Strategic Advisory
Clarifying high-stakes arguments before they go public. Campaign architecture, issue strategy, and executive positioning for consequential ideas.
Art of Ideas
Where Ideas of Consequence Take Shape.
Art of Ideas is a strategic growth advisory founded by Clea Conner. We work with technology companies, investors, and media businesses to translate complex ideas into market positioning, revenue strategy, and stakeholder influence — work that is intellectually rigorous, market-facing, and built to drive meaningful engagement.
Areas of Expertise
Narrative Development
Refining how ideas are expressed for broad audiences. Thought leadership, editorial strategy, messaging and framing for books, essays, op-eds, and long-form work.
Public Engagement
Designing strategies to introduce ideas into the public square. Convenings, audience strategy, and stakeholder engagement that encourage thoughtful dialogue.
Media Platforms & Thought Leadership
Helping clients move from concept to launch on intellectual media platforms, with editorial strategies designed to sustain attention, shape public conversation, and create long-term institutional value.
Content Library
The Art of Ideas Content Library is a chronological record of debates, conversations, and editorial programs curated and produced by Clea Conner — spanning AI, geopolitics, economics, technology, democracy, law, and culture.
About Clea Conner
Clea Conner is the founder of Art of Ideas. As CEO of Open to Debate (formerly Intelligence Squared US), she built one of the most trusted nonpartisan platforms for public debate and ideas, scaling it into a global forum with weekly distribution across NPR and Bloomberg, and convening more than 800 public figures across AI, geopolitics, economics, and culture. Her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Politico. She was named one of Crain's New York "40 Under 40" for innovation in media.
Contact
To inquire about working with Art of Ideas, visit artofideas.co.