Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
Stella Fayman, co-producer of Ignite Chicago shares some insights with us on ideation and what really sparks her interest in creativity! Ignite Chicago is next Wednesday the 23rd of March, and we can hardly wait! Get in on the discussion and RSVP for an evening of presentations aimed to inspire and spark discussion. Ignite Chicago is a high-energy evening of [...]
Tim Frick Return on Engagement: Content, Strategy and Design Techniques for Digital Marketing What are some of the main themes of your book? Love, betrayal, mortality...just kidding. Return on Engagement is a book about best practices for marketing yourself or your business online. It covers strategy, your website, social media, analytics, and other tools and techniques [...]
I would like to share an inspirational piece with all of you written by productivity expert Jan Wencel. She suggests that instead of striving for balance in our lives, we should work to achieve harmony. Check out her companion video to this piece here! Work/Life Alignment So many of us are trying to create work/life balance. [...]
Name: Brenda Russell Williams Company: Russell Williams Group, Inc. Area of Expertise: Strategy and facilitation What sparks your creativity? Kinetic energy! I am a mover, and that is my view of creativity. It has cadence, rhythm and is dynamic in its expression. My best ideas come when I am walking or dancing in flow with nature. Give [...]
Stitching to connect with other creative types? This past Saturday crafters gathered here to be a part of Chicago’s latest Craft Social. It was a fun-filled event that gathered up like-minded crafters to connect with one another and learn some new crafts. Guests had a choice of 14 different crafts to participate in, projects ranging from [...]
Name: Karlin Sloan Title of Book: UNFEAR: Facing Change in an Era of Uncertainty What are some of the main themes of your book? I've found that there is one thing in common with all of the clients we work with as a leadership development company right now - they are leading in a new [...]
5,4,3,2….1 and just like that its 2011! Heehaw Happy New Year. Looking for some added zest and pizzazz to jump start the year? Look no further its here…. We would like to share a special calendar with all of you for the new festive year 2011! Created by our very own Gala Girl & Client Services [...]
Life’s a journey. Enjoy the journey. “Travel is a means of getting somewhere in order to do something. It is a necessity; it’s usually something that we do because we have to, not because we want to. Sometimes we wish we could click our fingers and instantly arrive at our destination. We tend not to like [...]
Color is certainly an ingredient which adds spark or more like lights the spark to creativity and innovation. When it comes to space and the use of color we definitely know a thing or two for adding the shaazam to the every day. From the bright red wall when you first get off the elevator to [...]
Here is a meeting energizer that will jump start the problem solving juices in your attendees before the start of a brain-busting session. Make up a reasonable problem scenario for your organization where people need to get introduced, e.g. "The manufacturing department is bringing in 20 temporaries to help with the peak season. They want us [...]