“The Messy Middle: Where Success is Earned” My Big Idea—that success is earned in the messy middle—is deeply relevant to the Bloomington-Normal community because we’re a community built…
“The only metric that matters is “one heartbeat” Bloomington-Normal is home to a thriving corporate, academic, and entrepreneurial community where productivity and performance are highly valued. At the…
“Why all our values are making us sick” Midwesterners place on values and the often unspoken challenges that come when we face conflicts in acting on those values.…
“Reclaiming our Humanity in the Age of the Algorithm” When an algorithm mistook his tiny Chicago balcony for an influencer, JD Miller received 120 pounds of steak rub…
“Everything I learned about tech business started over a lap dance” The data is clear–teams with high psychological safety outperform their peers across every metric, but we can’t…
“Why Waste? The power of fermentation to transform our food” The central Illinois region is quickly becoming a hub of bioprocessing and precision fermentation, with the iFAB tech…
“Embracing Your Inner Salesperson” Many people want a different life or want to see change in their life or in the world and they’re not sure how to…
“Evil is Dead,” Bloomington-Normal is a community built on education, creativity, and conversation, home to two universities, countless storytellers, and people who care deeply about understanding one another.…
“Antidepressants, Wine, and Birth Control Pills: The Prescription Pad of Misogyny.” There will be 1.2 billion women in menopause by 2030. Only 4% are getting proper menopause care…