🔥 I am constantly meeting interesting people Berlin with interesting perspectives and stories to share. So I figured why not share these great experiences with a broader audience.

🕰 I sit down for an authentic and resonant personal conversation with each guest in an audio only podcast format.

❤️ My first guest for episode 1 is @motasch_

Episode 1 Monday April 6 :: Motasch – Here’s a real mover and shaker in the Berlin culture scene. If Mo is not busy co-producing and hosting the German Beat Making Championships (GBMC) or working on some entrepreneurial business ideas he can also be found managing talented artists or just being a generally good guy supporting Berlin’s culture scene… This entire episode features beats produced by participants from the GBMC Round 1 earlier this year.

Release Date: Saturday, April 11 – Round 2 of GBMC at Baumhaus and Panke Club

🔊 Each of my special guests is also invited to curate the sound space of Baumhaus during our regular weekday series “Day Club” Mo & Weds 13-22:00 + Tu & Th 11-17:00. Stop by to meet my special guest in person and some other nice folks in the ‘open greeting zone’.

Please show some love for the sound curation and leave a tip!

Recorded episodes will be posted on soundcloud and the Baumhaus website.

Peace,
Scottie B

Stay tuned for Episode 2 featuring special guest MLP, winner of round 1 of the GBMC series

#audiophile #podcasts #berlinstagram #interesting #berlinculture #dayclub #dayclubbing

Check out the music from all the beat makers in this podcast on soundcloud

audio credits
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/limbowski-10
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/jannis-ff-9
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/mlp-finale-1st-place-1
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/rudenote-mixed-feelings-2nd-place-2
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/kurt-oldschool-flow-23
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/mira-duo-6
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/froot-der-hat-nen-beat-gemacht-7
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/kova-cookie-beat-20
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/large-quest-flip-the-plan-original-mix2-21
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/jvson-18
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/dualizm-8
https://soundcloud.com/german-beatmaking-championship/j-chopps-13

The main goal of this crowdfunding campaign is to make sure that Baumhaus can get through this rough transitional period and continue to serve as a hub for people and organizations who want to make Berlin and maybe even the world a better, more sustainable and balanced place.

Since 2013, Baumhaus has provided a uniquely resonant space and intuitively understandable frameworks that have facilitated meaningful and connective experiences for tens of thousands of people.

The core of our work and activities are based on the concept of bringing more dynamic regenerative balance into the world: personally, ecologically, aesthetically, culturally, economically and socially (p.e.a.c.e.s.). Each person contributing to bringing more balance into the world in their own ways, individually and collectively.

These ideas have real value and real resonance, enough to motivate over 1300 people who have helped to build the space so far…

Here is a link to one of our latest video projects and initiatives which is meant to raise conscious awareness that we need to shift from a world based on constructs of imbalance to systems of dynamic regenerative balance. Not only is this relevant to the climate crisis, but also the shift towards authoritarianism globally – domination and imbalance at the roots of both. With this video and all of our work in general, we hope to help empower an evolution of conscious solidarity that anyone can participate in. The video has a link to this crowdfunding at the end so feel free to share it! – https://youtu.be/Z9ml3AEzZhE

Your donations

The donation goal is 12000€ which just covers the running costs to keep the doors open and the lights on for 3 months until Spring when there are some space rentals, workshops and project work. If the donation goal is met then I can cover the 4000€/month costs which include rent (Baumhaus space and storage space used by CSA/SoLaWi groups), insurance, gas, electric, WLAN, GEZ, GEMA, Book keeping, Datev & legal fees.

Donate Here! If everyone puts in a little then we can accomplish a lot. Thank you for making it possible!

How did things come to this point? A personal backstory and forward story from Scott Bolden, Baumhaus Founder

From 2012 until 2020 we managed to barely survive, keep building and having practical impact with little to no public funding, grants or financial security.  After a series of miracles in 2014, we managed to work the system and actually get a bank credit so we could start the project! We did weekly community networking events for 7 years without a break, hosted many workshops and space rentals as well as project work to pay the bills and keep the doors open.

