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Quality vs. Quantity. Followers vs. Engagement. Reach vs. Resonance? Which is more important? When work matters more, we need to hustle for attention less. In this episode, Jay Acunzo helps us put to rest our “Maker Monsters” – procrastination, overthinking, imposter syndrome, and all the invisible barriers that keep us from shipping great work.It's been months since we released our last episode, and this one might very well be the final chapter of The Subtle Art of Not Yelling. There's no one I'd rather have close out this incredible three-year journey than Jay, bringing it to a fitting and meaningful conclusion.Jay is a speaking and messaging strategist trusted by creators, consultants, authors, and brands like Mailchimp, Wistia, and Salesforce to find the big idea, clarify the message, and craft stories and experiences to differentiate and resonate.His podcast “How Stories Happen” dissects signature stories from people like Seth Godin (marketing legend with 22 bestselling business books), Ann Handley (WSJ bestselling author of Everybody Writes), and Chase Jarvis.Please enjoy.Chapters01:57 The Journey of “Unthinkable” (Jay's previous podcast)06:02 Resonance Over Reach: The Key to Impactful Content11:13 Fueling Creativity: Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Imposed Deadlines15:18 From Good to Effective: The Power of Storytelling17:23 The Storyteller's Posture: Embracing Personal Experiences21:29 Moving Towards Action: Inspiring the Urge to Act26:39 Childhood Aspirations29:48 The Desire to Create: Finding True Passion34:22 Balancing Quality and Quantity in Creative Work36:09 Developing a Practice for Growth and Success39:17 The Craft of Storytelling: Creating Compelling Narratives51:46 Storytelling in Business: Building Connections and Driving GrowthConnect with Jay: https://jayacunzo.comThis podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain.Support & ConnectPodcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.comSubscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@notyellingThank you for listening.

Bill and Miles explore the discomfort and chaos that comes with growth and stepping out of your comfort zone. We crave control and predictability, but the path to true stability come from walking into the unknown with eyes wide open. Chaos, uncertainty, and the unknown are only “bad” when you make them bad. Instead, these can become your lifelong friends. But it's not easy. Let's get into it. Keywords Growth, creativity, comfort zone, discomfort, chaos, routine, structure, stability, uncertainty This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@notyelling --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Landon Poburan is a writer, podcaster & marketing consultant, leading the minimalist marketing movement. He writes about business, mindset & neurodiversity on substack and has generated over 25 million in revenue for his clients. In our conversation, Landon dispels the myth of quick success, stressing patience and long-term commitment. He shares insights on marketing funnels and strategies, emphasizing the importance of the offer and tailoring approaches to individuals. We discuss the role of health and fitness in his life and the challenges of being an introvert in business. My favorite thing about Landon, other than his deeply rooted wisdom in the marketing space, is his energy. He has a calm and grounded presence that we love here on the Subtle Art of Not Yelling pod. His perspective on funnels, content, and all things marketing is a breath of fresh air. We discuss: The dark side of marketing How to do authentic marketing that doesn't feel like “marketing” The positives of overthinking Evolving expectations Simplifying funnels Modern day sales Online advertising Habits, routine, consistency Failure Connect with Landon: https://beacons.ai/landonpoburan Keywords Community connection, business growth, personal growth, deep connections, marketing strategist, paid advertising, mindset, overthinking, perfectionism, consistency, curiosity, focus, patience, marketing funnels, offers, health and fitness, introvert, writing. Chapters 11:59 Authenticity and Connection in Business 14:09 Challenges of Sales and Connection 27:36 Overthinking and Perfectionism 32:31 The Importance of Consistency and Focus 33:58 The Myth of Overnight Success 45:14 Finding the Right Marketing Funnel and Offer 55:21 The Significance of Health and Fitness 59:43 Challenges of Being an Introvert in the Business World 01:02:36 Future Plans: Writing and Creating a Community This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠https://subtleartofnotyelling.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Why We Seek, Even When The Answer Is Right In Front of Us (and what to do instead). Many of us are addiction to overcomplication. We subconsciously obsess over finding new answers to the same old problems. We're addicted to guidance but suck at remembering what we're taught. Your brain has huge blind spots. Information is addicting (especially today with all the “learn how to make every person stop scrolling” tactics out there). But information is worthless unless retained, organized, and integrated. 95%+ of info is worthless to you at the moment you're consuming it, but it will make you feel like it's the only thing that matters. This is why coaches and online programs can make millions selling the most obvious information ever. We crave new information or information organized in a new way, or told to us by someone new. Your brain is hackable and these people are great at hacking it to make money. But at the end of the day, it's no ones fault but yours. We have to protect out attention and energy at all costs. Ultimately, breaking free from the seeking cycle, like anything, requires a gradual shift in mindset and habits. By taking ownership of your actions and committing to consistent effort, you can move beyond the cycle of seeking and start making meaningful progress towards your goals. -- The Inner Brand (newsletter): Here's a step by step process to break free from the seeking cycle and go from passive consumption to intentional engagement: https://brandthrive.substack.com/p/why-we-seek-even-when-the-answer -- This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠https://subtleartofnotyelling.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Chris Taylor, Founder and CEO of Actionable.co, helps leadership and change consultants deepen client relationships by proving the impact of their programs. He uses empirical evidence and stories to illustrate how, exactly, we measure ROI on corporate learning initiatives, and the systems to ensure every program creates lasting impact. He's personally consulted over 400 organizations across 6 countries, in almost any sector you can name. In addition to being a regular speaker for both public and private events, Chris has penned over 150 articles for dozens of publications, been quoted in The National Post, Toronto Star and Globe & Mail and hosted 90+ thought leader interviews for the iTunes #2 ranked business podcast, The  21st Century Workplace. Established in 2008, Actionable helps impact-focused L&D professionals bring impact certainty to their corporate people development programs, through the Impact Design methodology, Habit Builder technology, and a global community of like minded peers. We discuss: How to know if something actually works Being a forever student Why making money is easy How to create value Making things easier for yourself, your team, and your customers How to find the right ecosystems for you Discipline, consistency, setting boundaries Prioritizing your time like your life depends on it Personal development books Effort required for habit-building Connect with Chris: actionable.co -- This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. -- Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Let us know what you like, dislike about the podcast. Let us know what you'd like to hear in our third year of the pod. Guests, topics, ideas, questions, and any other feedback is welcome! - Email us at miles (at) brandthrive.co Or DM us on Instagram @not_yelling_pod - And if you're on Spotify, you can now comment on podcast episodes (weird? cool? idk!) if you're up to date, try it out and let us know! Thanks for being a listener. - This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

If you feel like you're yelling into a black hole when posting on social media, you're not alone. This brief conversation revolves around the challenges and frustrations of using social media as a creative person. We discuss the importance of understanding the rules and nuances of different social media platforms, as well as the need to pick a specific audience and focus on creating content that resonates with them. - This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠https://subtleartofnotyelling.com Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Navigating the Financial Landscape as a Creative with Hannah Cole (Artist, Tax pro, and Founder of Sunlight Tax). Most creative brains aren't skilled at taxes and accounting. Taxes often feel confusing, scary, and overwhelming, but they don't have to. In the episode, we'll share insights and advice for creatives on managing their finances and taxes. Hannah Cole, founder of Sunlight Tax, is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative businesses and mission-driven solopreneurs. A long-time working artist herself, she's helped tens of thousands of self-employed people skill up with accessible tax and money education, through her Money Bootcamp program, speaking engagements from Florida to Alaska, and on the Sunlight podcast. Hannah is great at teaching taxes because she's messed it all up, and been in the ‘bad place.' She doesn't teach from a place of superiority or judgment, but from a place of understanding. We discuss the importance of tax education for creative professionals. Hannah shares her journey of transitioning from being an artist to starting her own tax business. She highlights the myths and stumbling blocks that artists and freelancers often face when it comes to money. Hannah also discusses the challenges of finding balance and setting boundaries between her artistic and accounting pursuits. — Connect with Hannah Cole: sunlighttax.com sunlighttax.com/podcast @sunlighttax — Timestamps 2:57 The Need for Tax Education 6:05 The Challenges of Perfectionism 9:11 Transitioning from Artist to Accountant 12:09 Starting Sunlight Tax 16:35 Myths and Stumbling Blocks Around Money 19:36 The Importance of Taxes and Empathy 25:55 Growing Sunlight Tax 28:29 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 31:07 Finding Balance and Setting Boundaries 37:51 Honoring the Season and Focusing on the Present 39:33 The Usefulness of Tax Software for Freelancers 42:23 Separate Bank Account for Business Expenses 44:14 Paying Yourself as a Freelancer 45:09 Double Entry Bookkeeping and Equity 48:31 Finding Help with Taxes and Financial Management 52:29 Hannah's Introverted-Extroverted Nature 53:13 Hannah's Art and Websites — This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠https://subtleartofnotyelling.com/ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

