opened a swank Chicago studio last month, with the goal of expanding its 150-person staff. Development teams here work on the hip hop fight game DEF JAM: ICON among others, and in the hunt for fresh talent the city has strong allure. Mon Nov 27 2006
| |  - Life's a Stitch
- Albert Karoll — owner of Richard Bennett Custom Tailors in the Financial District — packs his fabrics and tape measures and goes where his customers are: down LaSalle street, to airports and even, on occasion, truck stops. His store has also survived the ultimate fashion indignity: business casual. Wed Nov 22 2006
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 - The Blue-Collar/White-Collar Medical Clinic
- At Ergo Medica, occupational-medicine specialists Ernesto Villegas and Robert Noven talk about workplace ailments — and dispel a few myths about carpal-tunnel syndrome along the way.
Tue Nov 21 2006
| |  - Touring the DIY Trunk Show
- Among the Boeings and Motorolas, not to mention the Web 2.0 tech entrepreneurs, there's an active scene of Do-It-Yourselfers who make their own arts, crafts and miscellaneous goods. This year, they convened to showcase their wares at Pulaski Park in Bucktown. Mon Nov 20 2006
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 - Tru's Tag-Team Star Chefs Set Their Sights on Bigger Markets
- Via their new restaurant company Cenitare, Chef Rick Tramonto and Pastry Chef Gale Gand are expanding to the 'burbs, Vegas and beyond. Fri Nov 17 2006
| |  - Hyatt’s New Hotel Concept Takes Aim at Gen-X (and Baby Boomers, Too)
- Launched this past August, Hyatt Place was designed with today's thirtysomethings in mind. But the Chicago-based hotelier thinks it's a concept with cross-generational appeal. Thu Nov 16 2006
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 - Sitting Down for a Virtual Dinner
- Using everyday video-conferencing technology in new ways, researchers at Accenture think their "virtual dining" concept can help revive family gatherings — and lower health-care costs in the process.
Wed Nov 15 2006
| |  - Chicago Innovators Discuss Their Breakthrough Ideas, Part 2
- The Chicago Innovation Award winners featured in today's installment include Sara Lee, the Community Energy Cooperative, USG Corp, Motorola and LoggerHead Tools. Tue Nov 14 2006
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 - Chicago Innovators on Their Breakthrough Ideas, Part 1
- Brief interviews with Chicago Innovation Award winners 37signals, Goettsch Partners, "Check, Please!", FeedBurner and Ocean Tomo. Part 1 of 2 Mon Nov 13 2006
| |   - Graphic Designer Cage Match
- At Cut&Paste, held at Crobar, eight digital designers went head-to-head to see who could come up with the most intriguing concepts under a tight deadline and in front of a rowdy crowd.
Fri Nov 10 2006
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