Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s original creative meeting space, we host all kinds of meetings from week-long conferences to half-day meetings. Sometimes our clients have pre-meetings before meeting with the whole group, and sometimes clients break out to meet with have a a colleague across the country via conference call. How can you make the most of these [...]
Here at Catalyst Ranch, Chicago's creative meeting venue, we like to give away a unique prize every month to one lucky Ranch visitor! We’re just generous like that! We have oodles of toys, puzzles, books, and games in our meeting rooms to help clients ignite their imaginations and have the most productive offsite meeting ever! Sometimes the [...]
Chicago Ideas Week brings hundreds of the world's brightest thought leaders together to inspire, connect, and activate the city of Chicago and beyond. Catalyst Ranch is thrilled to be partnering with Ink Factory to present an Ideas Week Lab about Graphic Recording on October 13! The Ink Factory founders have over 25 years of [...]
Catalyst Ranch, our innovative meeting venue in Chicago's West Loop, is known for its unique environment. Many words have been used to describe the atmosphere and decor at the Ranch, including eclectic, bright, inspiring, quirky, whimsical, and . . . FUN! Back in the olden days, some folks said, “Work isn’t meant to be fun, that’s why [...]
Catalyst Ranch is lucky to be situated in one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Chicago! The West Loop is bustling with tried and true favorites and hip new dining concepts and boutiques. Lately, it seems that another cool shop or restaurant opens up every day, so to keep you posted, we continue our occasional In [...]
Sundowner events at Catalyst Ranch bring creative people from many walks of life together to exchange ideas and thoughts at our creative meeting venue in Chicago’s West Loop. These events are open to the public and feature talented insightful authors, speakers, experts, and special guests who share their knowledge and experience. Join us to enjoy light [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi-weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, inspirations, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings from Chicago’s creative wedding venue, Catalyst Ranch. Halloween candy, apple cider, and pumpkin-flavored everything are already appearing in stores, signaling the beginning of fall. For those of you (like me!) who are still holding on [...]
Here at Catalyst Ranch, we like to give away a unique prize every month to one lucky Ranch visitor! We're just generous like that! We like to keep provide a lot of toys, puzzles, and games in our meeting rooms to help clients ignite their imaginations and have the most productive offsite meeting ever!! Sometimes the giveaway [...]
“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 Ranch, Chicago’s unique meeting venue, to present a series of workshops on the fine art of doodling! It just so happens [...]
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, so meeting attendees feel relaxed and comfortable to communicate freely. All of the eclectic decorative elements trigger the imagination to jumpstart [...]