The Subtle art of not yelling....at yourself. The voices in our head can get really loud. There's no shortage of opportunities for the internal voices to share unsolicited thoughts. Where does the voice come from? Why does it get so loud? How does it impact your life and your work? We share our experience with the voices and how we've managed to turn the yelling into a whisper - most of the time - so we don't get derailed. --- This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. --- Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠https://subtleartofnotyelling.com Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Listen to this conversation when you feel stagnant. We're joined by Devonte Lemonte, an artist, creative entrepreneur, and founder of Aspirio, a platform that connects brands and music creators. Devonte provides a refreshing look inside what it actually takes to get what you want and build something meaningful. We discuss the challenges of building a business, creating selflessly, the need to question traditional narratives and the importance of having a process. He emphasizes the power of data structure, removing emotion from decision-making, creative constraints, and the value of collaboration. Timestamps: 02:23 The Premise of 'The Subtle Art of Not Yelling' 08:22 Building Aspirio 19:36 Think Mogul: A Creator and Brand Accelerator 27:12 The Acquisition and Rebuilding 30:06 Democratizing Access to Infrastructure 36:11 The Starving Artist Myth 41:00 Questioning the Narrative and Capitalism 46:26 Choosing the Business Route 46:54 Codifying the Process 47:23 The Think Mogul Process 53:35 Creating Selflessly 55:22 The Art of Not Yelling 58:36 Paving Your Own Path 01:00:16 Data Structure and Removing Emotion 01:00:45 Creating Selflessly and Collaboration 01:06:08 Not Accepting Trade-Offs 01:07:03 The Power of Constraints 01:09:12 Shut Up Right Now and Get to Work https://www.instagram.com/moguldasavant https://open.spotify.com/artist/4whfX8XnEN3QaUp6ZnN8ui https://www.instagram.com/aspirio.co/ This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

By now, you likely understand that you can't do this alone. Collaborating with others is crucial, but what exactly makes up a great collaboration? What should you look for and how do you go about finding them? We'll share what we've found to be the 5 Keys to successful collaboration and a few “red flags” that you can spot in the beginning to save yourself a ton of time and energy down the road. Connecting with and collaborating the right people can change your business, career, and life…do it right! Chapters 01:14 The Importance of Choosing the Right Collaborator 07:40 Geeking Out and Complementary Skills 08:17 Interpersonal Connection and Shared Values 10:22 Keys to Collaboration 11:30 Finding the Right Collaborators This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠https://subtleartofnotyelling.com/⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Gordon Choate, the 'Brand Obsessionist' and Founder of Noble Goat Design Co., specializing in brand strategy and crafting meaningful brand experiences for his clients. We get to take a look at his non-linear journey in the design industry, the importance of strategy, his experience with building a business and getting clients, and how he combats imposter syndrome and the inner voice. We explore alternative marketing strategies, old-school methods like flyers and mailers, and creating a brand that goes beyond design. Lastly, Gordon reflects on introversion and the importance of finding a balance between solitude and social. 3:00 Brand Obsessionist 08:00 Navigating Imposter Syndrome 21:00 The Importance of Brand Strategy 29:00 The Process of Branding 34:00 The Power of Visual Branding 37:07 Challenges of Building a Business 40:24 Marketing and Getting Clients 44:47 Exploring Alternative Marketing Strategies 48:38 Building an Agency and Brand 53:53 Balancing Introversion and Extroversion Connect with Gordon: www.noblegoatdesign.com This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

In part 1, we talked about knowing what you want. In part 2, we dissect structure and how to use it to get what you want. In this episode, we'll introduce you to the idea of playing big and thinking small and how you can use it to accomplish your next big goal while avoiding overwhelm. We cover: The Challenge of Overwhelming Goals The Importance of Clarity and Structure What does it mean to play big The Comfort of Playing Small The Power of Thinking Small Putting Actions in Your Calendar Navigating "thought Traffic Jams" This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

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 sound examples to the show. We hear a conversation between Saturn and one of its moons, an excerpt from the sound files on the famous golden record that has accompanied the Voyager since 1977, and the grooving sound of moving plasma from the sun.  Show Notes Connect with Mariana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mariana-wagner-2a241a75/  Podcast (mostly German speaking): https://marianawagner.de/podcast/ Introduction to the sound and space live shows: https://marianawagner.de/show/#_info   Golden record and the untold story how Chakrulo ended up in space:  https://georgianjournal.ge/discover-georgia/28321-the-untold-story-of-how-chakrulo-ended-up-in-space.html    Show support Please choose one or more of the ‘three ways to support the show': Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and the Jam Cards at a 20% discount using musicthinking20 at the check-out of the BIS Publishers website only. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.  

The Fresh Princess of Email Marketing is back! Liz Wilcox is an Email Strategist and Keynote Speaker showing small businesses how to build online relationships, package up their “magic” and turn it into emails that people want to read and, most importantly, purchase from. Oh…and she's on the Survivor now, so let's talk about that! (Season 46) If you're overwhelmed by all the noise out there around marketing, email marketing, and storytelling…this convo will ease your pain as she gives her three simple keys to effective marketing. Liz also talks about the growth of her $9 email marketing membership and how she's gone from 900 members on her last appearance (October 2021) to now over 4,000 members and 1,000+ affiliates. We cover: Keeping things super simple Blindly following trends Chasing external measures of success Building genuine connections with customers The hype around storytelling Staying top of mind through consistent communication The three keys to effective marketing Being relatable Connect with Liz: https://www.instagram.com/thelizwilcox/ Liz's $9 Email Marketing Membership (Affiliate link) Oh and Survivor Season 46 (yes Liz is on it) may be the most entertaining thing I've ever watched. Do yourself a favor and tune in! TLDR: If you're overwhelmed by all the noise out there around marketing, email marketing, and storytelling…this convo will ease your pain as she gives her three simple keys to effective marketing. This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Are you on the offense or defense? In this episode, we reflect on their previous episode with dream guest, Chris Do. Some of the things we discuss: The importance of building relationships Creative confidence Developing a process Creating art vs. content for more fulfilling work Mental chatter We also explore the balance between offense and defense in creative work and what keeps us stuck vs. propelling ahead. This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com 00:33 Discussion about Chris Do 5:04 Building Relationships 6:18 Knowing Your Strengths & Delegating 7:16 Confidence and Having a Process 09:22 Focusing on Relationships, Confidence, and Process 11:16 Balancing Offense and Defense 13:01 Art vs Content Build relationships, be confident, find your process and go make something. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Chris Do is a loud introvert, an Emmy award-winning designer and director, CEO and founder of The Futur™ — an online education platform on a mission to help 1 billion people make a living doing what they love. Chris Do has over 23 years of experience in brand design, strategy, and consultancy, and has worked with brands like Sony, Nike, Google, and Audi. He's built a large audience and shares incredible insights around sales, negotiations, value based pricing, mindset, branding, graphic & motion design, social media marketing, entrepreneurship, business management, and client relations. In this conversation, we get to take a look behind the curtain of his incredible success, and ask him some questions about topics that aren't talked about as much. Chris also delves into the mental game, overcoming the inner critical voice, and where confidence comes from. We discuss the importance of networking and building relationships. He shares his approach to self-actualization and finding inner peace. This episode is packed with invaluable insights for creatives. Please enjoy! We discuss Networking and relationships building The importance of a creative process Content vs. Art The “formula” Amateur vs. professional problem solving Understanding and regulating internal dialogue The Impact of Teaching The power of introversion done right And more… Connect with Chris https://thefutur.com/ Chapters Introduction and Trip to Vietnam Choosing a Design Career Starting a Design Company Transitioning to a Team The Importance of Networking The Mission of The Futur Content vs Art The Process of Creating Content The Impact of Teaching Understanding the Creative Process The Power of Creative Formulas The Mental Game and Overcoming Internal Dialogue Finding Peace and Self-Awareness Teaching and Impacting Others The Journey of Self-Actualization The Introverted Extrovert This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

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. So today, we speak with Anita Prestidge, an English trainer with experience in theatre, directing, and education. When Anita picked up the cards, she had another idea of what to do with these cards and developed her own unique method. So, if you want to speak better English while using the Jam Cards, connect with Anita online. Show Notes Connect with Anita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-prestidge/  A Video Introduction by Anita Prestidge for potential students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHly19lnmCo  Get the Jam Cards: https://musicthinking.com/jam-cards/  Behind the Cards stories: https://musicthinking.com/?s=behind+the+cards   Show support Please choose one or more of the ‘three ways to support the show'! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and the Jam Cards at a 20% discount using musicthinking20 at the check-out of the BIS Publishers website only. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.  

