Brenna Berman Featured in New Book Innovation on Tap by Eric B. Schultz

Eric B. Schultz’s Innovation on Tap shares examples of entrepreneurship through the eyes of 25 innovators, living and departed, who have gathered in an imaginary barroom. I was honored to be featured in that bar, highlighting my history as CIO of Chicago as well as my current work at City Tech.

Although many of the examples shared feature the development of a new technology, the common theme of collaboration – people working together to make innovation possible – arises as equally important as the technology itself. The entrepreneurs gather in the bar not only to highlight their work, but also to share knowledge, commiserate about challenges, and talk shop.

At City Tech, our work would not be possible without bringing together partners and capabilities to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts. The problems we solve come with much bigger stakes; we untangle messy urban challenges that intersect business, industry, and government. When we can make sense of something as complex as cities, we open the path to true innovation that can better the lives of everyone who lives there.

Thank you to Eric for letting me share my story and be highlighted next to some incredible entrepreneurs throughout history.

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Read the chapter “Brenna Berman: Building a Smarter City” from Innovation on Tap here.

Follow Eric on Twitter (@ericebs), LinkedIn , and at his blog.

Purchase Innovation on Tap: Stories of Entrepreneurship from the Cotton Gin to Broadway’s Hamilton at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.