Oddly enough, our first sense of slight financial security came during COVID when the government offered to pay rent and running costs to support culture institutions like Baumhaus. During the pandemic we had time and space to recover from years of burnout, build the second level and develop relationships leading to us doing some non-profit work that offered us some financial security – until now…

At the beginning of 2025 we finally paid off the last of a 93000€ credit we took 10 years earlier. By the end of 2025 our big projects with food sustainability ended along with the secure financing and with co-founder, Karen’s departure. Now I am left alone with full responsibility to keep Baumhaus and it’s impact going on which I fully intend to do with your help.

Where to go from here?

There first Era of Baumhaus was about making it possible. This next Era of Baumhaus is about activating and applying what works to make it effective.

Doing the work that needs to get done! During this Winter I will begin offering regular Baumhaus workshop modules like the ones listed on the website. I will also open the space to more public events like community networking events or ‘day club’ days as well as facilitating content from other people in the Baumhaus network. Send me your ideas – info@baumhausberlin.de

Until now, I have often wondered if it would be possible to catalyze a mass movement of solidarity around the globe that could lead us to actually making the world a better place. If it is possible then Berlin might be the only urban center where it could realistically start and take hold…

If you would like to get involved or support the evolution of Baumhaus and what it offers to the world then join us on Valentines Day, Saturday, February 14 from 15:00 until 21:00 for our Urgent Action Summit 2. Check the event page for details when they get posted…

Peace,
Scott

This Winter has started out with some strong musical vibes as we host the first round of the German Beat Making Championships in Baumhaus and Panke along with another fun Community Night.

I first had the idea for Baumhaus back in 2011 and soon after in 2012 Karen Wohlert was convinced of the idea enough to join me in making it into a reality.  Now after 13 years of working and living together, Karen will leave the Baumhaus to pursue other interests.  It is with some sadness but even more gratitude for the past and hope for the future that we say goodbye to each other and this era of the Baumhaus.

Together with the help of over 1000 volunteers, friends, colleagues, family and supporters we were able to create a beautiful environment, an open and evolving community, catalyzed or given birth to many new initiatives and resonant frameworks for making the world a better place. Somehow against all odds, we have managed to survive and grow – all this without receiving any public funding.

Without a doubt, this has been the most challenging and fulfilling epic adventure of my lifetime so far. Along with our successes we have experienced various degrees of burnout and exhaustion while trying to keep things rolling along. It’s time for a change…

Several people have been anxiously asking me, “What will happen with Baumhaus now?” My answer: I see a parallel between the climate crisis and the continuing existence of Baumhaus. In both cases it is important to take action now in order to preserve life in the future. So it is with a renewed sense of dedication that I plan the next steps.

The New Direction – Launching An Evolution (of conscious understanding)

Over the last decade we have developed, prototyped and used several ideas and intuitively understandable frameworks that resonate across a broad spectrum of people. The most fundamental one is around the concept of ‘dynamic regenerative balance’. As it turns out, any system living or non-living must be in state of a dynamic (changing) balance in order to sustain it’s existence. This is true whether we are referring to a human being, the earth’s ecosystem, a machine or a spiral galaxy light years away.



Our biggest problem on this planet is that we are managing it with models and frameworks that are meant to create and maintain imbalance. Since recorded history we humans have been operating on the ‘domination’ paradigm which often manifests itself in the form of ‘winning’. We compete to be the best, have the most stuff or consolidate power, win the game, always be right, get the most attention; to be on top. Our economic and labor systems have built in inequalities and imbalances in considering the value of people’s time, energy and life experience. Is it any wonder that our relationship to nature, each other and ourselves is often out of balance? This story is explained pretty dramatically in our new short video:

Our biggest opportunity to turn things around is to realize that we need to start to reconsider the constructs of society and our relationships to nature and each other through the filter of ‘dynamic regenerative balance’. It will be a constant priority of Baumhaus to find ways to share this perspective in an effort to “Launch An Evolution” of conscious understanding that can inform, inspire and motivate more people into action. In accordance, Baumhaus will begin offering workshops and seminars in 2026 to share all the frameworks that we have developed that are proven to have positive and immediate effects.

