Let’s talk about books today. What was the last book that inspired you? Was it a novel, a non-fiction book, a design book, a music book or a cookbook? In this episode, I share three books that inspired my sound way of thinking, experiencing the world with an open ear and what has led to […]
This is my epiphany story for 2025, January 6th. Tip: For an enhanced experience, listen to the sound while reading the story slowly. Epiphany Story 2025 It was hot. Maybe the hottest day in July. Far above 30 degrees Celsius. I have my recording equipment with me and hold the stereo microphone in my right […]
The circle is round, not only because this is the last episode of the year, but also because we started this year with a young researcher’s science and music dialogue and her approach to translating research into a poem and live music – or in other words combining rationality with emotions. We end this year […]
How are your habits preventing you from being more creative? How does self-observation make you a better performer? And how can touching from a distance help you with performance problems? Today, we speak with Jennifer Roig-Francoli – violinist, healer, coach, author and creator of The Art of Freedom Method for Conscious Living and Masterful Artistry. […]
Welcome to the Rewind 2023 of The Power of Music Thinking podcast, where I have conversations with extraordinary people from all over the world who are also musicians or use music in the broadest sense of the word to learn, teach, inspire and collaborate meaningfully. This year, we had 15 episodes, and virtually, we travelled […]
Special edition on DDW with Louis Moeckel and his Toy Dolphin project In October, I visited the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. It is an event and showcase of Dutch design with exhibitions, studio visits, workshops, seminars, and parties across the city. One of the highlights of this packed week is the Design Academy Eindhoven’s […]
What is the use of standing still for 10 minutes? I was asking myself when I saw a post on social media. It was a double picture of a man with a mobile phone around his neck displaying some data, and another picture showed the view he saw at that moment. I learned that he […]
This episode is about art, innovation and leadership. What is the relationship between art-based learning, innovation and co-creation? How do you lead an ensemble of leaders? Is a conductor actually just a middle manager? Today we are in New York and talking with Harvey Seifter. Harvey is the founder of The Art of Science Learning, […]
This is a special episode about listening in the field and some listening activities I did last month. Hear more about a short field recording in the middle of the most dangerous roundabout in the Netherlands, about the visit to my birth town in the South of Germany, where I have recorded the Turmbläser, […]
I am always on the lookout, searching and experimenting with visualisations of the dynamic strategy of music thinking. The idea of music thinking, the concept and, as I called it earlier, the music thinking framework, is a dynamic model to help individuals, teams, and organisations to work together better. And Ta-Taa!!!: Here is the Music […]