We live in turbulent times. Uncertain times. Times of upheaval and change. I want to be a constructive part of that change. Among other things, I am trying to do that by doing volunteer work for two civil society organisations.
One is the German climate protection organisation German Zero. I helped found the organisation in 2019 and I have donated money to them over the years. Currently, I am serving as a member of the supervisory board (‘Vorstand’, volunteer).
German Zero is a dedicated team of people (a group of paid employees in the Berlin head office, and over a thousand volunteers all over the country) who focus on key strategic efforts to move the needle in climate protection policies.
The other is the international organisation Wellbeing Economy Alliance (in short: WEAll). WEAll was co-founded in 2018 by Katherine Trebeck — one of the protagonists of the documentary feature film ‘Purpose‘ which I made between 2018 and 2024. In that process, I witnessed the creation of WEAll and have formed friendships with some of its founders; I am also a member of WEAll and I produced the podcast EXPRESS CHANGE with WEAll. Partly based on the response to my German YouTube videos, I am currently working with a group of dedicated individuals on bringing WEAll to Germany, in the shape of a new organisation focused on economic system change.
Updates about my activism work:
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Rou Reynolds: Rockstar and Systems Change Advocate
It was a particular pleasure to interview Rou Reynolds — lead singer, keyboardist and chief song writer in the band “Enter Shikari” — for our podcast “Express Change”. Rou is…
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Uploading my first film to a server in Iceland
Today is a big day. I uploaded a 33 GB file to an online space which is managed by the people at Harpa venue in Iceland — because that is…
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Two Amazing Women On The Express Change Podcast
I’ve been so busy with the post production of the documentary feature film I am currently working on — I didn’t even find the time to write about two inspiring…
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What If Our Political Debates Began With Music-Making?
For episode three of our podcast ‘Express Change’, we spoke with Mapumba Cilombo, a musician originally from Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who lives and works in South…
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Learning from Tim Jackson — Episode 2 of Express Change
In 2017, Tim Jackson was the starting point. With him, I began my ‘rethinking journey’ on everything I thought I knew about economic growth. Let’s not forget: For 17 years,…
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Do We Like Our Art And Our Economy Top-Down, or Bottom-Up?
Today, we are launching our first full-length ‘Express Change’-podcast episode — a conversation with Shirley Rodriguez, a New-York-based photographer and filmmaker. There is one idea that Shirley speaks about which…
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New Podcast: ‘Express Change’
Our new podcast “Express Change” (it’s my first!) is going live today, with a short 6-minute teaser episode. You can play it right here: On this page, you’ll find links…
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German Zero Is Hiring: Managing Director
We are currently looking for a new person to strengthen the full-time team’s management in German Zero’s Berlin headquarter office. We want to build a larger team to run operations…
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A Podcast Born From A YouTube Failure
The origin story of ‘Express Change’ — the podcast which I am currently working on and which will launch in early spring of 2024 — began with a failed attempt…