The Winners

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Fighting new mutant variations of HIV virus. Page 3.

OVATION PHARMACEUTICALS

Providing a home for orphan drugs. Page 4.

DRIFIRE

Keeping emergency personnel cool and safe. Page 4.

CITY OF CHICAGO

Greening Chicago's alleys. Page 5.

S&C ELECTRIC CO.

Teaching fuses to be smart. Page 6.

EXPERIENCIA IMMERSIVE LEARNING CENTER

Learning real life in miniature. Page 7.

SKINNYCORP

Building a community where the producer is also the customer. Page 8.

RADIO FLYER

Reinventing the Little Red Wagon. Page 9.

SAVO

Providing the client with what it really wants. Page 9.

FELLOWES INC.

Keeping little hands and paws out of the shredder. Page 10.

ADAM BERG

The 2007 Young Innovator Award.

Converting audiobooks into interactive language learning tools. Page 11.

JOE MANSUETO

CEO, Morningstar

The 2007 Visionary Award

Channeling Thoreau for inspiration. On this page.

PLUS

The Goodman Theatre, where innovation plays center stage. Page 11.