In part one, we talked about knowing what you want. In this episode (part 2) we dissect structure and how to use it to get what you want. This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Today, we are in Sweden, and we speak with Carolin Seiferth - a PhD student at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, where she does research on the island of Öland. Carolin combines scientific research with music to raise awareness about sustainability issues around the Baltic Sea. In this way, she inspires the audience to take action to address challenges related to a changing climate.  Carolin shares some insights with us about her research and the creative production that led to the musical piece “Dialogues” as part of the Baltic Sea Festival Science Lab. We talked about her creative and dialogue-based approach with local actors in different workshops and how she transformed the results of her investigation into a poem that was a central part of the musical composition.  We reflect on the different sound qualities of rainfall and her curiosity to explore other ways of combining art-based approaches with scientific research in the future to create opportunities for engaging with sustainability questions on a much deeper level. Show Notes Connect with Carolin on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/carolin-seiferth-a64333170   Watch Carolin's performance (Performance 1: Sense of place, Carolin's part starts at minute 36): https://www.berwaldhallen.se/en/play/experience-research-on-sustainability-set-to-music/  Read more about Carolin's research: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/meet-our-team/staff/2022-07-22-seiferth.html  Curious about the Baltic Sea Festival Science Lab? https://www.berwaldhallen.se/en/the-baltic-sea-festival-science-lab/  Show support Please choose one or more of the ‘three ways to support the show'! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and the Jam Cards at a 20% discount using musicthinking20 at the check-out of the BIS Publishers website only. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.

Your Core Brilliance is That Thing under everything else about you. It's a really helpful piece of information, so Jan is on a mission to make knowing it accessible to everyone. Meet Jan Black, a seasoned creative powerhouse who's moved through a vibrant career in writing, poetry, art, teaching, speaking, composing, and branding. While her books have sold nearly a million copies, some of her finest writing has been for the eyes of a very few. Her career has been a series of yeses to projects in fields where she had no experience but a decent amount of impact. She's all about the soul of things, yet unless it works on the street, she's not satisfied. She was building brands long before she called it that. The process of defining people's Core Brilliance and building it out into their work has held her attention for over twenty years. Today, her attention has turned to a project called ‘Only While I'm Human' that enriches your turn at being human. She sees us all as The Darlings of What Will Be and devotes herself to creating enrichments for us as we take our turn at being human. First on the roster of enrichments? Core Brilliance, of course. “Only while I'm human can I, so I do.” -- We journey through… Understanding Core Brilliance Miles' Core Brilliance example Jan's Journey and Lessons Learned Lessons from Failure and Hiring the Right People Surrender experiment Saying Yes and Saying No Trusting Yourself and Energetic Posturing How to take up space Embracing the Joy of Sharing with Others Guest pass vs. full access on life Branding Practice Getting clear on the soul then taking it to the Street -- Connect with Jan: https://www.onlywhileimhuman.com/ -- This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. -- Support & Connecthttps://subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ https://theboxcommunity.com -- To celebrate 100 episodes of our podcast, we're opening up the box for all of February. Join for free, try it out, no credit card required, no pressure, just coworking :) Come see what happens on the other side of finished. Use code '100' at checkout. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

If you don't know what you want...you won't get it. In this first part of a 3 part series, we discuss setting yourself up for success and why knowing what you want can feel so challenging. We don't talk about goals or resolutions...:) Chapters 0:00 - Transitioning from a Break 1:17 - Reflecting on Transitions 3:03 - The Power of Intentions 5:15 - Being Clear About What You Want 6:15 - Taking Action on What You Want 8:05 - The Challenge of Knowing What You Want 9:14 - The Importance of Specificity 10:20 - Finding a Recipe for Success 11:10 - Leaving Room for Magic 13:16 - Defining Success 14:07 - Moving Beyond Numbers 15:50 - The Feeling of Success 16:28 - Transitioning into the New Year 17:26 - What Do You Want? This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

In 2018, Austin started a Creative Agency with little knowledge and no idea how he was going to do it. Today, he's scaled to multiple 7 figures with a great team and is now focusing on AgencyU, helping creative agency owners break free from the agency grind and get to $50K-$100K/mo, by going from operator to orchestrator. In this conversation, Miles, Bill and Austin discuss Austin's journey from real estate to building his agency. They explore the importance of personal branding and consistency in content creation, as well as the challenges of scaling a creative agency. They talk about Austin's sales approach, mindset, as well as his passion for endurance sports and the mental and physical benefits they bring. -- We discuss: - Austin's agency, Brantegic and how he grew - Hiring & building a team - Creating predictability - Scaling: Delegatable - profitable - repeatable - Getting everyone on the same page - How to grow your creative agency - Transcending ‘Jack of all trades' - Creating content / social strategy - Discipline, his morning routine & waking up early - Being an endurance athlete - Separating your identity from work - What he listens to while running & some of his favorite podcasts -- Connect with Austin - ⁠www.agencyu.co⁠ - instagram.com/austinrschneider -- Chapters 00:00 – Introduction and Background 1:28 – Transition from Real Estate to Building a Creative Agency 4:18 – Building a Personal Brand and Posting Strategy 6:10 – Consistency and Overcoming Insecurities in Content Creation 8:37 – Transitioning from Jack of All Trades 10:23 – Challenges of Growing an Agency 15:02 – Scaling Creative and Defining Creative Vision 20:02 – Sales Process and Retainers 23:47 – Balancing Projects 34:53 – AgencyU: Ideal Students and Offerings 37:20 – Introversion and Sales 38:03 – Sales Approach and Mindset 39:28 – Future Ambitions 41:09 – Hobbies and Podcasts 43:10 – Training for Triathlons 46:56 – Separating Identity from Work -- This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com “It's such a weird thing to be an online entrepreneur. It can be super lonely. The Box Gives rhythm to my weeks vs. every day being a blur.” – Amanda Hilton (The Simply Well) ⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com - Where projects get finished. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Feel like you're wasting time? Feeling like giving up? Is your website not converting sales? Is your marketing strategy failing you? Are you failing your marketing strategy? Nothing happens without this one simple thing. If you needs clients, need work, need collaborators, need support, need to get out of your own way or make more money, the solution is in this episode. This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. -- Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

AI is being throw around everywhere lately. It can be overwhelming. Honestly, we're a bit sick of hearing about it. It often leaves us feeling behind or stressed about our hard-earned skills becoming obsolete. Today, we talk to Peter Bittner, an award-winning multimedia journalist and media strategist, who's work has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, and other major outlets. A Fulbright Scholar and UC Berkeley lecturer in new media, he's passionate about learning, utilizing, and teaching the latest tech tools for powerful storytelling. Through The Upgrade, Peter offers a free newsletter & podcast, AI courses for storytellers, and AI consulting services. It was a breath of fresh air hearing his experience and perspective on how to align ourselves with AI responsibly without dampening human creativity and experience. -- We discuss: AI for storytelling The downsides of content scaling using AI AI tools that are part of the narrative arsenal for professionals Not letting AI overwhelm you Building your own AI tools The Upgrade — his AI newsletter Emerging tools that Peter is most excited about Biggest and most relevant changes that AI is causing and how to evolve The economic upsides of AI What questions we should be asking -- Connect with Peter theupgrade.ai peterbittner.com -- This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. -- Support & Connect Podcast website: subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

The Holidays are great, but they are also really weird....especially if you're a creator or entrepreneur. We've all made collective agreement to slow down and recoup for a bit. But sometimes we're actually pulled towards using the extra down time to get ahead. How do we best navigate this? Do we hunker down and get some work done? Or do we take the foot off the gas and slow down? Spoiler alert...it depends... -- This podcast is your weekly Creative Companion helping you master the inner game, finish what you start, ship your work, and build a brand without yelling; because it's not the thunder that grows flowers, but the rain. -- Support & Connect Podcast website: ⁠subtleartofnotyelling.com⁠ Join⁠ theboxcommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artofnotyelling/support

Today, we are in Nashville, and we speak with Shain Shapiro - a globally recognised thought leader at the convergence of music, culture and urban policy.  Shain is the CEO of Sound Diplomacy - a global research and strategy consultancy, and he also leads the non-profit Center for Music Ecosystems, which commissions research to help solve local, national and international challenges using music as a tool. Shain has authored reports on the role of music in cities, tourism, the nighttime economy, real estate and recovery, including the most extensive guide to music and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in partnership with the United Nations.  We are talking about his brand-new book, This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better, which was published in September 2023.  Note: Unfortunately, there was a very poor Wifi, so please excuse the quality. Show Notes Connect with Shain on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shainhouse/ Sound Diplomacy: www.sounddiplomacy.com  Music Cities Events: www.musiccitiesevents.com His book: This Must Be The Place: https://www.shainshapiro.com/book Show support Please choose one or more of the ‘three ways to support the show'! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and/or the Jam Cards. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.  

Listen to an incredible sonic project by a Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE)  graduate: Louis Moeckel. Hear the story about the supply chain of the production of a Toy Dolphin and the creation of research into an artistic Vinyl record. If you like Techno and the Berghain Club in Berlin you will like this. See the show notes to pre-order this unique Vinyl record. Show support to the Podcast Please choose one or more of the ‘three ways to support the show'! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and/or the Jam Cards. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. 

