You are ready to become the creative force of nature that you know you are in and out of the workplace.
But there is a problem...
- You wish you had more daily joy in your life
- You feel stuck in a hamster wheel routine - work-home-sleep-repeat
- You struggle to put your creative needs first
- You are scared that you wonโt ever have the time to start or finish a creative project
- Play feels like a non-useful and selfish tool to prioritize in your life
- You struggle to find communities of people that have similar creative desires
- You are frustrated at work and want to make your professional life feel happier
I am here with your BIG INNOVATION MAGIC solution!
Shh! I will let you in on a secret. The magic is within you. I am here to help you draw it out.
Hey, I'm Dr. Abigail Joseph
Innovation Coach + Speaker
I am an innovation coach here to help you spark an affair with creativity.ย I have lived a life where my creativity was locked behind a door with the key nowhere to be found.ย Now the door is wide open and I romance my creativity daily so it is in constant flow.ย
I had been working as a K-12 specialist teacher of technology and computer science for 15 years when I hit yet another wall that had me spinning, feeling stuck, and I knew something was missing. I was frustrated by not feeling seen, known, or valued for my hard work and efforts in and out of the classroom and I knew that there had to be a better way.ย ย
I was fortunate enough to take a gap year away from teaching full-time and found myself playing, being joyful, and getting curious in a maker space. It was here that I continued to cultivate my innovative mindsets in a manner I had never experienced before. ย In my darkness, I sparked my affair with creativity.ย When the year ended I knew that the innovative strategies I was experiencing and developing were the keys to designing a creative life that would allow me to thrive professionally and personallyย
You are in the right place if you are looking to ignite and spark your creativity and you need a coach to help you design, start or continue a creative project and help you get on the path to a creative journey and move you into action and stay the course.
97% of employers value soft skills as much as or more than hard skills
*SHRM – HR Workforce development
The World Economic Forum states that analytical thinking and creative thinking remain and will be the most important skills for workers in the next 10 years. These skills combined with resilience, flexibility/agility, curiosity, and lifelong learning are important foundations that help workers adapt to disrupted workplaces.
I am helping closet creatives honor their passions and express themselves authentically. Creatives with their passions on lockdown learn to break free from what keeps them stagnant and reignite their connection to their creative vitality so that they can live a fully expressive life. A cool by-product is that they also uplevel their 21st-century skills and become the marketable force of nature in the workplace.
๐ What Captures My Heart Professionally
I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California – Santa Cruz via an undergraduate degree in computer science from Princeton University. I have over 20 years as an educator and coach in technology, innovation, and design. This includes writing curricula, designing programs, facilitating groups, delivering workshops, and speaking engagements.
In 2022 I delivered a TEDx talk at Gunn High School in Palo Alto titled, Ubuntu Innovation: A Beacon for Humanity. I am all about the human experience which includes connecting and collaborating with diverse groups of people. You can call me a 21st-century groupie. I am an active participant in the Computer Science Teachers Association Equity Fellows alumni program.
I serve on the Board of Directors for the Computer Science Teachers Association and Maker Nexus (a small community makerspace in Silicon Valley). I am passionate about bringing innovation to everyone and do so as an advisor for many non-profit organizations. I mentor teachers to become computer science educators that advocate for equity and accessibility to CS education for all students.
Things I Love โค๏ธ๏ธ
When I’m not building computer science programs for students and teachers and creating innovative programs for professionals to spark an affair with creativity I can be found taking photos, doing art, and dancing. I spend a lot of time with my equally geeky and techie husband thinking about big problems that can change the way the world works. At times you may even find me breaking out jingles and slogans from the 80s based on the conversation at hand.
Fun Facts ๐
If you’re dying to know more, here are a few things you don’t know about me…
- I am a 1.5-generation immigrant. ๐จ๐ฆ ๐น๐น
- I recently discovered the term, multipotentialite, which explained my academic struggles. ๐ฅ ๐จ
- I was part of a salsa dance troupe that performed at an International Salsa Conference. ๐
- My closet is organized using ROYGBIV. ๐
- I can't get enough of dance TikTok videos and reels. ๐ฑ
What is worth doing even if you fail?
Playing with an innovation coach to move from burnout to creativity and joy!
