This is the full performance of playing sax and the wobbly sculptures of @axelkreiser (thank you Olli for the video). This was a spontaneous, unplanned interaction when I played the exhibition’s opening.
It felt like the sculptures played the sax and the sax playing with the sculptures. It was like Listening, Tuning, Playing and Performing at the same time (which is actually the music thinking mantra).
BTW: if you like the T-shirt with the music thinking mantra: Listen& Tune& Play& Perform
A new book about leadership & followership and how to connect co-creativity, service design and organisational change – for individuals, teams or organisations.
Here are some pictures from the official book presentation at The Store by BIS Publishers in Amsterdam. The book is available worldwide via your favourite bookseller.
For an interview and a few video explanations about the book during the presentation switch over to the music thinking site and the Q&A section, with answers to questions like, why is there a T-shirt on the cover, what is music thinking, …
Like every year, the sixth of January is the moment to wish you all the best for the new year. The sixth of January is Epiphany day – the 12th and last day of Christmas. The holiday season is over, and we can focus on the coming year.
Because epiphany is also an experience of sudden and striking realization. I have written a little story involving a creative technique that Heinrich von Kleist used two centuries ago. Please find it on the music thinking website, via this link: “The gradual production of thoughts when speaking“.
And it is also an announcement about my book coming out in April 🙂
I wish you good luck, excellent health and many break-through epiphanies in 2022
It’s July, and half of the year is already over. If I could sum up these 6 months in two words, it would be: sounds good.
The journey started with being a guest in several podcasts talking about music thinking, the music thinking framework, the jam cards, creativity, service design, organisational change and branding. And this led to starting a Podcast of my own, The Power of Music Thinking. I met and spoke with many beautiful minds, experts in their field AND musicians in one or another way. There was a recurring pattern with nearly all of the talks: after we stopped the recording, the conversation went on. It feels like a community of like-minded people, and I feel honoured about this; thank you.
Hier are the links to the conversations on one page to make your summer break inspiring and sound. Direct smartlink to the podcast service of your choice: https://link.chtbl.com/fleQe5kL
The Power of Music Thinking – Podcast
Innovation patterns and improvisation in organisations with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Stark, teacher and researcher specialised in organisational and community psychology
The Power of Music Thinking with Christof Zürn a new podcast coming to you on 19th of May 2021 on Spotify, Apple or wherever you listen to your podcast.
Creative Companion, Management Consultant, Service Designer and Musicologist/Musician Christof Zürn takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most exciting people ‘AND Musicians’. Professionals that in some or other way use music, musical principles, instruments and techniques to work meaningful together. Or in short, the podcast for People with a musical heart and a wicked job.
From deep listening, to developing a creative mindset for innovation, using instruments to better connect with each other and letting people see the big picture, one thing is for sure: you will hear and see patterns in your personal or business life and think from different perspectives at the same time.
THINK TWICE! Der Podcast über Innovation, Werte und Wandel von und mit Niels Benson & Friends.
Free Jazz, Punk oder Klassik? Solo oder Orchester? Musik als Analogie für das Miteinander in Teams oder auch für abgestimmte Prozesse in Unternehmen? Dazu hat Christof Zürn ein Denk- und Arbeitsmodell namens „Music Thinking“ entwickelt.
Music Thinking ist eine kreative Einladung, anders zu denken und sich inspirieren zu lassen, in sinnvollen Kooperationen über Silos hinweg zu arbeiten. Music Thinking verbindet agile Methoden mit Service Design Thinking und Branding mit organisatorischem Wandel, welches sich am Design Thinking oder auch an Service Design anlehnt.
Christof und Niels haben ihren Takt und Rhythmus schnell gefunden und vertiefen sich einer sehr guten Stunde in einen launigen Dialog über Listen, Tune, Play & Perform.Hier geht’s zum Podcast
In this interview, we meet Christof Zürn, the founder of Creative Companion, a business that helps organizations use creative thinking to create sustainable business innovation. The COVID-19 pandemic has made flexibility one of the most important resources in any business, as companies have been forced to alter their strategy and switch-up their goals. Christof spoke about the importance of creative thinking in ensuring that businesses can stay on top of developments in their sector and described how his methodology, ‘Music Thinking’, can help companies connect their different priorities and develop better, more sustainable business designs.
Christof was forced to utilise flexibility himself by moving his consultancies online and experimenting with new platforms. When business began to slow down for Creative Companion due to the pandemic Christof used this quiet period to develop and strengthen his ‘Music Thinking’ methodology and to network with other members of his sector to develop new concepts aimed to help boost business creativity and connectedness. Christof’s key message was one of progression. He emphasised that although the pandemic has encouraged everyone to wish for things to return to how they were before, Christof believes businesses will gain more value from building on this experience and progressing with it. To do this, creative thinking is fundamental.
What 3 things does the guest need help with? Christof would like help in finding companies who are open to making a fundamental change in their business thinking. He is also looking for a publisher for his book regarding ‘Music Thinking’. Please support the Lockdown Economy with your donation on our GoFundMe page https://www.gofundme.com/f/lets-help-… In the Lockdown Economy interviews, small business owners and self-employed professionals share their insights, challenges and successes during the COVID-19 global pandemic to inspire, motivate and encourage other entrepreneurs around the world.
About the Guest As ‘Creative Companion’ Christof is accompanying individuals, teams and organisations to make the step from iteration to innovation to transformation. He does this with decades of experience in branding, digitalisation, service design, design thinking and developed a fresh methodology he calls ‘Music Thinking’. “Website: https://creative-companion.com/
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