Often in conversations you will be asked “Why?”. It could be in response to something that you said, it could be in response to something that you did or it could be in response to one of your convictions. While there are legitimate reasons to ask why, I propose that the question “Why not?” is… Continue reading On the power of “Why not?”
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AI and Us: A Journey of Collaboration, Creativity, and Evolution
I just gave an interview for a German Stundent Radio Show. Here are the main takeaways as summarized by ChatGPT4. Overall, I emphasize the need for humans to learn to adapt to a rapidly changing work landscape influenced by AI. Rather than perceiving this as a loss of jobs, I see it as an evolution… Continue reading AI and Us: A Journey of Collaboration, Creativity, and Evolution
“Dimensions – Digital Art since 1859”
Some impressions from the opening of „Dimensions – Digital Art from 1859“ (!) The Leipzig exhibition is the brainchild of Walter Smerling as well as Jan Hiesserich and Paula Cipierre and is really fabulously curated by Richard Castelli, Dr. Dan Xu and Clara Blume, Ph.D. with works by over 60 artists among them Refik Anadol and my absolute favorite, Ryoji Ikeda. It was surprising to see how… Continue reading “Dimensions – Digital Art since 1859”
The Future of Music: An Hommage to Herbert von Karajan
Today is the 115th Birthday of Herbert von Karajan. I wanted to take the opportunity and reflect on what it is that I find fascinating about this man even more than 35 years after his death. Herbert von Karajan first and foremost was a formidable musician. Many of his recordings of the great works of… Continue reading The Future of Music: An Hommage to Herbert von Karajan
Technology and Humans: The Secret to Creativity at the Karajan Institute
The Karajan Institute uses technology heavily to accomplish their work with a small team. They have a large database with information on events from Herbert von Karajan’s life, including dates, locations, artists, and composers. They use this database to create daily posts for their communication team to brainstorm ideas for social media. A lot of… Continue reading Technology and Humans: The Secret to Creativity at the Karajan Institute
Announcing the MapsMap Challenge!
Could we be making more progress, faster? Are there wicked problems that, when defined and solved, are “unlocks” for humanity’s next steps? Let’s find out! Sonophilia Foundation, Ocean Protocol, Foresight Institute and Planetary Holdings announce The MapsMap Challenge. Funded with $30K, the bounty will be awarded for creating a mobile-friendly web app prototype to open… Continue reading Announcing the MapsMap Challenge!
Welcome IUMag! New Magazine of German Initative for Authors’ Rights.
I am really happy to have contributed with a very, very short statement to the newly launched magazine of the German Initiative for Authors’ Right (Initative Urheberrecht). You all know that I am a passionate supporter of creators, be it in music, the arts, science or business. One important way in which we can enable… Continue reading Welcome IUMag! New Magazine of German Initative for Authors’ Rights.
Re-Start Culture // Neustart Kultur
Today I participated in a very innovative event hosted by Ole Baekhoej at the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin. The topic of the event was “Restart Culture”. The name comes from a Corona Help Program of the German Government by the same name: Neustart Kultur. The cool thing about today’s event was that discussions were… Continue reading Re-Start Culture // Neustart Kultur