Henry Crown & Company · 1 day ago
Ideation and Concepting Analyst
222 N LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL, 60601, US
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$76K/yr - $86K/yr
0+ years expHenry Crown & Company is a Chicago-based, privately-held company managing business and philanthropic interests. The Ideation & Concepting Analyst role focuses on driving innovative actions through ideation events and conversations, assisting various internal and operating company groups.
Real EstateVenture CapitalImpact InvestingReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
Setting up and conducting “Voice-of” events utilizing active listening skills and low-fidelity, tactile methods to gather data about operations, possible concerns, desired changes, and ideas
Conducting “Casual Conversations” utilizing active listening skills with 1-2 people at a time to gather personal insight into operations, concerns, future paths, ideas, and challenges where ideation can help
Participating in, setting up, and conducting parts of “Innovation Jam” events for groups of 15-25 people to generate ideas around possible changes, concerns, or opportunities
Supporting “Solution Group” events with around 30-50 subject matter expert participants and playing the role of a catalyst in helping the group generate possible solutions through ideation tools
Compiling the input gathered in the above events into a visual representation of the concerns, ideas, and changes expressed in the target activity
Learning in the specific areas of ideation tools & methods, creative thinking, organization systems architecture, and the larger tie into strategic intent is vital to this position. An initial learning plan will be provided that encompasses advanced learning that can be directly applied into the various events mentioned above. The expectation is that this position actively learns this information and noticeably applies it to the scheduled events
Coaching people at the operating companies is sometimes requested as part of their growth plan to increase ideation ability
Facilitating small groups at the operating companies through changes or concerns is sometimes requested based on the neutral position of the Ideation & Concepting group
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in one of the following: Management, Business, Marketing Management, Experience Design, User Experience, or Organizational Systems/Design/Management
0 – 3 years of experience. 1-2 years of facilitating business teams preferred but not required
Working Knowledge: How teams communicate and the cycles the teams go through
Working Knowledge: Creativity prompting to envision next steps
General Knowledge: Using visualization software, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Sketch, or Figma
General Knowledge: Capability in Keynote and/or PowerPoint beyond bullets
Ability to effectively verbally discuss topics with a variety of stakeholders
Ability to document a process in a low-fidelity format
Ability to initiate open-ended questions that drive curious thinking from an individual or group
Ability to stimulate idea creation and show examples of output (low-fidelity to higher levels of fidelity)
Strong capability to learn quickly and restate the learning to another
Proficient at listening first and responding afterward
Ability to travel overnight from 35% - 50% of the time in 2-3 day increments, usually in the form of every other week or every 3rd week
Preferred
Certification in facilitation, innovation, and/or process design is ideal, but not required
Company
Henry Crown & Company
Henry Crown and Company is a Chicago-based, privately-held operation that manages business interests and coordinates investments falling into four broadly-defined categories: publicly-traded securities, real estate, investment funds, and privately held operating companies.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2025-03-19
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