Inspiration Space
Turn what you know into work that works for you.
Inspiration Space helps people turn their knowledge, experience and ideas into work that works for them. Explore our free business Library, work with us when you need experienced judgement, or come together and gather with house of hopium.
Free, always. Have a look before you create an account.
Welcome to Inspiration Space
You do not need to have everything figured out. But you do need a way to work out what is worth doing next.
People are encouraged to spend more, publish more and adopt more tools before they have worked out what they are building, who needs it or which action will make a difference. Inspiration Space helps you slow that decision down just enough to make a better one.
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Explore
Use the free Library to understand the problem, decide what comes first and do something useful with what you learn.
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Work with us
Bring in experienced human judgement when the situation depends on context, stakes or uncertainty.
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Gather
Come together with other people around the ideas, decisions and working lives you are building.
Learn with us
Start with the business problem in front of you.
The Library helps you understand what may be getting in the way, work out which decision comes first and do something useful about it.
- Understand what may sit beneath the problem you recognise
- Make a better-supported decision before spending more
- Produce something useful in your own documents and time
Free to join. Browse before joining. No password and no paid tier.
Start where you actually are
- I need more clients
- I do not know what to focus on
- I have an idea, but will anyone pay for it?
- My offer is difficult to explain
- I do not know what to charge
- I want to leave traditional employment
- I need to understand the numbers
- I need outside help or a useful tool
Browse by problem, topic or Resource type. Create a free account when you want to open a complete Resource and its practical materials.
Gather with us
Come together and gather with house of hopium.
house of hopium sits underneath Inspiration Space as its gathering and community brand. It creates opportunities for people to come together and gather.
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When information alone is not enough.
Work with Inspiration Space when the decision depends on your context, the stakes are higher or you need another person to help you see the problem clearly. Choose focused individual advice, longer-term support or commissioned work for an organisation.
- You have one specific decision that would benefit from distance and experienced judgement
- The problem crosses several parts of the business and general guidance no longer fits
- You are commissioning practical support for founders, teams or people building something new
Before you dive in
Useful questions deserve honest answers.
There is no universal route through the Library. Start with the problem you recognise. Use the smallest Resource that helps you move it forward.
No business-school vocabulary required.
- Yes, the Library is free. You can browse before joining, and there is no paid tier waiting behind it.
- The Resources explain where familiar advice fits, what needs to be true and when another route may make more sense.
- You do not need to work through everything. Pick the question in front of you and use what helps.
- This is for people making something of knowledge, experience or an idea — whether you are exploring, building or improving the work.
Our Story
The form has changed. The instinct has not.
Inspiration Space began in Surrey in 2018 as a place to learn, work and gather. The Library, Work with us and house of hopium carry that same belief forward in different ways.
Start somewhere useful
Find the Resource that fits what you need now.
Browse the Library by problem, Resource type or popular topic. You do not need to have the whole business figured out before you begin.