Eve Blossom

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This is the redesign of the world. I would even argue it’s the redesign of humanity.

Sandor Weisz

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Sandor Weisz practices ABS: always be solving.
As a kid, Sandor spent most of his summer camp time designing large scale mystery hunts and games. Despite growing up, graduating from Northwestern University and moving into a software development career, he continued to play games, and realized that he missed creating those hunts.

Charna Halpern

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Charna Halpern single-handedly saved the world.
Teaching performers how to work together for more than 28 years, her world-famous I.O. theaters in Chicago and Los Angeles are meccas for the art of improvisation, and recruiting stops for television shows like Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and MADtv.

Jim Jacoby & JT Nesbitt

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master craftsmanship, design-thinking, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship, business leadership, user-centered design, Bienville Studios, motorcycle, Confederate’s Wraith, G2 Hellcat, The Bienville Legacy Project, ADMCi, 2014

Roger Jackson

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TEAGUE, hybrid, bike, bicycle, industrial design, storytelling, physical, digital, strategic, Cusp 2014, 2014, Seattle

Big City Swing

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music, jazz, social, choreography, swing, lindy hop, fun, Jenna Stworzyjanek, vintage, improvisation, ensemble, Cusp 2013, 2013

Anthony Moseley

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producer, director, actor, experience, transformation, Collaboraction, innovative, theater, Experience Design, Sketchbook Festival, human condition, live, hope, peace, violence, Chicago, crime, 2013, Cusp 2013

The Harp Twins

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2011, Cusp 2011, The Harp Twins, multi-talented, harpists, actresses, songs, artists, classical music, harp, write, compose, harp duet, performers, musicians,

Helicopters

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2011, Cusp 2011, Jason Caldeira, Brian Fifield, Dave Moran, independent band, indie, writing, recording, production, mastering, FlyCasual Records, music, sounds, organic, pop, songwriting, Lollapalooza, perform.

Yves Béhar

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2011, Cusp 2011, design, social change, innovative, sustainable, ethical, humanitarian, branding, design consultancy, fuseproject, not-for-profit, sustainability, products, green issues, packaging, Clever Little Bag, groundbreaking, ROI

Mickey McManus

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computers, computing, nodes, nature, layered complexity, semantics, physics, universal identity, collaboration, education, crowdsourcing, disruption, 2010, Cusp 2010

Mert Iseri

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Northwestern University, industrial engineering, student, Design for America, education, health, transportation, energy, DFA, human centered design, innovative solutions, insights, rapid prototyping, user-testing, interdisciplinary, team work, 2011, Cusp 2011

Jim Lasko

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failure, connection, community, performance, effort, aspiration, Halloween, Hurricane Katrina, spontaneity, community, 2012, Cusp 2012