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 stood there for 10 minutes without any movement, listening to the sound that was already there. There were many pictures like this, and I decided to get in contact. So, today, we are in Oslo. We speak with Alexander Refsum Jensenius, a professor of music technology at the University of Oslo, a book author, a music researcher and researching musician working in the fields of embodied music cognition and new interfaces for musical expression.  Alexander shares with us his experiences while performing and testing with artistic methods of embodied listening and how people experience music and sound. This goes from experiments with and without the conductor of a Symphony Orchestra to the sounds of our kitchen appliances. We talk about his motion capture lab, where a person's exact location and micro-movements can be detected while they hear different kinds of music, and how the researchers can understand what moves them.  Alexander shares insights about the Norwegian Championship of Stand Still, where until now, 1000s of people have participated, and the winner is the person with the lowest average velocity on standing the stillest over some time.  Alexander explains the interplay of body and mind and reveals some secrets on how to move people, for example, on the dance floor or to calm them down. It all has to do with our bpm, the average heartbeat of about 60 beats a minute.  Show Notes Connect with Alexander on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexarje/ Follow his still-standing on Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/tags/StillStanding  Standstill database: https://www.uio.no/ritmo/english/research/labs/fourms/database/oslo-standstill-database/  Analysis of Research Concert with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra UniOslo_RITMO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpiEVkys-Tk  Check out his book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262544634/  Mentioned by Christof: Noisy appliances. How loud is your house: https://www.quietmark.com/news/noisy-appliances-how-loud-is-your-house  Show support Please choose one or more of the 'three ways to support the show'! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and/or the Jam Cards. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.  

Mike von der Nahmer is a sound researcher, music therapist, scientific collaborator at the German Aerospace Center and composer.  With over 30 stage works and 100+ compositions, he holds international recognition. He has collaborated with GRAMMY, Kenwood, Sony BMG, Rolls Royce and BMW, and his music has been featured in TV series like NOVA. Mike shares with us some sonification projects in various domains, such as weather patterns, language, the brain, and sound design in autonomous vehicles. For example, he gives us insights into his work at the German Aerospace Center (the German NASA), where he works on the sonification of air traffic control. Today, you will not only hear us talking but also experience different sound worlds. Because Mike brought some sound files to the conversation, we hear different sound layers from an air traffic game and examples of what he calls 'mood compositions' for Rolls Royce, BMW and Mini that are central in the sound strategy of these car brands.  We end the conversation with a longer piece of about five minutes of sonification of curves that Mike co-created with two outstanding mathematicians in Luxemburg.  So be prepared to hear about pioneering thoughts connecting sound, science, and human experience. Show Notes Connect with Mike via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-michael-mike-von-der-nahmer-0780964/  Sonification in Air Traffic Control, German Aerospace Center (DLR): https://www.dlr.de/fl/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1149/1737_read-74107/  “ReShape”, Sound of Data - Science meets Music, sonification of curves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9l_oTHr-_w   Mashrabiya ReShaped, painting curves to music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci0uISK2KAA  Mike von der Nahmer, Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikevondernahmer5051  Mentimeter questions on sonification: https://www.menti.com/altpihgk8vfp/0  Beethoven's 5th mapped in a Customer Journey software: https://www.smaply.com/blog/cx-professional-interview-christof-zuern Show support Please choose one or more of the 'three ways to support the show'! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and/or the Jam Cards. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.  

Today we are in Mumbai. We talk with Jeena Earthiva. Jeena is a Transformational Coach, a Producer with a master's in Computer Science, an ex-Bollywood singer, the Founder of Conscious Music Code, and a ‘Mind DJ'. Jeena conveys her story of a successful Bollywood singer who lost her voice at the top of her singing career and how she found and developed the ‘Conscious Music Code' that helped her get back on track and start a new career as ‘Mind DJ'. We talk about the broad field of music between India and the West, and analogies between music and business. And the Koan of her mentor Dr Daisaku Ikeda, which became her life motto: “Transforming the life state of humankind”. And, ta-daa, – this is a first – Jeena is singing live in this episode a Bengali folk song mixed with a Persian poem. And be also prepared for a 6-minute musical mind hack exercise at the end of the recording that Jeena is performing for us. So, lean back and enjoy; if you are listening in from your car, we suggest you take a break or do the exercise at another moment. Show Notes Connect with jeena via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeenaearthiva/  Website: https://jeenaearthiva.com/ All other links and Social Media in one place: https://linktr.ee/jeenaearthiva  Show support Please choose one or more of the ‘three ways to support the show'! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and/or the Jam Cards. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.

Why can elements from music be applied for the benefit of communities or companies? How do you effectively use music and music thinking as a tool?  What does Beethoven's 9th and Japanese woodwork have in common? 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, TEDx speaker, Visiting Professor at Ueno Gakuen University (Tokyo), and the Communication Director of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. He was Head of education at the Royal Opera House in London and, as a member of the London Symphony Orchestra, worked with Leonard Bernstein, Deep Purple and on the Star Wars soundtracks with composer John Williams. Michael gives us a deep dive into why music functions and shares the elements and learnings he used, for example, in the townships in South Africa and his work with companies like Unilever, BASF, IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group), Daikin, and Fujitsu. So, we talk about making better connections and how musical systems, timing, and structure help us to understand how things go together. And that music comes from the fact that it is some co-created system for creating relationships. There is a lot to learn today - not only about music, but also about business and society - so let's get into it. Show Notes Sound Business Tokyo:  https://www.soundstrategiestokyo.com/  Sound Business London: https://www.sound-strategies.co.uk/about Japanese woodwork:  https://japanobjects.com/features/japanese-joinery  Beethoven 9th Symphony - with 10000 Japanese Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wzXZRd087I  Michael Spencer at TEDxWWF: https://vimeo.com/61710533?share=copy Please consider the 3 ways to support the show! Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! Tell your friends about the podcast and musicthinking.com  Buy the book The Power of Music Thinking and/or the Jam Cards.   The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation.

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? And why do people often use the metaphor of a conductor when discussing leadership? Or, is a conductor actually just a middle manager? So, today we are in New York and talking with Harvey Seifter. Harvey is the founder of The Art of Science Learning, a US National Science Foundation-funded initiative that uses the arts to spark innovation in science, technology, engineering and education. And Harvey is also a classically trained musician and formerly served as Executive Director of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. The only orchestra in the world that rehearses and performs without a conductor.  Harvey shares with us insights on giving directions as a ‘decision maker of last resort' - as he calls it -   stimulating co-creation and what this means for the innovative power of the organisation.  Well, you can say we have learnings here for any organisation. By the way: we recorded this episode via Zoom when Harvey returned just a few days from his Ted talk in Madrid; before the talk, he lost his voice and finally did the TED talk without repetition.  To spare his voice and energy, we stopped the recording at a certain point and agreed to have a second conversation in the very near future. So listen to Part One with Harvey Seifter and how you lead an orchestra of leaders. Show Notes Connect with Harvey via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hseifter/  Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: https://open.spotify.com/artist/35pZsti1RSA5Zv98jAm8kX?si=FIjGn4yeTPKzZvD46PTdVA Art of Science Learning: https://www.artofsciencelearning.org/ Like this show? Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! There is more about Music Thinking: a book, a blog and many more podcast episodes. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Support us Tell your friends about musicthinking.com and consider buying the book and/or the Jam Cards.  

This is a special episode about listening in the field and some 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, which are performing a sonic ritual since 400 years high above the belfry on all four balconies every Sunday.  And I also share some news, development, and info about the Listening Day at the Design Academy in Eindhoven.   Special thanks to the Turmbläser for allowing us to listen high above the belfry and Cordula and Onkl Hanzl for all the info.   Show notes  Info about Möckmühl / Germany: https://www.moeckmuehl.de/startseite Kaiser Karel Plein, Nijmegen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uguJjfFFuo Conducting Design with Raf De Keninck / Design Academy Eindhoven: https://musicthinking.com/conducting-design-with-raf-de-keninck/  Like this show? Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! There is more about Music Thinking: a book, a blog and many more podcast episodes. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Support us Tell your friends about musicthinking.com and consider buying the The Power of Music Thinking or the Jam Cards.  