I ask supporters of Baumhaus to take a look at our services page and consider booking options from a Sustainability Thinking, PEACES, Flow meditation or Inner Commons workshop to hiring any one of our sustainable solutions design services or a even Baumhaus tour. As always, the Baumhaus space can still be rented for activities that make the world a better and more balanced place.



In 2026 you can expect a newly invigorated calendar with more regular public events in Baumhaus including Community Night 2 times per month as well as workshops like the ones mentioned above. I will also be posting more often on the News page of Baumhaus. 

 In the meantime, please check out our latest project to inspire some real solidarity by setting up a platform fro a trusted network of people and organizations working to bring more balance into the world – OurWorld.Solutions.

Peace,

Scott

Please send any questions, suggestions and offers for collaboration or support to info@baumhausberlin.de

p.s. The will be a room available above the Baumhaus – now that Karen has moved out her room in our 130qm apartment will be available starting Jan 1. The room is about 17qm with windows facing west. The rent will be in the neighborhood of 600€ which includes utilities. Send inquiries to scott@baumhausberlin.de

“Reclamation” :: June 13 – 15

check out the new Instagram page!

Is this the better world we’ve been looking for? Show up and share your plans to make the world a better place at the Emergent Berlin festival! 

Since 2013, Baumhaus Berlin has brought together local initiatives, organizations, and neighbors who are ready to shape a more sustainable future with personal, ecological, aesthetic, cultural, economic and social perspectives (p.e.a.c.e.s.). 🌱 Submit your idea for a contribution!

2025 Theme: RECLAMATION – Reclaiming the Narrative & Our Agency

We believe it’s time to redefine the story—our story. This year, we’re turning Emergent Berlin into a Super Hero Training Camp to equip ourselves with the tools, perspectives, and community support to make real change. More than ever, Berlin needs a sense of unity, shared purpose, and the belief that we can move things forward together.  🌱 Submit your idea for a contribution!

What’s Happening?

Friday
📍 Art Opening & Party – Friday night kicks off with creativity and connection at Baumhaus, our festival meeting point. The opening party takes place at Panke Culture Club in the backyard.

Saturday & Sunday
📍 Evengers Onboarding – A chance to step into action and unlock some superhero skills throughout hand chosen workshops and preparing you to save the future.  Expand your network of real life Superheroes!

📍 Workshops & Prototyping Sessions – From “Redesigning the world as we would like it to be” using AI & AI, actual and artificial intelligence to an all day clothing upcycling / repair / swap and costume making session, plus plenty of different workshops and hands on activities

📍 Inspiring Lectures & Discussions – Experts and diverse voices across Berlin’s changemaker community will share their opinions on recent and future sustainability perspectives + 2 Poetry Slams (DE & EN)

📍 The Launch of a New Initiative – We’re introducing ourworld.solutions, a platform for collaboration beyond the festival to make sure our collected and gained knowledge can be turned into practical action and an active network.  + an initiative to start a local newspaper for our growing network of changemakers.

All time
📍Music, Food, Drinks, Art, Networking, Chill Out Area, Open Greeting Zones, Fun

Check out our other Emergent Berlin festivals from 2013 until 2023

How do you want to participate?

Emergent Berlin is powered by the people who show up and contribute.

We’re inviting workshop leaders, artists, activists, provocateurs, helpers, facilitators and anyone with a vision to join us. Whether you’re from a grassroots initiative, an NGO, a creative space, a business, or simply a concerned citizen— join the conversation, share how you want to reclaim a better future, and spread the word. The setting is open and informal, so you’re warmly invited to join us whether your idea/initiative is still in its early stages or already well-established.

