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Creative Juice Blog
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. What an inspiring milestone for creativity and connection! While Catalyst Ranch has previously opened our doors to CEF for successful one-off [...]
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 week devoted to inspiring creative potential and encouraging innovation in everyday life. It’s a reminder that creativity isn't just for artists [...]
Catalyst Ranch is more than just a meeting space. It’s the result of bringing together the myriad elements that make your meetings their most magical (Read: productive and satisfying). And one of the biggest of those elements is CREATIVITY. Like our RanchHand-facilitated Energizers, and Pogo’s Activity Arcade (our on-site collection of self-led games [...]
Six months ago, the Pantone prognosticators heralded a year swathed in Peach Fuzz. Were they right? At the top of 2024, we challenged our clients to use the Pantone Color of the Year as a lens for making and gauging goals. Well, it’s time for your Midyear check-in. Let’s review where those goals took [...]
As proponents of innovation, creativity and play, naturally we at Catalyst Ranch are always seeking new ideas ourselves. And while there’s inspiration to be found in conversation and cultural happenings, there’s unique comfort in curling up with a good book. For World Creativity and Innovation Week last month, we pulled together some titles that [...]
At Catalyst Ranch we try to avoid labels, but if you were going to generalize, you might describe us as creative, fun and artistic types! You probably won’t have our blog in mind if you are looking for a conversation on math or physics, but we will go over to the dark side (aka physics) [...]
June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, and at Catalyst Ranch we celebrate all our staff, colleagues, neighbors and clients who identify with any of the vibrant communities represented (including, but not limited to Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual individuals). On Saturday, June 17, our creative space will be graced with the [...]
World Creativity and Innovation Day is this Friday, April 21. It’s a day that is close to our heart, as our venue exists to inspire exactly that. All this week, we’re posting thought-provoking quotes on our social media that relate to creativity. How do you foster the creativity of yourself and those around you? [...]
Three things we know to be true: (THREE THINGS!) Change is hard. Change is necessary. Change is the goal. Let us explain that last one. In previous posts, we’ve explored the science of innovation and creative thinking, because frankly, it’s riveting. There has been a lot of research done focusing on the neuroscience [...]
This Saturday, October 8, the spectacular Fiesta de Frida returns to our space, organized by the Women’s Justice League, whose mission is to combat domestic abuse and support abuse survivors. Since 2019 when the Fiesta de Frida was brought to Catalyst Ranch, we’ve been wowed by the positivity and community created by this cohort [...]
