Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
The following post is written by Juice on the Loose facilitator Adam Shames: Read more about Adam’s musical story, click the picture In my mid-twenties, I did not believe I could ever, ever, play music or respectably sing or write my own songs. Even though I loved music, my mindset was: [...]
Get to know Jill Wachholz, GroupStir principal, and one of our workshop leaders for Juice on the Loose – World Creativity and Innovation Week: Who am I: I’m an experimenter, explorer, and evolver… seeking to make a sliver of a positive difference. The work I do: […]
Facilitator and coach Jill Wachholz shares tips to capture and capitalize on what was learned from a project or initiative. (if viewing via email, watch the video here.) See her in action at our World Creativity and Innovation Week event Juice on the Loose on April 17th at 5:30PM. She will be joined by creative expert Adam [...]
As we prepared for our friend Brendan Sullivan's workshop Why Didn’t We Think of That? Ideas for Generating a Culture of Innovation in Your Workplace on March 21st, I couldn't help wonder what my own "Why didn't I think of that?" moment was. One of my favorite websites is BuzzFeed. I love how they present topics relevant to varying demographics [...]
We're very lucky to meet some of the coolest people at the Ranch. One such person is our friend Brendan Sullivan is a creativity coach. Not only does he work with such clients as PepsiCo, Kelloggs, and GE, he also facilitates our Art-Work partnership with The Art Institute of Chicago. That's why we're so proud to present his [...]
Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer made headlines last week when she ended the company's work from home policy. Remote workers from around the world argued that their productivity increased when they could work on their own terms. Advocates for collaboration and innovation applauded Mayer's attempt to "reignite collaboration." One such response [...]
We're very excited to host the Serious Games Workshop with Robert Becker of Becker Multimedia. In a previous blog post, we shared some benefits of gamification. We thought our readers would like to get to know the man who will be leading the Serious Games Workshop here at the Ranch on 10/23: Catalyst Ranch: What makes Becker Multimedia [...]
Social Media Week is coming back to Chicago for a second year and we're very excited to be part of it again on September 25th. Last year, we hosted a lively and informative panel about how the different generational groups use social media differently. Within that panel, we found the inspiration for our event this year. [...]
If anyone can attest to the joys (and challenges) of being a creative entrepreneur, it’d be our owner Eva Niewiadomski! In a recent interview with Womenetics, she said: “I worked at Quaker Oats for 15 years. My last year there was post the Pepsi merger with Quaker Oats. As is typical with mergers, the environment is stressful as the organizations try to meld together two disparate cultures. It was just not a good fit anymore for either of us. I took the severance package and decided to take this once in a lifetime opportunity and start my own business.”
Our friend, Jeff Marinucci, wowed us with his innovative, customized and online training program that works with clients to create a unique fitness schedule. We asked Jeff about his business, inerTrain, and his new reality show, Taking the Lunge. Taking the Lunge is a reality-based program following 5 individuals as they fit fitness into their busy [...]