Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s creative meeting venue, our meeting rooms are equipped with all kinds of supplies to ensure the success of your meeting. One important staple is simply a pen cup on every table. You won’t just find your everyday black and blue ink pens in these colorful cups; they are stocked with [...]
At Catalyst Ranch we celebrate and encourage creativity. From the overall aesthetics of bright colors and retro décor, we set out to create an environment that supports thinking differently. We've shared some of the background on our approach in previous blogs looking at the concepts of freshness and playfulness as cited in the book, [...]
In our previous Creative Juice Blog post, we explored a few mega-hit pieces of pop culture and how they reference works from our past. After mind mapping the nostalgia behind those works, we're left marveling at the creative process that goes on in writers’ rooms, or between collaborating music producers and other artists. Surely [...]
In recent weeks, American (and global!) pop culture has seen the debuts of several Big Things. It’s no surprise, after all, as the summer season is prime time for savoring high-profile music releases, movies, and other media. And an element present in many current hits is nostalgia, that evergreen trend in pop culture. [...]
You’ve seen us talk about creativity and innovation in recent blog posts, and you know that these topics are part of our brand. Supporting creativity and innovation for our customers is our main value proposition. To continue our connection to April's focus on Innovation, we thought we would share a little bit more on [...]
Today is April 21, or as we know it, the annual World Creativity & Innovation Day! In our reflection on the occasion, we were able to dive into a blog post written by Beth Miller, Executive Director of the Creative Education Foundation. In reading it, we learned a lot about the origins of ‘Creative [...]
It’s April, which means we’re looking forward to World Creativity & Innovation Week starting April 15, which culminates in World Creativity & Innovation Day on April 21. And this year, we’re proud to share, creativity and innovation are even more front and center locally, as Governor JB Pritzker announced that April will be Innovation and [...]
As we look forward to the New Year, our commitment to inspiring creativity and play is stronger than ever before. And what better way to remind ourselves of that mission each day than a colorful 2021 Monthly Calendar to glance at from home? Each month in this calendar stack has a vibrant detail of life on [...]
Warning, this leisure read may have you thinking about play. I hope it makes you want to really take some time to do that. Like they say, there is no time like the present. Whether you’re on your own, live in a nucleus or extended family, the action of play or being playful, have benefits for [...]
This week we bring to you a new story feature on our Creative Juice Blog: The #RanchStyle Spotlight! We'll highlight one of the many unique pieces of furniture and décor that go into making our singular, Catalyst Ranch #creativeenvironment and get the inside scoop on its origin and Ranch history as told by some of our [...]