Today we touch base on the intersection between music and photography, and that in many different ways.  My guest today is Charles Brooks, an exceptionable photographer and  musician, that for the last 20 years has been New Zealand's most successful orchestral cellist. Charles held principal positions in Australia, China, Chile and Brazil, with concerts worldwide.  He also gives us insights in the organisation and culture of professional symphony orchestras and shares personal stories about the life of an orchestra musician that played with Lang Lang and for celebrities like Tony Blair and Arnold Schwarzenegger. While his music career took him around the globe at an early age, photography was always there. Charles refined his photographic craft of making musician portraits, astrophotography and landscapes until National Geographic took notice in 2011.  In the pandemic, he prototyped and developed a spectacular new way of photographing the inside of a variety of musical instruments, literally opening up a new space and visual world that give insights in the craft of the most formidable luthiers and instrument makers.  And these got picked up worldwide by magazines like The Telegraph, classic fm, Domus, France Musique, Daily Mail, and just recently Die Zeit in Germany.  Please find a selection of the photographs on the episode page of the music thinking website: https://musicthinking.com/sound-pictures-with-charles-brooks-photography Now, sit back, relax and be prepared for a long episode on all things creative. You will also have a chance to navigate through the different chapters, give it a try and let us know how this works. Show notes  Connect with Charles via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-brooks-a9773a30/ Charles Brooks Photography: https://www.charlesbrooks.info/  The software Charles is using for focal compression / focus stacking: https://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconsoft-products/helicon-focus/ Lloyd Webber Theme and Variations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1lpCszsOMU  Disturbed's version of The Sound of Silence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg  Highlights from Thais, the last opera Charles performed with the Sao Paulo Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QlGfCzPZN0  First realisation of a Zaha Hadid Architecture: Fire Station https://www.vitra.com/en-ca/about-vitra/campus/architecture/architecture-fire-station Like this show? Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show! There is more about Music Thinking: a book, a blog and many more podcast episodes The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Do you like books?  Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking  

Today we are in Singapore; we talk with Benjamin Pelzer, Assistant Professor of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University.  Ben is trained in Music Theory and Psychology. He works as an assistant professor and scientist with expertise in the methods of cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, computational social science, and empirical psychology. And Ben is teaching a one-of-its-kind course in the world of research on music as a sort of socio-cultural phenomenon and is using techniques from the field of communication and applying them to the field of music. Our Conversation We talk about how music and sounds can drive a particular scene of a film in two opposite ways, using a positive or negative valence soundtrack. And that music is almost uniquely powerful in its deeply emotional impact and ability to evoke complex or more profound, lasting emotions. Ben shares with us that there are some universal features of music, like low tones are connected with sinister or aggressive emotions that are part of the evolution when big animals were a severe threat.  A little survey And he conveys insights from a little survey he did with the multicultural students of his music course for The Power of Music Thinking podcast about how they listen to music in the context of Asia.  In his music course, Ben also reflects with his students questions like If you were alive 1000 years ago, what role would music have played in your life? And the realisation that for people outside of wealth and royalty, it would be folk instruments or just the human voice.  Ben shares with us some strategies of music; for example, if you use happy lyrics with happy music, you get less happiness than if you have happy lyrics with neutral music.    Good to know For some themes we talk about, I have put links in the show notes, and if you have a look at them, please consider subscribing, make a comment and give us a rating. This will help a lot to get the show going. We had some connection issues, so please excuse the little dropouts near the end.   Show notes  Connect with Ben Pelzer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-pelzer/ More about Olivier Messiaen and his Turangalîla-Symphonie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4eeMZBInY And the Ondes Martenot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp4mBmsV6Xk later also used extensively by Radiohead. Mentioned episode: Glenn McDonald (Spotify) and his Every noise at once website Mentioned episode: Steve Keller (audio alchemist) and his research on Sonic Discrimination Like this show? Subscribe to the podcast. Leave us a review — even one sentence helps! I appreciate your support; it helps the show!   There is more about Music Thinking: a book, a blog and many more podcast episodes The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Do you like books?  Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking    

What are the links between daily work for a multinational company, an omnichannel fantasy story 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 a brand context and global operations that need adaptations in different markets. And that a lot of a country's culture is directly related to its original music.  We discuss the endless loop of listening, tuning, playing and performing, how stories change while we tell them to the world, and how the audience plays an active role. Eelko shares with us the strategy of promoting his band with a limited budget and how this relates to a global design strategy because every data has a context of delivery for the right moment and audience under the right circumstances. And he conveys with us some details about the novel he just finished writing, a fantasy story about magical places in Germany and mythological creatures that live in a parallel world. As an extension of the book, he plans a whole ecosystem of multichannel media like locative art, TikTok videos and a 3D omni verse. Every chapter has an emotion, including colour and a song that connects with the essence of the chapter.   He explains this world-building and how he uses generative AI to build his characters to brief and guide an illustrator to make the final design.   So technology, content, storytelling and design are not separate activities but an integral part of the total product experience and customer satisfaction. True satisfaction and customer delight happen when all of it comes together to create experiences that solve people's needs in a way worthy of praise, remembrance and advocacy.   Show notes  Connect with Eelko via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eelkolommers/  Phoenix' Ashes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7bPfZO3cREmap4Z4Mpnb39?si=LqNvRT_mRYmU6pCItmtwSA  The String Theory article mentioned in the talk: https://www.theinteractivist.com/home/2022/9/21/the-two-strings-theory Idoru by William Gibson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idoru Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baroque_Cycle    More about Music Thinking: a book, a blog and many more podcast episodes The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Do you like books?  Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode   Like this show? Please leave us a review — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally! Thank you for your support; it helps the show!

From the wild Punk scene in New York and London of the 70s to a sound healing practice in Los Angeles, my guest today is Jennifer Palladino, also called Dr Jen, a Doctor of Chiropractic, the Regional Director of the You Rock Foundation and a holistic health facilitator connecting mind, body and spirit with Chiropractic Sound Therapy.   Her musical experiences span from being a young performer wrangler at the American Ballet Theatre while Mikhail Baryshnikov was Artistic Director, to working in the music industry and a mastering studio in New York to the legendary Marquee Club in London, where she made friends with members of the Punk and New Wave scene.   We talk about a rich life in music from the impact of the Beatles, the power of Punk, and an orchestra of instruments that she uses in her sound healing practice.  Jennifer shares with us some music hacks, like how different frequencies resonate with our body, which contains 75% of water, and how she uses tuning forks with slightly different frequencies to produce binaural sounds in a sound bathing session.  And she explains the full moon performances she is doing as “The Sound Healers” on the Hollywood cemetery, where Rudolfo Valentino and Judy Garland rest.   Show notes  Connect with Dr. Jen via website: https://rocknhealthylifestyles.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083204122839 Music Hacks for Mental Health: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1255859064818851 Dr. Jen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rock_n_healthy_lifestyles/    More about Music Thinking: a book, a blog and many more podcast episodes The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Do you like books?  Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode   Like this show? Please leave us a review — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally! Thank you for your support; it helps the show!  

What has political journalism to do with music? Well, quite a lot. My guest today is Matt K Lewis from West Virginia, a political columnist for the daily beast, former CNN contributor, TV commentator for MSNBC's morning show, a podcaster on Matt Lewis and the News (pun intended) and musician. Matt shares with us that he started his career, or better, the foundation of his later career, in the basement rehearsing with his band. Years later, when already a political journalist, he reflected on his music years and wrote an essay about the lessons he learned from playing in bands and how they helped him to understand his work in political journalism today. We talk about his musical upbringing, country music, steel and slide guitars. And make many analogies between music and journalism. Here are the five lessons from his article that he explains in the show: 1. Having an audience of “followers” is vital. 2. Music, like TV commentary, involves performing. 3. Playing music (and being a political commentator) isn't nearly as glamorous as people think. 4. Not every song (or blog post or column) is a hit. 5. Collaboration is key.   Show notes Connect with Matt on Twitter: @mattklewis  Matt Lewis & the News Podcast: https://www.mattklewis.com/ Matt's article: https://dailycaller.com/2016/11/22/what-music-taught-me-about-political-journalism/   There is more about Music Thinking: a book, a blog and many more podcast episodes The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Do you like books?  Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode Like this show? Please leave us a review -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!   Thank you for your support; it helps the show!  

In The Power of Music Thinking podcast, we have conversations with exciting people that are also musicians. They see analogies between music and the areas they are working. So what they do is combine knowledge and skills from multiple fields to make significant contributions to various areas.  In The Power of Music Thinking book, I call them the AND-musician. I talk about this, especially in the Backstage chapter, where we dive into analogies to switch from one field to the other, like: Black is to white as off is to on. Or, conducting is to classical music as producing is to hip hop.    But there is another expression for this: polymath. Think about people like Leonardo Da Vinci, Hildegard von Bingen, or any guest on this programme. All of them are masters in different fields.   So today, I speak with Barbara Kleeb, a trained photographer, a doctor of medicine, a leadership coach for polymaths AND-muscian.   We speak about her personal journey, how studying multiple approaches leads to openmindedness and that every team or board should have at least one generalist to understand and connect different perspectives. And Barabara shares with us a tool she uses in her coaching practice: Ikigai. We also learn, for example, that most UX designers are polymaths, which resonated with me a lot, being in UX and service design positions in different companies.   Shownotes: Connect with Barbara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-barbara-kleeb  Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PnZvP1WfY3Cg1iTQcoCm6?si=ejzISnZqSrWVZaOLGq6Ilg  Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTBAxXugXGp8Mw9B--WMDnw/featured    The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Check out their website    Do you like books? Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking and get stories, explanations and exercises to apply music thinking. Buy The Power of Music Thinking   More like this Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking.  

