Top 5 Fave Moments at Catalyst Ranch in 2011

December 28th, 2011 | No Comments

2011 has been a great year for us at the Ranch! Here are a few reasons why:

5. “Harmony, Hope, and Humanity” a cabaret fundraiser to benefit disaster relief for Japan.

When the disastrous earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Japan in March, we (like many others) felt compelled to find a way to help. With ten days [...]

Chicago Ideas Week Keeps the Ideas Rolling

October 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Chicago Ideas Week kicked off on Monday with Labs, Talks, MegaTalks and Partner Programs. I attended one of the talks that was held at the Chicago History Museum by some of Chicago’s innovators and explorers in Architecture.
 
Blair Kamin, Architecture Critic for the Chicago Tribune and author of Why Architecture Matters: Lessons from Chicago, hosted the [...]

Celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Week with Juice-on-the-Loose April 18th

April 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Today is the kick off for 2011’s World Creativity and Innovation Week, which runs through April 21st. This week is designed to encourage and inspire people to use their creativity to make the world a better place and in doing so their place in the world better too. Like turning on a light bulb, this [...]

Just Released- Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity

February 21st, 2011 | No Comments

“Creativity is not just another way for companies to succeed—it is actually a necessity. Without it, organizations may not survive.”- Josh Linkner  
Original thought, creativity, and innovation- key components that make us who we are, Catalyst Ranch. We breathe “out-of-the box” thinking!  For us and everyone who visits, these components are the currency of success in [...]

EventCamp 2011 at Catalyst Ranch

February 15th, 2011 | No Comments

This past weekend we hosted the 2011 EventCamp National Conference which provided opportunities for attendees to Meet Mingle and Media. It was a chance to be part of a community where like-minded event professionals could embrace technology and experiment with doing things differently.
Proving that people can come together and share thoughts and ideas reaching far [...]

EventCamp National Conference: An interview with Mike McCurry- Sound n’ Sight

February 9th, 2011 | No Comments

In a recent interview with Sound n’ Sight, Mike McCurry had a lot of exciting things to say about the upcoming event this weekend at Catalyst Ranch. Mike and the rest of the founders of EventCamp are looking forward to another great event where like-minded professionals will share tips and learn new strategies for enhancing [...]

More than 115 local Jewish educators take the ‘iChallenge’ by Diana McCloy

February 7th, 2011 | No Comments

 
 
 
I-Challenge, an ideas incubator for Jewish education, was just recently here at the Catalyst Ranch. More than 100 Jewish educators from all over the Chicago area participated in engaging creative exercises to break free from status quo thinking in search of the next big idea in Jewish education.
JUF News has a great write-up of the [...]

“Work/Life Alignment”- Inspirational Article by Jan Wencel

February 3rd, 2011 | 1 Comment

I would like to share an inspirational piece with all of you written by productivity expert Jan Wencel. She suggests that instead of striving for balance in our lives, we should work to achieve harmony. Check out her companion video to this piece here!
Work/Life Alignment
So many of us are trying to create work/life balance. But [...]

Shweeb – Human Powered Monorail

January 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Life’s a journey. Enjoy the journey.
“Travel is a means of getting somewhere in order to do something.  It is a necessity; it’s usually something that we do because we have to, not because we want to. Sometimes we wish we could click our fingers and instantly arrive at our destination. We tend not to like [...]

Realize Your Next Big Idea this Thursday- Create. Innovate. Repeat.

October 19th, 2010 | No Comments

  We all are innovators in our own ways. We know how creative you can be, we have seen it over and over again from focus groups to ideation sessions, you all bring the “sky is the limit” to the ranch. Now here is a chance to gather with like minded friends both new and [...]