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WHAT EVEN IS A "CREATIVE DIRECTOR"?

(Soon: A small-group practice space for people who wanna figure that out)

There is no single way to be a creative director—and frankly, we rarely get taught ~how~ to do it. Unless you’ve had a rad mentor or the luck of a safe, growth-oriented environment, you’re often just figuring it out as you go. And now, with AI changing the landscape overnight? Wtf is happening. The role feels more ambiguous than ever.

I’m building a small-group practice space to investigate this together: How do I direct? What do I value?
How do I lead when there isn't a 'right' answer?

I’m gathering perspectives from creative directors to inform the design of this space and gauge interest.

There is no single way to be a creative director—and frankly, we rarely get taught ~how~ to do it. Unless you’ve had a rad mentor or the luck of a safe, growth-oriented environment, you’re often just figuring it out as you go. And now, with AI changing the landscape overnight? Wtf is happening. The role feels more ambiguous than ever.

I’m building a small-group practice space to investigate this together: How do I direct? What do I value?
How do I lead when there isn't a 'right' answer?



I’m gathering perspectives from creative directors to inform the design of this space and gauge interest.

SURVEY + FIRST ACCESS

NASCENT SPIRAL is a crawlspace¹ for inquiry² and chance operations³ in service of creative becoming⁴ and beginning again⁵ (and again)(…)⁶

  1. crawlspace / a habitable in-between; neither basement nor foundation; low ceilings on purpose; you don't stand up straight here; see also: threshold; a playfort

  2. inquiry / not research; not problem-solving; the practice of wanting the question as much as the answer; not knowing as method; to let it live in you awhile

  3. chance operations / the art of creative interference; a roll of the dice; play as a legitimate method; the work that happens when you stop being the only one in charge

  4. creative becoming / ongoing; non-linear; already in progress before you named it; fill in the blank: i am ____

  5. beginning again / see also: Shoshin (初心): A Zen term meaning “beginner’s mind,” emphasizing an attitude of eagerness and lack of preconceptions

  6. (and again)(...) / the return is the practice; beginning is always happening; every version a prototype; every prototype a beginning

© Copyright 2026

NASCENT SPIRAL is a crawlspace¹ for inquiry² and chance operations³ in service of creative becoming⁴ and beginning again⁵ (and again)(…)⁶

© Copyright 2026

NASCENT SPIRAL is a crawlspace¹ for inquiry² and chance operations³ in service of creative becoming⁴ and beginning again⁵ (and again)(…)⁶

  1. crawlspace / a habitable in-between; neither basement nor foundation; low ceilings on purpose; you don't stand up straight here; see also: threshold; a playfort

  2. inquiry / not research; not problem-solving; the practice of wanting the question as much as the answer; not knowing as method; to let it live in you awhile

  3. chance operations / the art of creative interference; a roll of the dice; play as a legitimate method; the work that happens when you stop being the only one in charge

  4. creative becoming / ongoing; non-linear; already in progress before you named it; fill in the blank: i am ____

  5. beginning again / see also: Shoshin (初心): A Zen term meaning “beginner’s mind,” emphasizing an attitude of eagerness and lack of preconceptions

  6. (and again)(...) / the return is the practice; beginning is always happening; every version a prototype; every prototype a beginning

© Copyright 2026