Creative Meeting Carnival 2015 Recap
The second annual Creative Meeting Carnival at Catalyst Ranch in Chicago’s west loop was filled with puzzles, games, riddles, art, cocktails, and tasty treats from cotton candy to gelato to creative...
View ArticleDiversity and Inclusion: ‘Build Bridges, Not Walls’
Welcome guest blogger and Catalyst Ranch Art-Work Program Facilitator, Troy Cicero! Diversity and Inclusion are indeed my passion, and what I have discovered is that as organizations attempt to embark...
View ArticleA Workspace Revolution was Launched Last Week
Eva Niewiadomski, the founder and owner of Catalyst Ranch, has strong feelings about workers’ rights to an inspiring physical work environment. She finally acted upon her beliefs last week and launched...
View ArticleHeartfelt Catering
Welcome today’s guest blogger, founder of Heartfelt Catering, Chef Cecilia Hamilton! Heartfelt Catering seemed like the perfect partner for Elbows on the Table on May 12. We hope you can join us...
View ArticleFinding Balance in a Chaotic World
Please stand up and do some jumping jacks for guest blogger Kim Ready! Fitness Engaged is our newest meeting mix-in vendor and is a full service wellness company offering corporate wellness programs,...
View ArticleInspiring Found-Object Art by Jane Perkins
Inspiring Found-Object Art by Jane Perkins At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s first unconventional meeting venue, we love re-purposed art and furniture! Stroll around the Ranch and you’ll see classic lamp...
View ArticleprojectMUSIC
The stories of the 40 children who live at LYDIA are consistently shocking and upsetting. These kids have been handed one of the most difficult challenges the world can offer – being taken from their...
View ArticleMaking the Open Office Plan Work for You
Do you work in an open plan office and constantly face the challenge of dodging interruptions when you really need to get SOMETHING. DONE. NOW? Here’s a story from Bloomberg Business showcasing a new...
View ArticleA Mandate to Incite Insight
We were recently thrilled to receive our very first Incite Insight Notebooks! It’s been something on our wishlist for a long time – a notebook that our clients and fans could take home with them to...
View Article7 Keys to Beat Resistance and Self-Sabotage
Today we are pleased to share a guest blog from Rae Luskin who is hosting The Creative Activist Retreat here at Catalyst Ranch on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. “Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.” ―...
View ArticleBlair Thomas & Co. Puppet Theater
Blair Thomas & Co. Puppet Theater A bit of a one-man-band, through puppets Blair is able to tell deep and complex stories with the various characters often being different extensions of his own...
View ArticleI’m an adult, I have my own coloring book and I’m part of a growing club
Several of the staff here at Catalyst Ranch have become enamored of coloring books in the past few months. They happily spend a few hours a week coloring in intricate illustrations. It helps them...
View ArticleMeet Artist MJ Ernst. She Illustrated our 2016 Coloring Book Calendar!
We are so pleased to introduce this month’s guest blogger and good friend to the Ranch, MJ Ernst. MJ is the owner, designer and artist of MJ Ernst Couture and Mysterious Mannequin. MJ is also the...
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