Well it's this time of the year. And I am not talking about the countdown until Christmas and the holiday. I am also not talking about ‘the word of the year', or any other review compiled and curated by air quote “specialists”. I am talking about you, or better about your data, or even more close about your musical behaviour, taste and most played songs. Yes, it is the time when all Spotify users get their personal wrap-up of the year.   But this episode is not about the making of the wrap-up. This episode is about musical genre types, technology and research with musical behaviour.  My guest today is Glenn McDonald, Data Alchemist of Spotify and founder, programmer and producer of the Every Noise at Once website, which holds and updates examples from all genre types Spotify is tracking.  We talk about personal music algorithms, genre categorisation, subsets of listening, what you can learn from listening data, and how listening behaviour shapes communities that can be the start of a new genre.  Glenn shares with us how he compiled playlists on his Spotify account and a memorable sonic experience when he heard the band Low for the first time live ‘opening up a door' to a transformational moment.  Shownotes: Website Every Noise at Once: everynoise.com Glenn McDonald personal site: furia.com Twitter: @glenn_mcdonald The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Check out their website.    Do you like books? Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking and get stories, explanations and exercises to apply music thinking. Buy The Power of Music Thinking   More like this Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking.  

My guest today is Gabriella Di Laccio, public speaker, curator, activist, award-winning soprano and recording artist. She is one of the leading voices in the fight for gender equality in music. Listed as one of the BBC's 100 most inspirational and influential women in the world, Gabriella is also the founder and curator of the charitable foundation Donne - Women in Music - dedicated to achieving gender equality in the music industry.  We talk about the incredibly long list of woman composers and the unbelievably few plays they get in conservative classical music organisations. Gabriella shares with us the research and the numbers from the latest report: that in 2021, almost 9 in 10 compositions played by orchestras around the world are written by white men. But there is hope. At least in a different field. This year's Biennale di Venezia, invited 213 artists, among them 21 men. And here is an Exercise you can do very easily in a quiet moment: Check your playlists and count the artists that you are listening to (also the producers and composers) and find out how biased your musical taste is. We also made a start with a Top 6 of woman composers you should know and listen to: Lili Boulanger Nadia Boulanger Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel  Clara Schuhmann Leokadiya Kashperova Florence Beatrice Brice Rachel Portman, was the first woman who got an oscar. Show notes and how to connect with Gabriella Website: https://www.gabrielladilaccio.com/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GDiLaccio/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gdilaccio/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielladilaccio/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/GDiLaccio   More about Donne, Women in Music Website: https://donne-uk.org/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donneuk/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donne_uk/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/donneuk   Twitter: https://twitter.com/Donne_UK     The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialises in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Check out their website    Do you like books? Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking and get stories, explanations and exercises to apply music thinking. Buy The Power of Music Thinking   More like this Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking.  

My guest today is Raf De Keninck, executive member, director of education, research, and organisation of the Design Academy Eindhoven - one of the world's leading design schools. And Raf is also a performing musician, clarinet player and conductor. He played, for example, at the beginning of the 2000s, 300 concerts a year.  We start with sharing the incredible dreams he had as a child and a unique ritual he did in his adolescent years. And we get some insights into his leadership skills, for example, the advantages of having an outside view, combined with excellent listening skills and the practice of 'not knowing' and how to let inspiration flow in two ways. So, when you are open, then people will also be open. We talk about leading and following, and Raf explains what it means as a conductor to have a total overview and a well-defined score and how you can lead without explicitly leading. And there is another story of a conductor shouting at an orchestra and how the musicians were teaching him a lesson.  “Every time you play, rehearse or perform, you learn something.”   Show notes and how to connect with Raf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafdekeninck/  Design Academy Eindhoven website: https://www.designacademy.nl/  Personal website: https://www.rafdekeninck.nl/  Mahler 8th Symphony (Director: Georg Solti) on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/51GmsdrdDSuwM9gTTS23Xg?si=Uyq4tbLhRGWvHAzoWZknLg  Ligeti Chamber Concerto (Raf is talking about the most inspiring piece for organisations and leading and following): https://open.spotify.com/album/46e15cKAuwDSwyIrTDeDk4?si=YJdzj6ZiRtua0_gfvV-H0g  John Cage 4'33' recording from the first Design Thinkers Conference: https://creativecompanion.wordpress.com/2017/11/20/i-invite-you-to-listen-music-thinking-in-service-design/    Do you like books? Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking and get stories, explanations and exercises to apply music thinking. Buy The Power of Music Thinking   More like this Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking. The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Check out their website    

My guest today is Rikkert Achtereekte, customer director of sales and electronic musician. Rikkert works for the IT engineering company Schuberg Philis, which focuses on mission-critical processes. And Rikkert is a composer and performer of electronic music and gets together with some friends for a bi-monthly improvisation session on modular synthesizers. Rikkert shares insights about his company that builds solutions for business problems, for example, with a collaborative approach they call 'system in the room'. And they are pretty successful in what they are doing; they now got the Giarte XLA award for the 16th time. And he shares with us a workshop lab setting where he uses modular synthesizers to let people collaborate better and be more creative.  And precisely, that way of thinking - giving output and receiving input in a connected system of elements - is the essence of the Music Thinking Framework, with all the cues connected. So if you are at home or in the office while you hear this, you might want to download the framework first and then listen to this episode. But if you listen to it while driving a car or walking in nature, relax and enjoy the conversation with many life sounds from a modular synthesizer that Rikkert brought to the show. Show notes and how to connect with Rikkert LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikkert-achtereekte-9694aa49/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voltmeistermodular/  Schuberg Philis, company website: https://schubergphilis.com/en  Voltmeister, the modular synth music group: https://voltmeister.bandcamp.com  Voltmeister on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gB0NEOq2RooF3oSIoAtVv?si=aS8_YsVcStWgcrJeCy1q_w  Do you like books? Check out the new book: The Power of Music Thinking and get stories, explanations and exercises to apply music thinking. Buy The Power of Music Thinking   More like this Please subscribe to the podcast and listen to the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking.   Meet our sponsor The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating leaders, teams and organisations in customer experience, change and innovation. Check out their website   

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Hello my friend! Welcome to a short, special, audio-only episode of Creative Elements. First off – I wanted to let you know that I'll be at Podcast Movement this week! If you're in Dallas for Podcast Movement 22, shoot me an email! I'll be speaking on Thursday at 1:15 and my session is called How to Build Your Own Podcast Discovery Engine with Twitter and Email. It's a breakdown of how I've been using Twitter and email to grow this very show. AND, if you do find me, I'll give you a rare, coveted Creative Elements sticker. So, if you'll be at Podcast Movement in Dallas August 23 through the 25th, shoot me an email and come to my session Thursday at 1:15 local time.  The second update is that I've rebranded my business and my newsletter! Formerly known as Creative Companion, my newsletter is now called Creator Science. Read more on that below. Subscribe to Creator Science Join The Lab Read about the rebrand Submit a question for the Mailbag Check out the YouTube Full transcript and show notes *** CONNECT

Today we are in Hawaii. We speak with Dagan Bernstein, a teacher and musician passionate about designing and leading innovative educational experiences. Dagan is currently serving as Capstone Coordinator at an independent K-12 international boarding school in Hawaii with additional expertise in mathematics, music, and digital media instruction.  We speak about collaboration in the classroom, how to co-create with students and how this might be an inspiration for business people. And we talk intensively about the Ukulele, how he is using this in teaching, and some historical background, and we hear him play a tenor ukulele during the conversation like he would do at the farmers market at the weekend. And we learn new Hawaiian words and mindsets like Malama Kaiaulu, the act of Kilo and Ike.   Shownotes Here are some links to sources we mentioned in the talk. Youtube: Student Ukulele Ensemble Youtube: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Peter Moon (spotify) Jesse Kalima (spotify) Eddie Kamae (spotify) Connect with Dagan Twitter: @daganbernstein Instagram: @daganmusic and @dagan.blog Website: daganmusic.com   More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating companies in making brand minded and people-centred decisions.   Buy The Power of Music Thinking book to learn and find out more about Music Thinking and how to use this in your endeavour. See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking  

In this episode, you can listen to a conversation with Helene Seiyu Codjo and the sound of the shakuhachi. Helene is a shakuhachi performer, composer and teacher.   "In the single tone of the shakuhachi, the whole of nature can be heard whispering its secrets." Dean Seicho Del Bene   We talk about the first memorable concert she heard as a child (there is one recital on Spotify with Miguel Ángel Estrella); how she came to the shakuhachi and how playing the shakuhachi has also something to do with 'letting go of your ego'. Hélène shares a beautiful story about playing the shakuhachi in nature.  And we hear the Shakuchahi and a short recording outside in nature where we play together in a soundscape of birds, geese and men-made sounds.   Connect with Hélène: Website: https://hijirishakuhachi.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/lnflutes08 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shakudojo Bandcamp: https://heleneseiyu.bandcamp.com/ Blogpost about playing in nature: https://hijirishakuhachi.com/2022/02/03/playing-shakuhachi-in-nature/ More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating companies in making brand-minded and people-centred decisions.   Buy The Power of Music Thinking book   See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking  

