The official letter from The Innovation Doctor. Your weekly prescription of practical creativity to get your ideas unstuck.
🎙️ The Doctor Is In: What if creativity isn't a muse to be found, but a feast to be shared?
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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. 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 clear you had a long conversation with the creator. She shared her favorite pairings: prosciutto with grainy mustard and sharp cheese; dark chocolate and red wine. But my favorite was a bite of fresh mint, a sip of wine, then brie with strawberry-raspberry jam. That tiny mint leaf heightened the entire experience. It was a reminder that you nourish our souls in so many ways. This wasn't just food; it was a community affair, a way for all of us to share in your magic, to marvel at the beautiful thing one person decided to make and share. What masterpieces are we trying to perfect alone in our studios, when really they're meant to be assembled on a platter for the people we love to enjoy? Innovatively yours, “The Doctor Is In” is the official weekly broadcast of 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.
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...
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...
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...