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Creative Juice Blog
Re-creating yourself as a cartoon character could be the perfect icebreaker for your next meeting and a great way to catch your audience off guard and give them a good laugh. Humor is a great way to make your training or meeting more memorable! Assignment: Create a mask that shows how you would like to [...]
While every neighborhood has landmarks that contribute to its identity, it’s the little “nooks” or corners of an area that really make a neighborhood memorable. Maybe it’s that little coffee shop you hang out at every Saturday morning or maybe it’s just simply the way your neighbors landscaped their yards which stand out to you. We [...]
A long awaited goodbye to the cold weather can sometimes be best said by bringing out your spring/summer wardrobe again. Nicole Dextras is an inspiration with her Weedrobes collection. The collection of work is part of an ephemeral sculptures project that links bodies to the environment. Yucca Prom Dress This dress is composed simply of Yucca [...]
Did you know there is 3,615 pounds of textile waste generated every 5 minutes in just New York alone? We are always aiming to inspire others here at Catalyst Ranch -- our funky flair definitely is one thing that helps gets those ideas rolling. From our vintage Americana furniture, décor and embellishments there is no doubt [...]
As kids, most of us spent time lying in the grass, watching clouds roll by and imagining the shapes we could see in the fluffy white masses. Special effect inventors Francisco Guerra and Brian Glover aimed to bring to life these daydreams with their invention of Flogos - Logos that Fly! They can make "clouds" in [...]
"Through my work I wish to remind ourselves of how we preconceive what is around and inside us. Knowledge, ideas, and values are too often accepted without questioning. Can we find a way to evaporate ourselves from a pond and condensate over an ocean? Can we see a common thread that connects all things?"- Kumi Yamashita [...]
Sometimes you want to get people in a completely different mindset before you get to the meat of the business at hand. This is a great exercise to get them thinking about everything but your business - specifically a business they know nothing about. It’s also a great way to level the playing field amongst meeting [...]
Admit it you are creative! We know that creativity involves using different kinds of thinking. In order to access creativity we do these three things: use new ideas, tap into the imagination, and make a new decision that positively affects your life and/or the lives of others. People who do this are considered creative. People around the [...]
When is the last time that you saw a whale floating in the sky? Probably as you lay on the grass with a friend, assigning clouds starring roles in your upcoming tale of adventure. Apparently French designer Jean-Marie Massaud spends a lot of time staring at cloud formations and letting his imagination run wild. In 2005, [...]
Name: Cheryl McPhilimy Company: McPhilimy Associates, Inc. Area of Expertise: Drawing out and capturing the essence of an individual or organization and developing key messaging that sticks. My firm’s tagline is “where strategy finds expression.” I help clients identify what is important and then express it. Share one of your trade secrets for keeping the [...]