Interview with Jason Seiden author of How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What’s Left of Your Career

August 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Name:  Jason Seiden
Title of Book:  How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What’s Left of Your Career
What are some of the main themes of your book?
Oh, you know, the typical career stuff… how to fail as an employee, how to suck as a manager, how to jam your head totally up your colon as [...]

Javelin Throw

June 30th, 2010 | No Comments

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 [...]

Cubicle Makeover Contest

June 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Catalyst Ranch recently held a Cubicle Makeover Contest in honor of Administrative Assistant Day. We asked admins to send in photos of their boring cubicles. We were inundated with entries and it was one of the hardest decisions we’ve made in a long time to pick just one winner. Inevitably, you want to help everyone! [...]

Vibrant World of Color

June 14th, 2010 | No Comments

“Grey is out. Gloom is gone. It’s time to live our lives in colour.”- Project Let’s Colour
As those of you who have been to Catalyst Ranch know, we’re all about color and brightening up the spirit. We’ve seen how it inspires all the corporate and non-profit groups who hold their meetings here. We also know [...]

Interview with Kursty Groves, author of “I Wish I Worked There! A Look Inside the Most Creative Spaces in Business”

June 8th, 2010 | No Comments

 Kursty Groves
 
Title of Book: I Wish I Worked There! A Look Inside the Most Creative Spaces in Business
 
What are some of the main themes of your book?
 

A behind the scenes look at how some of the world’s most famous brands nurture and support a creative culture.
Surprising finds and inspiring insights around how these companies make [...]

Interview with Dan Heasman & Gareth Miles of ?What If! Innovation

May 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Name:  Dan Heasman
Company:  ?What If! – The Innovation Company
Area of Expertise:  Innovation training & capability building
Share one of your trade secrets for keeping the energy and enthusiasm flowing when working through a long session or meeting with your clients.
Keep changing things up!
This can be your discussion points or exercises, it can also be group size [...]

Great Spaces for Networking

April 28th, 2010 | No Comments

We’ve all attended multitudes of networking events throughout our working careers. Some have been more successful than others. Sometimes it’s easy to meet people, other times it feels awkward starting a conversation with someone you’ve never met before. I think few of us have considered the full effect that the choice of venue has on how [...]

Catalyst Ranch is Hosting Twestival on March 25, 2010 5:45-8pm

March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

I can’t believe it’s time again for the 3rd Twestival held at Catalyst Ranch. For those of you confused by the name Twestival, let me clarify. Twestival is a chance for those involved in Twitter & Social Media to meet face-to-face, network, take part in break-out Mastermind Groups and support a great cause. I have been an [...]

Stop Playing with Legos and Put them to Work in the Kitchen

February 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Stop Playing with Legos and Put them to Work in the Kitchen

The next time you run out of ideas of what to build with your Legos and have a few extra hours to kill, why don’t you just turn them into a kitchen island and be the envy of all your friends and neighbors?
Not only [...]

Interview With Lisa Canning – Entrepreneur the Arts

February 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Our friend Lisa Canning of Entrepreneur the Arts was interviewed recently in Crain’s Enterprise City Blog. Lisa has taken a different perspective on applied creativity by starting the Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship.
The “starving artist” stereotype thrives even during economic boom times, so it makes sense that the recession would [...]