Music and Astrophysics with Dr Mariana Wagner

Music and Astrophysics

Today, we are in outer space. We speak with Dr. Mariana Wagner, an astrophysicist, songwriter, podcaster, and composer of immersive live shows about sound and space.  We learn about her journey that led her from studying oceanography, working as a songwriter for German Schlager stars and becoming a doctor of astrophysics.   Mariana also brought some […]

Better English with Jam Cards and Anita Prestidge 

Better English with Jam Cards and Anita Prestidge

How cool is this? You develop a multisensory product to let people experience your ideas about music thinking and then someone comes along and uses your product for something completely different. o.k. before we dive into our conversation, let’s first explain what the jam cards are. Because that is the product we are talking about […]

Rewind 2023

Rewind 2023 The Power of Music Thinking podcast

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 […]

The Sound of a Toy Dolphin – Special Episode

Louis-Sound-of-a-Toy-Dolphin

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 […]

Standing still with Alexander Refsum Jensenius

Standing still Alexander Jensenius on the power of music thinking

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 […]

Sound Strategies and how things go together with Michael Spencer

Sound Strategies with Michael Spencer

We are in the in-between space; between music and business, education and performance, listening and understanding, and London and Tokyo.  So, today we talk with Michael Spencer. Michael is the founder of Sound Strategies Ltd, a TEDx speaker, Visiting Professor at Ueno Gakuen University (Tokyo), and the Communication Director of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. He […]

Leading an Orchestra of Leaders with Harvey Seifter Part 1

Leading an Orchestra of Leaders with Harvey Seifter - The Power of Music Thinking Podcast

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, […]

Listening to the field – Special Episode

Turmbläser in Möckmühl in special epsiode of The Power of Music Thinking

  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, […]

Is there a connection between a podcast and a symphony?

is the a connection between a podcast and a symphony?

Is there a connection between a podcast and a symphony? Well, if you want, there is. Let’s rephrase that question: what is the ideal length of a podcast episode?  And, the answer is: more or less the length of a symphony. Let me explain.  The term symphony comes from a Greek word meaning “A sounding […]

World-building and empathic storytelling with Eelko Lommers

Eelko Lommers, Storytelling

What are the links between daily work for a multinational company, empathic storytelling and playing in a band? My guest today is Eelko Lommers, Global Director Product Experience Design at IKEA, creator, designer, writer of a (not yet published) novel and a musician in a post-hardcore band. We talk about empathy with clients, personality in […]