Written by: Anna Rice | Writer + Communications Specialist

At Open Book, we help our clients give voice to a “big idea” at the heart of who they are and what they are building in the world. We look for something that resonates deeply with who they are today—but also…

Written by: Jeremy Emmerich | Creative Director

Last evening, I was playing chess with my six-year-old son Maxwell. As we played our second game and he contemplated his next move, he looked at me with delight and said: “My mind is working really hard right now!” His little brain was…

Written by: Allison Flores Goebel | Design Director

This year I planted my first garden. I have found myself surprisingly invested in the success of this new horticultural endeavor — which means checking on the humble plot an unnecessary number of times each day. …

Written by: Lauren Puchtel | Executive Assistant

At Open Book, we celebrate something called an “Openversary.”

Openversaries are celebrated each year on the day a team member began working at Open Book. There is usually a prank involved — just a little surprise to keep the lucky team member on their toes! Then the rest of the team circles…

Written by: Josh Sipma | Designer + Creative Content Developer

The last several Junes, we at Team Open Book have gone on a weekend retreat “up north.” It’s always early summer, when it’s just warm enough to be able to swim and spend time outside. We are from Minnesota after…

At Open Book, we test— a lot. In our work of solving problems and creating things, we test ideas, words, and design all the time.

We test an idea when we walk up to a teammate’s desk and tell them how we’re thinking. We test words when we ask a…

In this time of major global events, our team has been thinking lately about small things.

In our work as a small creative team, we daily take iterative, strategic steps toward big goals. …

As a small creative agency, we are daily entering into the unknown. Maybe that’s due to our size, but it’s definitely due to our mentality.

We serve leaders working to build a better tomorrow—which is full of unknowns by definition. We have a strategic vision for where we’re headed; we…