Ways you can contribute: give a short project presentation, offer a workshop, a performance, a poetry reading, be a general helper, an AI guide, photo/video/audio documentation, social media & website, wellness facilitator or maybe even a sewing machine operator for our clothing up-cycling/repair/swap shop/costume making workshop…

If you want to contribute, just click the link below fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you within a week!

🌱 Submit your application / offer to help

For more info, participation or press inquiries, reach out to us via info@emergentberlinfest.de

Let’s grow the movement for sustainability, creativity and collective action together! 

__________

When: 13th – 15th of June
Where: Gerichtstraße 23, 13347 Berlin-Wedding + other local spaces

June 13 – 15

Is this the better world we’ve been looking for? Show up and share your plans to make the world a better place at the Emergent Berlin festival! 

Since 2013, Baumhaus Berlin has brought together local initiatives, organizations, and neighbors who are ready to shape a more sustainable future with personal, ecological, aesthetic, cultural, economic and social perspectives (p.e.a.c.e.s.). 🌱 Submit your idea for a contribution!

2025 Theme: RECLAMATION – Reclaiming the Narrative & Our Agency

We believe it’s time to redefine the story—our story. This year, we’re turning Emergent Berlin into a Super Hero Training Camp to equip ourselves with the tools, perspectives, and community support to make real change. More than ever, Berlin needs a sense of unity, shared purpose, and the belief that we can move things forward together.  🌱 Submit your idea for a contribution!

What’s Happening?

Friday
📍 Art Opening & Party – Friday night kicks off with creativity and connection at Baumhaus, our festival meeting point. The opening party takes place at Panke Culture Club in the backyard.

Saturday & Sunday
📍 Evengers Onboarding – A chance to step into action and unlock some superhero skills throughout hand chosen workshops and preparing you to save the future.  Expand your network of real life Superheroes!

📍 Workshops & Prototyping Sessions – From “Redesigning the world as we would like it to be” using AI & AI, actual and artificial intelligence to an all day clothing upcycling / repair / swap and costume making session, plus plenty of different workshops and hands on activities

📍 Inspiring Lectures & Discussions – Experts and diverse voices across Berlin’s changemaker community will share their opinions on recent and future sustainability perspectives + 2 Poetry Slams (DE & EN)

📍 The Launch of a New Initiative – We’re introducing ourworld.solutions, a platform for collaboration beyond the festival to make sure our collected and gained knowledge can be turned into practical action and an active network.  + an initiative to start a local newspaper for our growing network of changemakers.

All time
📍Music, Food, Drinks, Art, Networking, Chill Out Area, Open Greeting Zones, Fun

Check out our other Emergent Berlin festivals from 2013 until 2023

How do you want to participate?

Emergent Berlin is powered by the people who show up and contribute.

We’re inviting workshop leaders, artists, activists, provocateurs, helpers, facilitators and anyone with a vision to join us. Whether you’re from a grassroots initiative, an NGO, a creative space, a business, or simply a concerned citizen— join the conversation, share how you want to reclaim a better future, and spread the word. The setting is open and informal, so you’re warmly invited to join us whether your idea/initiative is still in its early stages or already well-established.

Ways you can contribute: give a short project presentation, offer a workshop, a performance, a poetry reading, be a general helper, an AI guide, photo/video/audio documentation, social media & website, wellness facilitator or maybe even a sewing machine operator for our clothing up-cycling/repair/swap shop/costume making workshop…

If you want to contribute, just click the link below fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you within a week!

🌱 Submit your application / offer to help

For more info, participation or press inquiries, reach out to us via info@emergentberlinfest.de

Let’s grow the movement for sustainability, creativity and collective action together! 

__________

When: 13th – 15th of June
Where: Gerichtstraße 23, 13347 Berlin-Wedding + other local spaces

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