Wonder Work: Nuturing the Curious & Creative Professional

In a world of information overload, our most valuable skill is curiosity — the ability to ask better questions, explore unusual connections, and find fresh perspectives. Wonder Work is my framework to help overwhelmed professionals develop their curiosity mindset through regular creative exploration. Each email newsletter edition delivers:

  • Curiosity Prompts: Thought-provoking questions that challenge conventional thinking

  • Creative Frameworks: Practical tools to approach problems from new angle

  • Innovation Stories: Real-world examples of curiosity-driven breakthroughs

  • Exploration Exercises: Simple activities to strengthen your curiosity muscles

Cultivate Your Curiosity Mindset

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“The only difference between a big idea and a small idea is what you do with it.”

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Who develops their Curiosity with Wonder Work?

Wonder Work is for professionals who still believe that human curiosity and creative thinking are competitive advantages in a world of machine learning. It's especially valuable for:

  • Lifelong Learners who feel intellectually depleted by social media and news cycles

  • Aspiring Creative Professionals who need regular inspiration beyond their industry bubbles

  • Innovation-Minded Leaders seeking fresh approaches to persistent challenges

  • Team Facilitators responsible for nurturing creative thinking in groups

  • Anyone looking for an antidote to burnout, doom-scrolling, and creative stagnation

Develop Your Curiosity Mindset

Join other overwhelmed humans who are taking a stand against the Doom of our modern era by carving out time for free thinking and play. Wonder Work is a peek inside a mind trained to think differently through consistent curiosity practice, with tiny experiments to try for yourself.

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How Does Wonder Work Relate to Clew?

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In times of overwhelming change and complexity, our most valuable skills are the ones that make us fundamentally human.

Empathy, curiosity, discernment, creativity, ingenuity, and insight are the skills I bring to every project and consulting engagement. When I’m helping people solve their persistent branding and communication challenges, I often hear language that reinforces the idea that creativity, vision, and creative problem-solving is a divine gift bestowed upon a select few. Wonder Work is my framework to help discouraged people reclaim their capacity for wonder.

If you’d like to learn more about my consulting work and the kinds of projects I love to deliver, this page explains how I can help.