The Next Idea

For more than three years, The Next Idea has been talking to people who took their creative ideas and turned them into something tangible — a business, an…

The Next Idea In late November of 2014, Michigan Radio’s Stateside began a series called The Next Idea. With support from the Michigan Economic…

The Next Idea After more than three years, our innovation series, The Next Idea, will soon come to an end.Stateside has been checking in with some of our…

The Next Idea Well, it’s been three years since we started The Next Idea. The aim of the project was to showcase the wide array of amazing people and…

The Next IdeaIf you’re arrested and charged with a crime, you’ll likely be asked to “post bail.” Bail is the money that a defendant hands over to the…

The Next IdeaWhen it comes to a company’s bottom line, diversity matters. Over the last couple of years on The Next Idea, we've talked with our partner…

The Next IdeaAfter more than three years on the air, our innovation series, The Next Idea, is coming to a close, so it seems like a good time to check…

The Next IdeaThe city of Grand Rapids is widely considered a great place to do business, unless you’re black. A 2015 study in Forbes magazine found that…

The Next IdeaYou’ve heard of a “hotbed of innovation” – a time and place where money and talent flow towards the creation of new ideas. Sometimes, though,…

The Next IdeaIt’s fair to say that mothers need all the help they can get. Family and friends can step in, of course, but what about things like getting…