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Mindful Mornings Munich
Friday, December 19, 2025
08:30
Start your day in a mindful way. 💫
With our ‘Mindful Mornings’ series, we want to explore mindful practices with you to start our (working) days with clarity, calmness, and a deeper sense of purpose.
More information, current updates, and registration are available in our WhatsApp community.
My offer
I am convinced that real growth and lasting change only come from inside.
Our inner world is never static—whether as individuals or as a collective. When we bring awareness to it, it unfolds, begins to move, and becomes its own next step. The quality of our relationship with ourselves, with others, and with the outside is therefore vital for the effectiveness of our results.
Whether as a facilitator for workshops, team-building initiatives, or large group events, as a co-creator and companion for participatory strategy and culture design, or in individual coaching, it is always about the journey through the inner space, to the other participants in the system, to the outcome in terms of change and growth in the outside world.
As an experienced facilitator, I design workshops, meetings, and conferences as lively spaces for authentic encounters with oneself and others, enabling effective collaboration. My approach combines proven participatory and design thinking methods with a deep understanding of group dynamic processes, enabling all participants to contribute their full potential. Unleashing creative energy and playful motivation is just as important as creating mindful presence. This ensures that the outcomes developed are supported by everyone and have a lasting impact.
#FacilitationAcrobat #CreativeCollaboration #InUp
Strong, high-performing teams are created where people feel truly safe and a sense of belonging—a process that starts with connecting to themselves. In safe and experiential spaces and journeys, I guide teams to experience genuine connection, build authentic relationships, and foster a culture of mutual trust.
From this sense of connection grows a unique quality of collaboration where everyone feels supported and empowered to reach their full potential.
#PsychologicalSafety #InnerConnection #RelationshipDesign
Change requires spaces of trust where people can open up and create something new together. True transformation doesn’t come from theoretical concepts but through real experiences.
With my process design and facilitation, I support (leadership) teams and organizations in shaping change from within—moving away from rigid control mechanisms toward a dynamic and collaborative way of working. I combine mindfulness practices with proven approaches to organizational development and a deep understanding of living systems and human dynamics.
#ChangeManagement #ExperienceDesign #AwarenessBasedSystemsChange
In today’s complex world, we need employees and leaders who can tune into their inner voice, create space for creativity, and unlock the potential within their teams and projects. My training approach blends mindful self-leadership with the art of facilitating co-creative processes and meetings, as well as creative methods for leadership and collaboration. This development journey helps people grow into authentic, grounded individuals who can support others in a human-centered and potential-oriented way.
These skills are essential for guiding teams through change and fostering a culture of collaborative innovation.
#FacilitationSkills #CreativeLeadership
#Co-Creation #MindfulnessEffective strategies are rooted in the shared identity and core values that truly define a team, project, or organization. These don’t come from top-down directives or leadership roles but emerge through the active involvement of all key voices within the system.
In dynamic, participative processes, I support teams in uncovering these valuable foundations together, shaping a shared (brand) identity or vision, and developing clear, actionable paths for the future. This approach not only creates clear goals and strategies but also fosters genuine commitment and a deep, collective understanding of the "why" and "what for" behind a project, team, or organization. It results in an alignment that shines from within, is embraced by everyone, and has a lasting impact.
#StrategyDesign #IdentityVisionValues #EngagedStrategy #AlignedAction
Authentic company culture cannot be imposed from above—it arises where people can actively shape their shared workplace reality and environment. Instead of ready-made culture and workplace concepts, I support teams and organizations in collaborative, experience- based journeys through which all participants can contribute their expertise and needs and jointly develop new forms of collaboration and thus more effective solutions. By consciously designing spaces for collaboration and experimentation and developing intentional rituals, an authentic and unique culture or work environment grows – a fertile ground where people can develop their potential and create progress and growth together.
#CultureChange #RitualDesign #WorkplaceDesign
Individual coaching
In the safe and confidential space of individual coaching, I’ll help you uncover your unique values and potential, using them as your inner compass to create meaningful, lasting change.
Together, we’ll explore your challenges—whether it’s navigating a career shift, tackling leadership hurdles, or focusing on personal growth—using a systemic and resource-oriented approach inspired by the St. Gallen coaching model. My work blends thoughtful reflection with embodied experiences, because true transformation happens from within and requires both mind and body to align.
Project examples
Here are a few selected examples of my work in participative strategy, team, and organizational development. Each project shares a common focus: helping clients reconnect with themselves and their relationships, while addressing their challenges from a foundation of a strong, collaborative "we."
