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Creative Juice Blog from Catalyst Ranch

At Catalyst Ranch, we’ve created an environment that stirs up inspiration and creativity, making corporate meetings infinitely more productive and weddings and special events wildly original.

Welcome to Creative Juice: the Catalyst Ranch blog, where you’ll find:

  • our own insights into what makes creative magic happen at Catalyst Ranch
  • activities and ideas you can use at home or with your colleagues, to juice up your imagination
  • people, places and events around town that will feed your creative spirit

We’re glad to have you here. Now fill up your cup!

Our most recent posts:

Who Wouldn’t Love a No Waste Grocery Store?

ZERO WASTE MARKET I remember when I was a kid and my mom would take me a half hour away to piano lessons.  After the lesson, as a reward, Mom would take my [...]

Meet Networking Ninja Tehilla Newman!

  Hello! My name is Tehilla. (sounds like "tequila") Newman; Catalyst Ranch's new Business Development Manager, Networking Ninja and Relationship Revolutionizer. After having grown up in Cherry Hill, NJ, I came to Chicago to go [...]

Do You Really Know Thoughtly Crew?

We sat down with Holly Birnbaum, one of the founders of Thoughtly Crew, to ask about Creative Thinking Agents, consumer market research groups, and partnering with Catalyst Ranch.  Here's what she said!   Who is [...]

Meeting Tip for 9/14/16 – Holiday Parties Part II!

Last Minute?  No Problem Part II! Meeting Tip of the Week for September 14th, 2016   As we talked about last week, in my experience, there are two types of people in this world; people [...]

What I Learned Backpacking Around the World

by Ida Abdalkhani It’s interesting how of my varied journeys and adventures in life—getting my MBA right after my undergraduate degrees (with no full-time work experience), going from corporate employee to entrepreneur, becoming a laughter [...]

Meeting Tip of the Week for 9/9/16

Last Minute?  No Problem Meeting Tip of the Week for September 9th, 2016In my experience, there are two types of people in this world; people who plan ahead and people who wait.  I would consider myself [...]

September Coloring Book Calendar 2016

Hover over the coloring book calendar page then click the magnifying glass to print your September 2016 calendar. Color it in and post it to our Facebook page for a chance to win a [...]

Meeting Tip of the Week for August 30th

Using Puzzles to Build Your Team If you are looking to capitalize on the Pokemon Go craze but don't want to fall off a cliff while on your phone, a great place to look is [...]

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Planning an Event or Meeting in Downtown Chicago?

Catalyst Ranch is a creative venue rental space in Downtown Chicago for:


Our colorful loft-style event spaces offer a more inspiring alternative to traditional hotel meeting rooms and banquet halls — with flexible layouts, hybrid capabilities, and an experienced support team. Explore Our Chicago Venue Spaces

At Catalyst Ranch, we’ve created an environment that stirs up inspiration and creativity, making corporate meetings infinitely more productive and weddings and special events wildly original.

Welcome to Creative Juice: the Catalyst Ranch blog, where you’ll find:

  • our own insights into what makes creative magic happen at Catalyst Ranch
  • activities and ideas you can use at home or with your colleagues, to juice up your imagination
  • people, places and events around town that will feed your creative spirit

We’re glad to have you here. Now fill up your cup!

Our most recent posts:

Who Wouldn’t Love a No Waste Grocery Store?

ZERO WASTE MARKET I remember when I was a kid and my mom would take me a half hour away to piano lessons.  After the lesson, as a reward, Mom would take my [...]

Meet Networking Ninja Tehilla Newman!

  Hello! My name is Tehilla. (sounds like "tequila") Newman; Catalyst Ranch's new Business Development Manager, Networking Ninja and Relationship Revolutionizer. After having grown up in Cherry Hill, NJ, I came to Chicago to go [...]

Do You Really Know Thoughtly Crew?

We sat down with Holly Birnbaum, one of the founders of Thoughtly Crew, to ask about Creative Thinking Agents, consumer market research groups, and partnering with Catalyst Ranch.  Here's what she said!   Who is [...]

Meeting Tip for 9/14/16 – Holiday Parties Part II!

Last Minute?  No Problem Part II! Meeting Tip of the Week for September 14th, 2016   As we talked about last week, in my experience, there are two types of people in this world; people [...]

What I Learned Backpacking Around the World

by Ida Abdalkhani It’s interesting how of my varied journeys and adventures in life—getting my MBA right after my undergraduate degrees (with no full-time work experience), going from corporate employee to entrepreneur, becoming a laughter [...]

Meeting Tip of the Week for 9/9/16

Last Minute?  No Problem Meeting Tip of the Week for September 9th, 2016In my experience, there are two types of people in this world; people who plan ahead and people who wait.  I would consider myself [...]

September Coloring Book Calendar 2016

Hover over the coloring book calendar page then click the magnifying glass to print your September 2016 calendar. Color it in and post it to our Facebook page for a chance to win a [...]

Meeting Tip of the Week for August 30th

Using Puzzles to Build Your Team If you are looking to capitalize on the Pokemon Go craze but don't want to fall off a cliff while on your phone, a great place to look is [...]

Sign up to receive emails on all things Meetings, Events, Inspiration and Creativity!

Planning an Event or Meeting in Downtown Chicago?

Catalyst Ranch is a creative venue rental space in Downtown Chicago for:


Our colorful loft-style event spaces offer a more inspiring alternative to traditional hotel meeting rooms and banquet halls — with flexible layouts, hybrid capabilities, and an experienced support team. Explore Our Chicago Venue Spaces

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