The Power of Music Thinking
A unique approach in leadership and co-creation. Get tools for personal development, dynamic strategies and teamwork. Including templates, playlists, and exercises.
Jam Cards
A creative card set in a beautiful box, the size of a 45 rpm single record.
Use them in ideation sessions and onboarding rituals. Or just make up your own rules. Scan the Spotify codes for audio triggers.
Future Leadership Skills
Learn and develop essential skills for the future with the music thinking approach.
Masterclasses, from co-creation to orchestration, from following to leading with a dynamic strategy.
Music Thinking Podcast
What can the dynamics of music and listening teach us about navigating today’s complex world?
Tap into a rich repository of more than 70 episodes and guests from around the world.
Blog & News
Here we share updates about workshops, programmes, new templates, tips and tricks and you can read all the 38 stories from ‘Behind the Cards’ – the background thoughts about every inspiration card of the Music Thinking Jam Cards.check out the blog page
Intrinsic Motivation in Science and Music with Ralph Meulenbroek
Intrinsic motivation and extreme performance drive this new podcast episode. Here, Christof Zürn explores the minds of exceptional professionals. These individuals excel in their fields and possess a musical heart. Specifically, this conversation reveals deep links between leadership, science, and creative discipline. Furthermore, it highlights practical tools you can apply directly to your own career […]
Take Five: Highlights from Five Years of the Music Thinking Podcast
We are celebrating a major milestone! Exactly five years ago, on the 19th of May, The Power of Music Thinking podcast was launched. To mark the occasion, host Christof Zürn revisits the archives to share hidden gems, profound insights, and incredible sonic journeys from the past five years. Based on neurobiologist Nina Kraus’s insight that “we can ultimately […]
20 leadership questions and answers
To celebrate 5 years of The Power of Music Thinking podcast, here is a comprehensive guide with 20 selected conversations (from more than 70 episodes) on what modern leaders are asking, and how our guests, the “AND-musicians”, ampersands and polymaths are answering. Modern leadership faces unprecedented noise, rapid change, and complex dynamics. Traditional “command and […]
A personal story about Music Thinking – Ampersand Manifesto
As an addition to The Power of Music Thinking podcast, I am also a regular guest on other podcasts. That gives me the opportunity to share my personal story about the development of Music Thinking and my practice as a creative companion and coach. Here is the latest episode of the Ampersand Manifesto Podcast with […]
Resonant Bodies with Emma Kate Matthews
Spatiosonic practice and sound-based architecture are the groundbreaking fields at the heart of this episode, where Christof Zürn sits down with exceptional guests to explore the unique mindsets and stories of those who perform at the top of their fields – and who also happen to be musicians. This conversation explores the profound links between […]
Sounds of the Underground – Soil Ecoacoustics with Alex F Taylor
Soil ecoacoustics is the groundbreaking scientific field at the heart of this podcast episode, where Christof Zürn deconstructs the mental models of exceptional individuals who perform at the top of their fields and also happen to be musicians. This conversation explores the profound links between music and scientific work – featuring the seminal papers, scientific […]
From Beethoven to AI Agents with Matthias Röder
Matthias is an internationally recognised expert at the intersection of creativity, leadership, and artificial intelligence. He was the Director of the Karajan Institute and led the team that used AI to complete Beethoven’s 10th Symphony. He is also a trained Classical Guitarist, Musicologist, Musictech Visionary, Founder, and Angel Investor. We discuss why he believes AI is […]