Hey Reader, Three years into The Innovation Doctor, I’ve been looking back at the seed that started it all. It wasn't a straight line. This week's lab notes are about the beautiful detour that led me here. Edstoria was born in 2018 as a place to help educator's imaginations take root and creativity take flight. Dear Creativity, I don't think there was ever a time we weren't in conversation. But looking back, our partnership has had distinct seasons. When I first took the brave step of leaving...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, The work I'm doing on my new zine has unlocked something profound—a memory that has reshaped my entire business. I'm excited to share it with you in this week's letter from the studio. Practicing setting up my cameras in my Creative Studio/Home Office to go live on YouTube. Dear Creativity, This is it. For weeks, I’ve been untangling signals, evolving the vibe I want to bring to the world. It all started with a simple idea for a zine. Working on this little paper book, I realized...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I'm in the middle of running my Next Move Incubator, and this week, my own participants taught me a powerful lesson about my own next idea. More in this week's letter. Cover page of my 8-page zine lo-fi prototype in progress. Dear Creativity, Three weeks into my incubator, it was time for me to move on my own idea: a polished digital zine, a small step toward a future book. I was ready to dive deep. And then, I was humbled. The participants in my own program encouraged me to move...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I was all geared up to host a live play experience in my community this week... and it turned into something completely different. I wrote about the beautiful lesson I learned from a party for one. Explorong my new Ohuhu alcohol markers with my A brighther year tiny coloring book. Dear Creativity, Last week, I planned a "Pop-Up Play Lab" for my community, a delightful hour of coloring and conversation. I was so excited. And then, no one was able to make it. For a moment, I was...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I'm planning a coloring session in my community, and it has me thinking about the tools we use and the creative seasons we're in—more on that in this week's letter. My old Staedtler Marker/Pen Set Dear Creativity, Seven years ago, I was obsessed with these Staedtler markers/pens. They were everything to me—my favorite tool for journaling and making marks. Eventually, a new season arrived, and I gave them away. Over the years, other pens and markers have come and gone. Some stay,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I was stuck in a conference hotel for a week in New Orleans. On my last day, I popped into a museum next door for a quick tourist experience. What I found was a masterclass in creativity and the entire philosophy of my brand, hiding in plain sight. More in this week's letter. The Lab at The Sazerac House (New Orleans, LA) Dear Creativity, After days under the fluorescent lights of a conference hotel, I found you in the most unexpected place: a spirits museum. The Sazerac House in...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, After a long day of travel yesterday, I was met with an unexpected gift. It's the theme of this week's letter to Creativity. New Orleans, Louisiana Dear Creativity, There are days when my mind is tired, and all I want to do is lie in bed and rest. Yesterday was one of those days. After long hours of travel, I arrived in a strange new place with a long evening of tasks still ahead of me. And yet, you showed up. You showed up with the biggest evening smile, a sunset that filled the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, In a world that never stops moving, I've been thinking about the radical power of stillness. It's the theme of this week's letter. A view of the bay in Santa Cruz, California Dear Creativity, There is something about stillness that soothes the soul. It's the moment we can finally cut through the clutter in our minds and in the world to find you again. Sometimes stillness is the calm before the storm, that quiet, generative space right before a surge of ideas takes flight. But...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, A friend made this beautiful charcuterie board for us, and it felt like a masterclass in creativity. I had to share the lesson I learned from it. More in this week's letter. And there was more...gherkins, sheep chees, and golden goosberries, oh my! Dear Creativity, Sometimes, your presence is so clear it’s something I can taste. I saw you this week in a beautiful charcuterie board, a feast made by a friend. The careful cuts, the vibrant colors, the surprising textures made it...
2 months ago • 1 min read