The official letter from The Innovation Doctor. Your weekly prescription of practical creativity to get your ideas unstuck.
🎙️ From the Studio: What if your next big idea is a memory?
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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. 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 I wasn't just creating something new. I was re-discovering my 7-year-old self—the girl who self-published storybooks, written, illustrated, and bound with string and duct-taped cardboard. That memory changed everything. It gave me permission to build the business I was always meant to have: a "speakeasy for ideas," a space so special that when the doors open, you know you have to be in the room. A space built on fun, magic, and the joy of unraveling ideas. This little zine led me to setting up this studio, learning new tools, testing YouTube streams, and gearing up to launch The Idea Edit™—a place where we edit ideas down to small, actionable experiments. This picture is the messy truth. It’s the Lab and the Studio coming together. The secret invitations are almost ready. I have the ideas, and I have you. What powerful part of ourselves are we just waiting to rediscover? Innovatively yours, "From the Studio” is a weekly letter from The Innovation Doctor. The call-in lines are always open. If you have a question or a story for the Doctor, you can leave a message for her right here. |
The Doctor Is in // From the Studio
The official letter from The Innovation Doctor. Your weekly prescription of practical creativity to get your ideas unstuck.
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