Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
As we say at Catalyst Ranch, it all starts with the environment, and our creative Chicago meeting venue is an environment like no other! With bright colors and an eclectic collection of art from around the world, the Ranch vibe reflects the diverse, imaginative, artistic staff and the incredible ideas that are generated and developed in [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. Considering a green wedding? Eco-conscious weddings are on the rise - and why wouldn't they be? Green weddings can be just as fabulous as conventional weddings, but without the waste and the expense. Reduce [...]
Where would we be without great inventions? Without the lightbulb? Without airplanes? Or silly putty? Chicago can take credit for many innovations including the zipper, the skyscraper, and the Ferris Wheel! At Catalyst Ranch, we are always exploring new ways to deliver the best possible meeting services to our clients, so they will be inspired to [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. Planning a winter wedding can present a few challenges - stilettos or snow boots? - that you wouldn't face in another season, but a winter wedding also provides you with plenty of opportunities to [...]
Today’s blog entry is guest written by Kristin Neperud Merz of www.unscribbled.com where she has been designing, branding and doing all things creative since 2000. Kristin also serves Catalyst Ranch as a Creative Strategist and is our designer of all things digital. You can see some of her fabulous work in our website redesign which is now live! She is also the [...]
We're so excited to have Chicago Ideas Week back at Catalyst Ranch today for another Innovation Board luncheon. For those who aren't familiar with CIW, the organization was founded in 2011 with the purpose of bringing thought leaders from all over the world to Chicago to "provoke new ideas and inspire actionable results." They seek to create a forum where [...]
We’ve written before about how the environment you work in directly affects your capacity for ideation, innovation and efficiency. Everything from company ethos on vacation to work hour flexibility. At Catalyst Ranch one of our core philosophies is that the physical world you work in is also one of the best sources for inspiration, especially when [...]
Here at Catalyst Ranch many of our clients come here for brainstorming and innovation sessions. Sometimes they are developing brand new products, other times it’s to improve upon preexisting ones. Either way, it’s easy to get lost in the pressure of innovation. When you are at that stage when anything is possible, it also means that everything [...]
We had a great time hosting Juice on the Loose for World Creativity & Innovation Week, featuring three inspiring workshops from creativity thought leaders David Kaiser, Jill Wachholz, and Adam Shames! For more pictures, click here.
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 [...]