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We are pleased to introduce Levi Baer. Levi is a consultant, a community builder, a collaborator, a professional speaker and on top of all that, he’s Catalyst Ranch’s newest Preferred Meeting Facilitator! Please give him a warm welcome and a thorough read. Table Talk: Making the Most of Your Meetings Let’s face it. Work meetings can [...]
Welcome back, Creative Juice readers! We are spotlighting different unique meeting vendors to give you a taste of who you’ll meet at the Creative Meeting Carnival on February 23 at Catalyst Ranch! Today’s blog is from Julie Ostrow of Find the Funny! Have you ever worked in an environment where laughing was frowned upon? Have you ever worked [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s most creative meeting venue, we certainly believe in the value of face to face meetings. Our meeting space is, of course, designed to bring people together and foster communication and innovation. We practice what we preach! Our Ranch Hands have internal meetings on a weekly basis, and we often have one on [...]
Welcome guest blogger, Nicole Martin, founder of HRBoost, LLC. Nicole is a delightful, energetic speaker and a consultative leader who is skilled in helping businesses meet their strategic objectives through their people. Nicole is recognized as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resource Certification Institute and carries a Master’s degree in [...]
Announcing our amazing April Giveaway Prize . . . Empire State Building 3D Puzzle Model Build one of the world’s great landmarks out of foam-core pieces and a little imagination with our new Monthly Giveaway Prize! This 3D Empire State Building puzzle lets you easily assemble the famous skyscraper from 39 highly detailed foam & cardboard [...]
Supplies: Paper and pencils Many people don't realize that 70% of communication comes from non-verbal cues such as tone of voice or facial expression. According to the SunSentinel there are “80 muscles in the face that can create more than 7,000 expressions. Facial expressions are so much a part of our lives that it is easy to [...]
Paper straw races! Here is an exercise that will bring out the “kid at heart” from your meeting attendees. I think almost everyone at one point in time has played with their paper straw wrappers at a restaurant, fighting the urge to shoot the wrapper at the person seated across the table. Divide the group into [...]