James Janega looks for what’s next as part of Slalom Consulting’s Innovation & Insights group and as a member of the Chicago Ideas Co-Op. With Fortune 500 companies, startups, venture capitalists and accelerators, he works to find new solutions and sustaining capabilities. During 15 years at the Chicago Tribune, he covered science and technology, politics and breaking news, managed the Trib Nation engagement platform and helped launch the Tribune’s Blue Sky Innovation. He has an MBA with concentrations in entrepreneurship and strategy from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.