The official letter from The Innovation Doctor. Your weekly prescription of practical creativity to get your ideas unstuck.
🎙️ The Doctor Is In: What if the most important guest is you?
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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. 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 disappointed. But then, I put on some lo-fi tunes, opened my new marker set, and decided to have a party for one. It turned into a restful, meditative play experience. An adventure with coloring pages, six-word stories, and meditative patterns. It was a powerful reminder that you always find your way into the room, Creativity, even if it's a detour from what was planned. The party I got wasn't the one I had scheduled, but it was exactly the one I needed. What masterpieces are waiting for us in the quiet moments after our best-laid plans fall apart? 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 // Lab Notes From the Studio
The official letter from The Innovation Doctor. Your weekly prescription of practical creativity to get your ideas unstuck.
Hey Reader, This week, a creative practice I learned 20 years ago and left behind came roaring back to life. It arrived at the exact moment I needed it most. More in this week's lab notes. Connecting to digital storytelling in Canva. The Idea Studio Residency coming to life. Dear Creativity, About 20 years ago, I fell in love with digital storytelling. I learned the craft—the voiceover, the photos, the magic of the Ken Burns effect—and brought it into my classroom, where it built a powerful...
Hey Reader, I recently started a 28-day sketchbook challenge, and immediately hit a wall that had nothing to do with drawing. It was a powerful reminder of how we can get in our own way. More in this week's lab notes. A tiny sketch of my snake plant that is giving life, no matter how much I ignore it. Dear Creativity, I started a tiny sketchbook challenge this month—just 10 minutes of drawing a day. But before I even began, the multipassionate perfectionism set in. Which notebook should I...
Hey Reader, Three years ago, I had a swirl of ideas so big, it’s still unspooling. This photo captures a moment from back then, and it holds a powerful lesson I'm carrying into my work today. More in this week's lab notes. Untangling my jar of ribbons into a rainbow. Dear Creativity, When I first started what is now The Innovation Doctor, I had a chaotic, beautiful swirl of ideas. I was building a community, designing challenges, and trying to find the right path forward. It felt a lot like...