What we found out
People who act artistically develop a special attitude – shaped by curiosity, passion, confidence and resilience. Anyone can develop this attitude because it is inherent in all of us. It is formed by our actions and our experiences – regardless of whether we paint or do research, make music or build, write or do consulting.
Creative Company
Our book CREATIVE COMPANY shows people, organizations and our society ways to better deal with the great challenges of our time. It is based on over 100 conversations with artists of all genres, scientists from various disciplines and entrepreneurs.
Framework
The Age-of-Artists-Framework relates the great challenges of our time: the elements and patterns of artistic attitude and practice, organizational culture and concrete results. It serves to determine your location just as it is used as a visioning and change instrument in organizations.
Interviews
We have had more than 100 conversations with artists, scientists and entrepreneurs in recent years. Our network grows with every conversation and our journey of discovery continues. We publish many of our conversations in summary form or as an unabridged transcript.
Ona Jarmalavičiūtė & Benjamin Stromberg
We cannot teach a virtuosity of listening as a skill separate from the contingent moment of listening
Thomas Castéran
Everyone has a different creativity
Thomas Castéran
I don’t believe in inspiration. I believe in construction
Essays
The next book is sure to come – we will fill the time till then with essays on current topics that interest us and our community.
Benjamin Stromberg
Elastic in times of crisis
Dirk Dobiéy & Thomas Koeplin
The Abolition of Creativity V
Dirk Dobiéy & Thomas Koeplin
The Abolition of Creativity IV
“I consider it as my job to create something new.”
“It’s not about changing the repertoire of elements, at the most to widen it to its maximum. The dangers for creativity are the routine and the uniformity.”
“I like not knowing. I like being surprised.”
“I don’t believe in inspiration. I believe in construction.”
”Everyone has a different creativity.“
“Trust is the main point of good leadership.”
“There is no security. Terms like fault or failure only exist if you allow them.”
“I’m always collecting impressions – no matter where I am.”
“There are no dots. What is there is the connection.”
“Each work gives me the opportunity to use an individual language.”
