Kuczmarski & Associates is a Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 based management consulting

Management consulting

Management consulting indicates both the industry and practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement....

 firm founded in 1983, specializing in innovation

Innovation

Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...

. The company focuses on creating innovation strategies, implementing innovation processes, and developing portfolios of new products and services for its clients.

In 2002, along with the Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times

The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...

, K&A started the Chicago innovation awards

Chicago Innovation Awards

The Chicago Innovation Awards was created by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates in 2002. Each year the Awards recognize 10 Chicago area businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations that develop the year’s most innovative new products and services.-2010:The 2010 Chicago...

 which honor the most innovative companies in Chicago area.

Tom Kuczmarski, president, is adjunct professor of marketing at The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.