The official letter from The Innovation Doctor. Your weekly prescription of practical creativity to get your ideas unstuck.
🎙️ The Doctor Is In: What if slowing down is the fastest way to begin?
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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. 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 a little slower, to make my first version smaller and simpler. So now, I'm here, working on this very lo-fi, physical prototype. A mix of online and offline, AI and my brain, digital and analog. And in the mess of figuring out this first version, I feel completely at home, at ease, and joyful. It's a return to center. It's a powerful reminder that connecting with you is about the process, not the polish. What big idea are we delaying because we're afraid to start with a small, messy, beautiful first step? 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.
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