At Catalyst Ranch, we've created an environment that stirs up inspiration and creativity, making corporate meetings infinitely more productive and weddings and special events wildly original.
Welcome to Creative Juice: the Catalyst Ranch blog, where you'll find:
- our own insights into what makes creative magic happen at Catalyst Ranch
- activities and ideas you can use at home or with your colleagues, to juice up your imagination
- people, places and events around town that will feed your creative spirit
We're glad to have you here. Now fill up your cup!
Our most recent posts:
Education Reimagined and Catalyst Studio
All photos by Ryan Moore Photography Our Catalyst Ranch square footage expanded this summer with the opening of our new Catalyst Studio! Separate from the Ranch both physically and in concept, Catalyst Studio [...]
New Territory for Catalyst Ranch
On an auspicious afternoon last March, Bobbi reached out to us. Her company would be holding a conference in Chicago, convening a network from all over the country. No sweat. But this [...]
Being Creative On Purpose: A primer on Creative Problem Solving
Our friends at the Creative Education Foundation recently held the 70th annual Creative Problem Solving Institute conference (CPSI) in upstate New York, bringing together hungry minds exploring the Creative Problem Solving method of innovation. [...]
A Five-Part Creativity Challenge
While our inspiring venue does wonders to incite creativity and innovation with our clients and guests, we encourage you to continue the creative exercise beyond the Ranch confines. So when we come across something [...]
10 Proven Tips for Meeting Coordinators to Boost Engagement
As meeting-success mavens, we have a specific set of fears that keep us up at night: An audience with blank stares. Multitasking attendees. Monotonous presentations. They’re nightmare situations we have in common with our [...]
Industry Networking Done Right: Revisiting OfficeNinjas on Administrative Professionals Day
On Administrative Professionals Day, 2025, we're reminiscing on the collection of evenings we were able to welcome OfficeNinjas to Catalyst Ranch and see first hand how a professional association perfectly executes networking and community-building. [...]
World Creativity and Innovation Week and CreativeMornings: Our Catalyst Ranch Creative Toolbox
It’s World Creativity and Innovation Week, April 15-21, and we at Catalyst Ranch are, as you can imagine, pretty chuffed. (We’re being worldly with our lexicon, too. 😉) This is a full [...]
Vote for Catalyst Ranch — in the Hospitality and Events SUMMIT Awards 2025
Click here to VOTE for Catalyst Ranch in The Summit Awards through Friday, March 28.Two votes per day per email address are permitted.The Hospitality-Tourism-Events Summit Chicago holds court in April, and the organizers have put [...]
Women’s History Month in Chicago
As a woman-founded and woman-owned company, Catalyst Ranch has always sought to lift up women. It’s a value that guides us in our private and public event booking as well as in the [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, we've created an environment that stirs up inspiration and creativity, making corporate meetings infinitely more productive and weddings and special events wildly original.
Welcome to Creative Juice: the Catalyst Ranch blog, where you'll find:
- our own insights into what makes creative magic happen at Catalyst Ranch
- activities and ideas you can use at home or with your colleagues, to juice up your imagination
- people, places and events around town that will feed your creative spirit
We're glad to have you here. Now fill up your cup!
Our most recent posts:
Education Reimagined and Catalyst Studio
All photos by Ryan Moore Photography Our Catalyst Ranch square footage expanded this summer with the opening of our new Catalyst Studio! Separate from the Ranch both physically and in concept, Catalyst Studio [...]
New Territory for Catalyst Ranch
On an auspicious afternoon last March, Bobbi reached out to us. Her company would be holding a conference in Chicago, convening a network from all over the country. No sweat. But this [...]
Being Creative On Purpose: A primer on Creative Problem Solving
Our friends at the Creative Education Foundation recently held the 70th annual Creative Problem Solving Institute conference (CPSI) in upstate New York, bringing together hungry minds exploring the Creative Problem Solving method of innovation. [...]
A Five-Part Creativity Challenge
While our inspiring venue does wonders to incite creativity and innovation with our clients and guests, we encourage you to continue the creative exercise beyond the Ranch confines. So when we come across something [...]
10 Proven Tips for Meeting Coordinators to Boost Engagement
As meeting-success mavens, we have a specific set of fears that keep us up at night: An audience with blank stares. Multitasking attendees. Monotonous presentations. They’re nightmare situations we have in common with our [...]
Industry Networking Done Right: Revisiting OfficeNinjas on Administrative Professionals Day
On Administrative Professionals Day, 2025, we're reminiscing on the collection of evenings we were able to welcome OfficeNinjas to Catalyst Ranch and see first hand how a professional association perfectly executes networking and community-building. [...]
World Creativity and Innovation Week and CreativeMornings: Our Catalyst Ranch Creative Toolbox
It’s World Creativity and Innovation Week, April 15-21, and we at Catalyst Ranch are, as you can imagine, pretty chuffed. (We’re being worldly with our lexicon, too. 😉) This is a full [...]
Vote for Catalyst Ranch — in the Hospitality and Events SUMMIT Awards 2025
Click here to VOTE for Catalyst Ranch in The Summit Awards through Friday, March 28.Two votes per day per email address are permitted.The Hospitality-Tourism-Events Summit Chicago holds court in April, and the organizers have put [...]
Women’s History Month in Chicago
As a woman-founded and woman-owned company, Catalyst Ranch has always sought to lift up women. It’s a value that guides us in our private and public event booking as well as in the [...]