Dear Creativity

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Close up of a lavendar colored cocktail with a a sugar rim and lemon floating on top with a little flower.

Not every idea is meant to last

Dear Creativity, Last night I had an amazing meal filled with tasty bites that delighted all my senses. You were there through the smells of the dishes, the symphony of …

We can’t do it alone

Dear Creativity, What does progress even look like? Two years into running my business, I’ll admit that I feel frustrated. Idea after idea. Tiny experiment after tiny experiment. Workshops, memberships, …

Looking at a street through a street sign pole

Focus is a kind of permission

Today I’ve been thinking about perspective and the permission we give ourselves to push against the status quo and think differently. You know me well, Creativity. I live in both …

Dr Abigail working at her desk with Zoom window open to Speak & Write 2025

Conviction over convenience

Dear Creativity, It almost feels like you’ve been in two places at once. Here with me in my home office/creative studio, tuning into Speak & Write on my screen… and …

how it started...how it's going

Wished for then…Promising now

Dear Creativity, Two years ago, I wrote you a letter.It was the day The Innovation Doctor opened its doors. I promised you I would help professionals see that creativity isn’t …

Journal, markers, cards, coloring book

Blank pages, big trust

Dear Creativity, I know you have watched me grow my creative toolkit, that little collection of tools I keep within reach—my bullet journal, colorful pens, calming scents, and small reminders …

It started as a maybe

Dear Creativity, There’s a version of me that wants to have everything perfectly figured out before I begin. She wants the whole map, a compelling argument, a just-right timeline. She …

Ducks grazing on grass. Mon with five little ducklings.

Hatching your own season

Dear Creativity, I know it’s not duckling season. But I’ve been thinking a lot about hatching. I’ve got a big announcement coming up this week, and I’ve slowly been making …

A user interface with a sticker preview (purple background the letters "Black Unicorns" in turquoise). Choices of colors and fonts on the side.

Born at a sticker machine

Dear Creativity, Last week I found you at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, tucked in the corner of a conference afterparty, right between a Prince exhibit and a …