True to the motto, “Everything you are and everything you will be lies solely within yourself.”
Development and facilitation of a 4-month "Purpose Journey" (conducted mostly remotely due to COVID) to rediscover and bring to life the core purpose and key company values of the premium sportswear brand BOGNER.
The result was a purpose uncovered through a radically collaborative process within the organization, along with four authentic core company values that bridge the brand’s history with its future.
A company in the automotive industry utilized the time spent working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic to reimagine its workplace vision with us. Our process began with a design challenge: how to create a flexible, future-proof office environment that would effectively support employees' work and collaboration needs. Through a human-centered design approach, we facilitated a company-wide project team to collaborate on addressing this challenge. Remarkably, most of this work was conducted remotely through digital workshops, progressing from insight generation to design concepts, prototypes, and detailed spatial plans for the new office design.
We were supported in this by our architecture partners from Designliga.
We supported and guided a participatory process to develop and implement a new leadership approach centered on the concept of "WE" at AOK Baden-Württemberg.
Engaging all management levels and nearly 1,200 managers, we collaboratively shaped this new understanding of leadership through iterative design sprints, a variety of small and large-scale workshops, and experimental phases. This process was further enriched by training and integrating leadership navigators across all areas of the organization to bring the concept to life.
Additionally, this initiative led to a refined corporate mission statement, which we are actively implementing through innovative methods, including a specially designed game.
As part of a company-wide restructuring, we designed and led a two-day offsite for McDonald’s Germany’s newly established ESI division, centered around the theme “From Workload to Team Flow.” The event blended moments of inner reflection and silence with meaningful interpersonal connections and practical problem-solving, all infused with a touch of lightheartedness.
The offsite not only fostered stronger emotional bonds within the team and enhanced their understanding of the system but also led to the development of tangible strategies for improving efficiency and managing workloads. Clear action plans with defined responsibilities were created to ensure sustainable implementation of these solutions.
In a fast-moving market, the marketing management team of a German bank set out to realign its focus. We designed and facilitated a two-day “Reflection-to-Action” workshop: creating space to pause, sharpen objectives, and re-energize the path forward.
Anchored in individual leadership goals, the team crafted a shared vision and reset priorities. By intentionally alternating between reflection and concrete future planning, they successfully realigned their collaboration. The outcomes: clarified strategic and operational targets, clear principles for effective leadership, and concrete next steps toward an agile, future-ready marketing organization.
Athletic Sport Sponsoring faced the challenge of repositioning itself in a highly competitive market. Our participatory approach guided a company-wide project group through four phases: from team onboarding to in-depth insight research and joint vision development to the creation of brand elements and their implementation.
The process began with clarifying expectations and work rhythms, followed by researching psychological anchors and defining possible positioning spaces, the value cosmos, and the core identity. Building on this, we developed a brand name and design, which were then evaluated. In the implementation phase, we ensured consistent application through regular “creative reviews.”
The result: an authentic brand identity that is carried from within and aligns the company's DNA and ambitions – with the employees involved as committed brand ambassadors.
Some of the organizations that have placed their trust in me
What people say about our collaboration
"It's incredibly easy to work with you and communicate openly. Your creative processes, methodologies, and collaboration tools have really helped us move forward."
Nadine, Head of HR, VDA
"All meetings, workshops, and discussions are really well prepared. Input is integrated and implemented professionally. High levels of expertise and creativity!"
Natalie, Head of Corporate Culture, AOK BW
"You have not only helped us understand and implement marketing in a more human-centered way, but have also supported us grow personally in challenging times."
Tim, Global Head of Brand & Marketing, Deutsche Bank
"From vision to implementation, you guided the organization through the process with creativity and clear structure. The result perfectly expresses our DNA and our ambition."
Chaichana, CEO, Athletic Sport Sponsoring
"I appreciate your calm, non-judgmental manner and the great safety you created for me to open up. I would definitely recommend working with you."
Sarah, leader in a Start-Up
"Bastian is a highly experienced strategist and design-thinking professional. His interpersonal skills, team leadership, and calm yet distinctive management style are impressive."
Tobias, CEO, Superunion
My network
Together, we can achieve more and enrich the process through diverse perspectives and experiences. Whenever possible, I rely on the power of collaboration to support clients in a broader and deeper way. Especially in areas where I see meaningful connections to other disciplines—even if these connections are not yet recognized or embraced within organizations.
Facilitation. Coaching. Co-evolution.
I work with individuals, teams, and organizations to foster personal and organizational development and change from within.