Can you build a business off of a Twitter challenge? Perhaps it's not as simple as that, the core concept is there: create something for people to rally around, and you have a community. Participate with them and you have engagement. Jay Clouse knows a thing or two about building communities and successfully launched his own membership called Creative Companion…by basically starting with a Twitter challenge called #Tweet100. After comparing notes on how we manage our podcasts, we get into the crux of the matter: using Twitter in a helpful way, then building your business. We talk about mission, pricing, engagement, and tools in this absolutely packed episode. In Build Something More, we talk about workshops vs. course creation. Top Takeaways: Twitter is the ultimate experiment ground. You can get an idea out fast, it garners quick feedback from people, and it can be statically significant, given your audience.When it comes to positioning your membership, you need to have alignment with what you're offering and who you're offering it to. This will allow you to offer a high-price membership with meaningful engagement.When you build a community around something, you need to eat, sleep, and breathe it. Consider that as you go off and launch your own membership/community. Show Notes: Jay ClouseJay on TwitterJay on InstagramPodpageTweet HunterConvertkitJoin the Creator CrewSponsored by: Nexcess | TextExpander | LearnDash

What does it take to build creative independence? Jay Clouse knows a thing or two about making that happen. For the last 10 years, Jay's been exploring what it means to be a creator and helping other people become their very own boss in the creator economy. In this episode, we sat down with Jay to talk about his creative endeavors and how he brought them to life, the benefits of having a podcast (even if you're a total beginner), what the first thing he'd do if he was in the beginning of building an online business, and more.Jay Clouse is a writer, podcaster, and community builder. He hosts Creative Elements, a narrative-interview podcast exploring how your favorite creators make a living with their art and creativity. He writes the newsletter Creative Companion, and he previously led the Community Experience team for Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income, designing their paid membership community and cohort-based course programs.Where to find Jay:Jay's website: https://jayclouse.comJay's Teachable school: https://courses.jayclouse.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayclouse LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jayclousePodcast: https://creativeelements.fmLove this podcast? Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. And, if you want to leave us a review, we'd love to hear your feedback: teachable.simplecast.comFor all things creator news, important tips, and more, sign up for Teachable's newsletter here: https://teachable.com/newsletter-signup?utm_source=site&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=newsletter-signup-podcastFollow Teachable on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachable ?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-instagramLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teachable/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-linkedin Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachable?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-twitter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teachablehq?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=podcast-tiktok See you next week!

Today we are in München, Germany, talking to Björn Eichstädt, Managing Partner & Co-Owner of Storymaker and publisher of the digital magazine “J-BIG – Japan Business in Germany”. He studied Neurobiology and was active in experimental music in the 1990s and 2000s.  Björn takes us on a trip to Japan. From J-Horror Films, Japanese Spirits, Film music, audio innovations, sound aficionados and the Sound Design of the Tokyo Treinstation (note: I added the Yurakucho sound after the conversation).   And he shares the business habits and the harmony aspect in collaboration, the ‘performance thinking' of meetings in Japan and ‘the customer is god' attitude. But let's start with a warning, this is by far the most extended podcast in The Power of Music Thinking history, so if you are prepared to listen to 30 minutes podcasts, you might want to pause and listen further the next day. All right let's dive into it.   Show notes Björn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoern-eichstaedt-77889b2/  Storymaker Website: https://www.storymaker.de/en/home-en  Japan Business in Germany: https://www.j-big.de/en/    Extra links to Films and Music mentioned in the conversation Toru Takemitsu - Woman in the dunes  Un Uomo da Rispettare (Complete) - Ennio Morricone Toru Takemitsu graphic scores J-Horror and Sound: Kayako Saeki sound  J-Horror and Sound 2: Ringu Sound Design  Vocaloid: Hatsune Miku - World is Mine ~【手描き】ワールドイズマイン【Erich von Däniken / Peter Thomas: Chariots of the Gods: Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Chariots Of The Gods ℗ 1970 - YouTube Stockhausen: Sounds in Space, Osaka 1970  Pedestrian crossings with sound in Japan! - YouTube Gate Sounds for Boarding. - YouTube Yamanote Line - The Comprehensive Eki-melo Database    More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating companies in making brand minded and people-centred decisions.   Buy The Power of Music Thinking book See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking    

Today we are in New Albany, Ohio. We speak with Paula White, a globally recognized sales leader, leadership coach and author of the book Side B: Remix Your Leadership Style. We talk about how music can (re)charge the way you are leading and how leaders can work on their behavioural traits based on music principles. Paula shares with us the ten archetypal instruments that are based on a scientific survey. And Paula explains more about the saxophone type that came out of the survey I did before the conversation.  Show notes Paula S White on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-s-white/  Side B book page: https://paulaswhite.com/book-order/   The gracious Saxophone: https://paulaswhite.com/music/the-saxophone-gracious/  More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating companies in making brand minded and people centered decisions.   Buy The Power of Music Thinking book See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking    

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Today we switch roles: Christof asked his daughter Xenia to ask him anything about the new book: The Power of Music Thinking. Because Xenia was already a collaborator on the Jam Cards, a pre-reader of the new book and worked with her dad for many years, she can ask questions no one else could or would. They talked about leadership, followership, Service Design, the difference between metaphors and analogies, and why a book? Be ready for a pleasant conversation between father and daughter about The Power of Music Thinking.   Show notes Book page with a sneak preview: https://musicthinking.com/book-the-power-of-music-thinking/  Jam Cards page: https://musicthinking.com/jam-cards/  Xenia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xenia-z%C3%BCrn/    More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating companies in making brand minded and people-centred decisions.   Buy The Power of Music Thinking book See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking

Giarte Podcast | Hoe laat je je team werken als een op elkaar ingespeeld orkest? Wat is Music Thinking en wat hebben we eraan in de wereld van IT? Christof Zürn, oprichter van het adviesbureau Creative Companion, en auteur van het boek The Power of Music Thinking, over ‘Listen, Tune, Play, and Perform', designthinking en creatief leiderschap. Christof Zürn is de oprichter van musicthinking.com en het adviesbureau Creative Companion. Hij faciliteert teams en leiders hun professionele vaardigheden verder te ontdekken. Met zijn brede ervaring in creatief leiderschap, merkontwikkeling, management consulting en service design, is Zürn een hands-on professional voor effectieve co-creatieve oplossingen voor complexe organisaties. The Power of Music Thinking boek: https://musicthinking.com/book-the-power-of-music-thinking/ Creative Companion B.V.: https://creative-companion.com/ Luister! Marco Gianotten - Oprichter van Giarte In de wereld van IT zou het moeten gaan om de impact van technologie op mensen en business. Aan 'helaas pindakaas' heb je niets. Giarte ontwerpt, meet, verbeter en verankert klantbeleving en waardesturing. We zijn grondlegger en aanjager van XLA als mindset, skillset en toolset. Meer weten? Bezoek onze website, of volg onze LinkedIn pagina.

Today we speak with Marc Shillum, Designer, Creative Mind and trained musician. Marc was the founding Chief Experience Officer of Matternet, a pioneering transportation startup awarded World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. In his role, he connected the dots between Customer Needs, Hardware Design, Software Design, User Experience, Visual Design, Business Strategy and Brand Building. Marc has written OpEds for The World Economic Forum and Virgin Unite, delivered keynotes at SXSW, the Lego Marketing Summit, Nike Design Summit, and others. And Marc is the author of 'Brands as Patterns', a  white paper that opinion-makers like FastCompany, Contagious Magazine and PSFK have republished. We have a wonderful conversation about analogies between design, business, the human body and music. For example, Marc shares the various roles of a trumpet player in an orchestra and his early experiences with improvising musicians like Graham Collier and Derek Bailey.  We talk about different leadership positions, from composing, orchestrating, and conducting and how different musical styles help us understand our business.  And we discuss the difference between frequency and cadence in an agile workspace and how brands can orchestrate their business successfully with patterns.   Show notes Brands as Patterns platform, https://www.brandsaspatterns.com Marc on Twitter, https://twitter.com/BrandsPatterns Marc on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-s-92967b2/  Magazine INDEX, including a few conversations with guitarist Derek Bailey, we talked about in the session: http://www.index.works     More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating companies in making brand minded and people-centred decisions.   Buy The Power of Music Thinking book (April 2022)   See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking    

In this episode, a chat with Jay Clouse. Clouse is a creator. He helps other creators become independent by building his own life of creative independence. He hosts the podcast Creative Elements (recorded on SquadCast), which explores how your favorite creators do what they do. Clouse also writes Creative Companion, a newsletter featuring weekly case studies, creative inspiration, and encouragement. He is also an online course creator, running courses with titles such as Podcast Like the Pros and Freelancing School. Zach Moreno and Clouse discuss the power of social media -- specifically Twitter -- and how it can be used by podcasters to grow both their shows and their personal brands. Clouse recently started #tweet100, a Twitter accountability challenge that asks participants to write 100 meaningful tweets in 100 days, using the hashtag. By running this challenge, Clouse learned a lot about Twitter: engagement tactics, methods for achieving clicks, how to build a following, and more. In this episode of Between Two Mics, Moreno and Clouse discuss best practices and pontificate on the future of Twitter for brand development.Tune in for practical tips on how to use Twitter to grow your podcast.Also in this episode:A pre-roll ad from Keith Casebonne's You First podcastA mid-roll ad from Arielle Nissenblatt about the SquadCast communityJoin #tweet100Michael Che's InstagramCredits:Written and produced by Arielle NissenblattMixed and designed by Vince Moreno Jr.Artwork and logos by Alex WhedbeeTranscript for Ian PowellHosted by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder

