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:
The Art of Doodling
“Millions of people claim they can’t draw. The truth is that we all doodle, and these little pictures can literally be life-changing!” ~Diane Durand Doodle Institute founder Diane Durand is working in partnership with Catalyst [...]
Elements of an Inspiring Workspace
At Catalyst Ranch, a boutique meeting center in Chicago’s West Loop, we firmly believe the physical environment has a meaningful impact on the people within it. We strive to make the Ranch warm and welcoming, [...]
Employee Life and Health Redefined
Catalyst Ranch is best known as a creative meeting venue in Chicago, providing an inspiring environment where companies large and small come together for brainstorming sessions, product development, training, and corporate retreats. However, did you [...]
My Summer at the Ranch
This summer Catalyst Ranch, a unique meeting venue in Chicago's West Loop, welcomed the first intern in its history, Jocelyn Hernandez. Jocelyn is a Schuler Scholar who is currently studying at Denison University and preparing [...]
3 Easy (& Unexpected!) Creativity Boosters
Catalyst Ranch, a unique meeting venue located in Chicago’s West Loop, is designed to enhance and support the creative process. We are surrounded by stimulation; dazzling colors, vintage furniture, eclectic artwork, and toys work together [...]
Monthly Giveaway Prize: August
Here at Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s most creative meeting venue, we give away a different prize every month to one lucky Ranch visitor selected at random! The chance to win a unique gift adds even more fun [...]
#WW: Groom Style Inspiration
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi-weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings from Chicago’s creative wedding venue, Catalyst Ranch. The interwebs, magazines, and fashionistas everywhere have [...]
“Innovate or Die?” Beware! There is More to it than just Innovation . . .
Welcome back guest blogger, Kristin Neperud Merz! Kristin is a multi-talented founder of Unscribbled, Inc. where she has been designing, branding and practicing the art of creative problem-solving since 2000. Kristin also serves Catalyst Ranch [...]
Ranch Hand Spotlight: Yando Lopez
Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s most creative meeting venue, is staffed by a talented team of quirky characters known as Ranch Hands. Individuals who have artistic leanings are drawn to Catalyst Ranch’s colorful workspace, diverse clientele, and [...]
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:
The Art of Doodling
“Millions of people claim they can’t draw. The truth is that we all doodle, and these little pictures can literally be life-changing!” ~Diane Durand Doodle Institute founder Diane Durand is working in partnership with Catalyst [...]
Elements of an Inspiring Workspace
At Catalyst Ranch, a boutique meeting center in Chicago’s West Loop, we firmly believe the physical environment has a meaningful impact on the people within it. We strive to make the Ranch warm and welcoming, [...]
Employee Life and Health Redefined
Catalyst Ranch is best known as a creative meeting venue in Chicago, providing an inspiring environment where companies large and small come together for brainstorming sessions, product development, training, and corporate retreats. However, did you [...]
My Summer at the Ranch
This summer Catalyst Ranch, a unique meeting venue in Chicago's West Loop, welcomed the first intern in its history, Jocelyn Hernandez. Jocelyn is a Schuler Scholar who is currently studying at Denison University and preparing [...]
3 Easy (& Unexpected!) Creativity Boosters
Catalyst Ranch, a unique meeting venue located in Chicago’s West Loop, is designed to enhance and support the creative process. We are surrounded by stimulation; dazzling colors, vintage furniture, eclectic artwork, and toys work together [...]
Monthly Giveaway Prize: August
Here at Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s most creative meeting venue, we give away a different prize every month to one lucky Ranch visitor selected at random! The chance to win a unique gift adds even more fun [...]
#WW: Groom Style Inspiration
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi-weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings from Chicago’s creative wedding venue, Catalyst Ranch. The interwebs, magazines, and fashionistas everywhere have [...]
“Innovate or Die?” Beware! There is More to it than just Innovation . . .
Welcome back guest blogger, Kristin Neperud Merz! Kristin is a multi-talented founder of Unscribbled, Inc. where she has been designing, branding and practicing the art of creative problem-solving since 2000. Kristin also serves Catalyst Ranch [...]
Ranch Hand Spotlight: Yando Lopez
Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s most creative meeting venue, is staffed by a talented team of quirky characters known as Ranch Hands. Individuals who have artistic leanings are drawn to Catalyst Ranch’s colorful workspace, diverse clientele, and [...]