The Ideas Lab

At The Ideas Lab we turn ideas, knowledge and expertise into original businesses, books and products.

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7 STEPS TO MAKE MORE DOING THE WORK YOU LOVE

There are 7 steps to creating a business you love.

These steps will give you a dramatically high return for the effort you put into them and unless your business is already at 6 figures (or beyond) I guarantee there are several of these 7 that you are missing right now.

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Turn your ideas and expertise into #1 businesses, books and brands

Based in London, England, The Ideas Lab was founded by John Williams, bestselling author of F**k Work Let's Play and Screw Work Break Free.

We run group and one-to-one programmes and consult to organisations on the innovation process and creative marketing. John also speaks and writes on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and the changing world of work.

We're passionate about ideas... because one good idea, well executed, can change the world.

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LISTBUILDERS ANONYMOUS WORKSHOP

I meet far too many people working for themselves who know they should be building an email list but they never manage to prioritise it.

Some have an email list but they haven't emailed them for months because they can't think what to say.

Stop apologising for your lack of email list and start building it in this mini workshop. Listbuilders Anonymous workshop will show you exactly what to do to build your email list - and then make sales from it.

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PRIVATE CLIENT MENTORSHIP

If you have solid expertise in your field, are already working for yourself (or serious about jumping into it), and want to position & package what you do into something truly unique that can scale, I want to help. Click below to apply for one-to-one business mentoring with me.

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Latest Podcast Episodes

Shahroo Izadi on the ideas lab podcast with John Williams for entrepreneurs

Shahroo Izadi – The Kindness Method: the easier way to change your bad habits & improve your life [#21] The Ideas Lab Podcast

Shahroo Izadi – The Kindness Method: the easier way to change your bad habits & improve your life If you […]

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Marc Warne of Bittylicious.com talks to John Williams on The Ideas Lab Podcast for Entrepreneurs

The beginner’s guide to bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) with Marc Warne [#20] The Ideas Lab Podcast

Marc Warne – The beginner’s guide to bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are set to change the […]

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Paul Xavier on the ideas lab podcast with John Williams

Paul Xavier – How to build a 6, 7 or even 8-figure business making creative videos for clients [#19] The Ideas Lab Podcast

Paul Xavier – How to build a 6, 7 or even 8-figure business making creative videos for clients How Paul […]

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DOWNLOAD THE BESTSELLER MARKETING PLAN

Download my FREE marketing plan to make your non-fiction book a bestseller

Includes 60-minute video class on exactly how to complete it based on my experience writing 3 bestselling books with 10 international translations

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PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS

Thousands of people around the world have participated in The Ideas Lab's programmes & events – from sell-out live events in London to online programmes with over 300 global participants at a time.

These programmes have attracted national and international press including The Daily Mail, Psychologies Magazine and Slovakia's Profit Magazine.

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About the founder, John Williams

John started his career in creative technology - as a developer on pioneering special effects software (including on-site work at Disney Feature Animation, LA) and broadcast automation.

He became Digital Media CTO at a European startup incubator before moving to head up a small media technology consultancy team at Deloitte.

John left to consult independently to broadcasters around the world before finally founding The Ideas Lab and writing his first book Screw Work Let's Play.

John has now written 3 bestselling books translated into 10 languages. F**k Work Let's Play was recently chosen as WHSmith business book of the month.

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Press

Press

The work of The Ideas Lab has been featured in The Sunday Times, The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, Marketing Week, The Daily Mail, Elle magazine, Psychologies, Red and Monocle amongst others.

Founder, John Williams, has appeared on BBC Radio and on national TV in Australia.

If you need a quote or story quickly, please email press@theideaslab.org and we'll get straight back to you.

Contact Us

The Ideas Lab London Ltd
Registered address:
20-22 Wenlock Road,
London, N1 7GU, UK 

hello@theideaslab.org
Tel. 020 8242 6063

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