What does it take to create work that resonates? This week, Jay unpacks his framing of resonance - why it matters, why we should prioritize it, and how to build it - with one of his creative sparring partners, Jay Clouse. From dissecting how competition comes into play to analyzing how it differs from reach, they look at resonance from all angles. It's a raw, messy, and unfiltered conversation that gives listeners a behind the scenes look at being an investigator in our own daily work. SHARE THE SHOW:Help others find Unthinkable in their favorite podcast player by sharing this link: https://pod.link/jaySUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER:https://jayacunzo.com/newsletterEvery Friday, I send a new idea, story, or framework for crafting more resonant work to thousands of subscribers, ranging from entrepreneurs, freelancers, and independent creators, to marketers and leaders at brands like Adobe, Red Bull, Shopify, Salesforce, the BBC, Wistia, HubSpot, Drift, ProfitWell, a16z, and the New York Times.VOICES IN THIS EPISODE:Jay Clouse is an entrepreneur and the creator and host of Creative Elements. He has created courses for creators including Podcast Like The Pros and Freelancing School Course Bundle. He also writes a newsletter, Creative Companion. Learn more: jayclouse.comSPONSOR: THE JUICEDiscover the world's best and brightest thinking and resources for sales and marketing pros on The Juice. They're like the Spotify of B2B, with content playlists and suggestions based on your job title and level. Avoid the endless lead-gen forms, skip all the system-gamers found via Google searches, and browse the most useful and transformative ideas affecting your work, for free.Learn more at https://thejuicehq.comCONNECT WITH US ELSEWHERE:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo and https://twitter.com/UnthinkableShow- Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacunzo- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jayacunzo- Email: jay@unthinkablemedia.comPRODUCTION:- Creator, host, writer, and editor: Jay Acunzo - https://jayacunzo.com- Producer and researcher: Ilana Nevins - https://www.ilananevins.comABOUT THE SHOW:Unthinkable is a storytelling podcast about creative people who break from conventional thinking to make what matters most. We're traveling the business world to learn how to create work that resonates — with powerful stories from makers, marketers, and leaders like the CEOs of Zoom and Patreon, execs from Adobe and Disney, and creators like writer Tim Urban, comedian Sarah Cooper, and photographer Chase Jarvis. From artisans to entrepreneurs, writers, designers, podcasters, video creators, and all the weird and wonderful nooks of the working world, we're meeting inspiring people to learn what we can do to resonate more deeply with the work we create.Listeners have called the show “This American Life for my work” with stories “as captivating as some of the best, like Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Carlin.”Thanks for listening and supporting Unthinkable!

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Welcome to this weeks podcast, "Creative Companion." "Smooth out your road in front of me, straight and level so I will know where to walk." (Ps. 5:8) Don't Miss an Episode, Keep Tuning In   . Follow: Rev. Patty's Inspiration Station Channel on YT  . Visit: Sacred Walk Home Music: Outdoors In Summer by Shane Ivers 

How can you tell a story through food and music? Are all chefs drummers? Should prominent leaders start a band together? In this episode, Creative Companion meets the Creative Chef. We have a lively conversation with Jasper Udink ten Cate, artist, designer, futurist, keynote speaker, book author and drummer. He worked worldwide on exhibitions like London Design Week, Dubai Design, Metropolitan Museum New York and the World Expo in Milano and for companies like Nike, BASF and Google. Jasper shares his approach to collective storytelling with food, music and design. And we talk about different tastes and diets and how to give goosebumps from natural vegan food to inspire people to create their own identity. He shares the story of the unripe peach and how reframing can be the start of new product innovation. We chat about how you can listen to yourself to create your own beautiful story, shape your personality and make decisions in consuming music, books, food and life.    Show notes Connect with Jasper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasper-udink-ten-cate-19b85bb/  Creative Chef website: https://creativechef.nl/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativechefnl/  How to become a Creative Chef Book: https://www.bispublishers.com/creative-chef.html      More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION Learn more about The Music Thinking Framework, the Jam Cards and the blog on musicthinking.com or the Music Thinking LinkedIn page.   See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking  

We talk with Nifemi Aluko - Founder and CEO of kpakpakpa and author of the book Press Play, Music as a catalyst for change. Nifemi is a traveller between California and Nigeria and - as he calls - a Youtube inspired bedroom producer. We talk about his journey from a chemical engineer to an advisor for companies that want to enter the African market. We learn about the size and the diversity of Africa, the high energy of woman entrepreneurship and the many languages, dialects, and communication between people across the continent.  And we chat about the different pace in doing business and establishing relationships, and how the technique of sampling can bring new styles of music and nurtures the ability to collaborate with people from different places.  Connect with Nifemi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nifemi-aluko/ Website kpakpakpa: https://kpakpakpa.com/ His book Press Play: https://www.amazon.com/Press-Play-Music-Catalyst-Change/dp/1641375531/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/naporepublic The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION

Workshops & Course tickets now on sale for 'Doing Design Festival V2' - June 18 2021  Today on the show we have Christof Zürn founder of Creative Companion and MusicThinking.com. We chat the interrelationship between Design and Music and what Design can learn from thinking like a musician. As an 'ex' musician and songwriter myself, I see the world of Design very much within the same family as music. We drill a little deeper into Christofs Music Thinking framework and learn more about the value it can bring to teams and organisations. Lets get into it. Sign up for Chrstof's podcast: https://musicthinking.com/podcast/ https://musicthinking.com/ https://www.creative-companion.com https://nl.linkedin.com/in/creativecompanion More from This is HCD https://linktr.ee/thisishcd Join our Slack community / https://www.thisishcd.com/community/join/ Join our newsletter / https://www.thisishcd.com/community/join-the-hcd-newsletter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Workshops & Course tickets now on sale for 'Doing Design Festival V2' - June 18 2021  Today on the show we have Christof Zürn founder of Creative Companion and MusicThinking.com. We chat the interrelationship between Design and Music and what Design can learn from thinking like a musician. As an 'ex' musician and songwriter myself, I see the world of Design very much within the same family as music. We drill a little deeper into Christofs Music Thinking framework and learn more about the value it can bring to teams and organisations. Lets get into it. Sign up for Chrstof's podcast: https://musicthinking.com/podcast/ https://musicthinking.com/ https://www.creative-companion.com https://nl.linkedin.com/in/creativecompanion More from This is HCD https://linktr.ee/thisishcd Join our Slack community / https://www.thisishcd.com/community/join/ Join our newsletter / https://www.thisishcd.com/community/join-the-hcd-newsletter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in the programme we have Steve Keller from Oakland California and we learn more about sound art, sound science and sound business. Steve has a great title: Audio alchemist and Sonic Strategy Director, Studio Resonate at SXM Media. We talk about audio-only and audio first strategies in what he calls ‘the platinum age of audio', how COVID has changed our listening habits, the rise of clubhouse and how leaders can foster the ability to listen inside their companies. We have a conversation about the relationship between visual and sonic identities and what brands with a conscience can do to use sound for sustainable business in a multisensory world.  We learn about his research on sonic racism and he shares with us a little ritual that he uses before brainstorming sessions that matter. Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevekeller1/  Sound first consultancy Studio Resonate | Pandora: https://www.sxmmedia.com/studio-resonate  Listening Builds Trust in a Time of Uncertainty https://www.adweek.com/partner-articles/listening-builds-trust-in-a-time-of-uncertainty/ Brands can tackle sonic racism: https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/brands-can-tackle-sonic-racism/44246 Stand For Sonic Diversity website: https://www.standforsonicdiversity.com/ The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION

Today on the show we are in Boston and in Cyprus, we talk with Michael Hendrix, Partner and Global Design Director at IDEO and with Panos Panay, Vice President for Strategy & Innovation at Berklee College of Music. Michael and Panos talk about their experience as entrepreneurs, leaders, and executives and the interviews they did with musicians like Björk, Justin Timberlake and many others.  We speak about the creative mindset that designers and musicians share, the importance of emotional diligence and what David Bowie and Nokia have in common. We speak about what leadership can learn from music production, and that leaders in these times should rather look in the direction of a producer than a conductor. We hear that Design Thinking is less effective when used as a formula and that the musical mindset is applicable to everyone. And we talk about that the value of creative education and a musical mindset can have a great impact on business and innovation. If this resonates with you, you should definitively check out their new book Two beats ahead.  Connect with Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmichaelhendrix/  Connect with Panos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/panospanay/  Two Beats ahead website: https://twobeatsahead.com/ IDEO: https://www.ideo.com/ Berklee College of Music: https://www.berklee.edu/ The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION