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:
Why Didn’t We Think of That? (BuzzFeeding Brendan Sullivan)
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 [...]
Brendan Sullivan (Creativity Coach) in Action!
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, [...]
Catalyst Ranch Wins in Illinois Meetings + Events Magazine 8th Readers’ Choice Awards
We were so honored to join the many nominees of this year's Illinois Meetings + Events Magazine 8th Readers' Choice Awards on Thursday March 7, 2013. Some of the meetings and events industry's biggest movers-and-shakers [...]
Innovation Doesn’t Happen Alone
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 [...]
Win a free ticket to Committed: an avant-garde wedding event!
Valentine's Day has come and gone but that doesn't mean the celebration of love is over. We have six complimentary passes for this weekend's avante-garde wedding show Committed that's happening this weekend at the Greenloft [...]
Valentine’s Day: Celebrating Love and Equality For All!
Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love. This year Valentine's Day is particularly special in Illinois as gay marriage is expected be put to a vote in Senate today. Ever since we started hosting [...]
Monthly Giveaway Prize – TECHNO ROBOT
How would you like a chance to win your very own robot? Well allow us introduce the Techno Robot, our awesome giveaway prize for the month of February! With this fun to build and easy [...]
Top 5 Catalyst Ranch Moments in 2012
As another year comes to a close, we look back on some of our favorite moments here at Catalyst Ranch: 5. Cubicle Makeover 2013 Every year we run a contest for Admin Appreciation Day to [...]
Why Arts Education Matters (And How To Get Your Kids Involved)
Here at the Ranch, we're extremely passionate about arts education for the next generation. Every year, we host fundraisers for LYDIA Home's Project Music (sending forty of their children-in-need to camp,) the parents of Skinner School in [...]
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:
Why Didn’t We Think of That? (BuzzFeeding Brendan Sullivan)
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 [...]
Brendan Sullivan (Creativity Coach) in Action!
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, [...]
Catalyst Ranch Wins in Illinois Meetings + Events Magazine 8th Readers’ Choice Awards
We were so honored to join the many nominees of this year's Illinois Meetings + Events Magazine 8th Readers' Choice Awards on Thursday March 7, 2013. Some of the meetings and events industry's biggest movers-and-shakers [...]
Innovation Doesn’t Happen Alone
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 [...]
Win a free ticket to Committed: an avant-garde wedding event!
Valentine's Day has come and gone but that doesn't mean the celebration of love is over. We have six complimentary passes for this weekend's avante-garde wedding show Committed that's happening this weekend at the Greenloft [...]
Valentine’s Day: Celebrating Love and Equality For All!
Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love. This year Valentine's Day is particularly special in Illinois as gay marriage is expected be put to a vote in Senate today. Ever since we started hosting [...]
Monthly Giveaway Prize – TECHNO ROBOT
How would you like a chance to win your very own robot? Well allow us introduce the Techno Robot, our awesome giveaway prize for the month of February! With this fun to build and easy [...]
Top 5 Catalyst Ranch Moments in 2012
As another year comes to a close, we look back on some of our favorite moments here at Catalyst Ranch: 5. Cubicle Makeover 2013 Every year we run a contest for Admin Appreciation Day to [...]
Why Arts Education Matters (And How To Get Your Kids Involved)
Here at the Ranch, we're extremely passionate about arts education for the next generation. Every year, we host fundraisers for LYDIA Home's Project Music (sending forty of their children-in-need to camp,) the parents of Skinner School in [...]