About Me

Dagmar Kolatschny / artop

Foto: Dagmar Kolatschny / artop

As a creative coach, my experiences as a consultant, leader, musician, and writer complement each other. For over ten years, I have consulted adults on coping with their everyday lives and worked for over five years as the team manager of a psychosocial counselling center. I hold a Master of Science in Consulting and Human-Centred Design, a Master of Arts in Biographical and Creative Writing, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. I am certified as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and UX Professional. I have also educated myself in the areas of new work, leadership, mental health, and mindfulness.

As a musician, I have had the privilege of playing concerts for a total of over half a million people. As a writer, I have been published in the creative and scientific fields, and I am currently under contract with Periplaneta 🔗. I continue to write every day and strive to lead a creative life characterised by curiosity, openness, trust, acceptance, and playfulness. Through creativity, I connect with myself and open myself up to a fulfilling life. By helping others find their expression, I have found an incredibly exciting and meaningful task for myself.

🪂 The Path to Berlin

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  • Born and raised on the edge of the Black Forest
  • Through Ireland, South Africa, and Freiburg to Berlin
  • Been in the capital for about 15 years
  • Far away in the winter

🎓 Academic Background

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  • Master of Science in Consulting and Human Centred Design at Humboldt University of Berlin, Graduation in 2023, Grade 1.2
  • Master of Arts in Biographical and Creative Writing at Alice-Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Graduation in 2014, Grade 1.2
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at Protestant University of Applied Sciences Freiburg, Graduation in 2010, Grade 1.3
  • Training as Usability & User Experience Professional at artop Institute at Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Certificates: Professional Scrum Master I, Professional Product Owner I, Professional for Usability and User Experience - CPUX-F
  • More than 15 further trainings in the context of agility, leadership, mental health

🎒 Consulting and Leadership

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  • Over five years of experience in leading a psychosocial counseling center
  • Over ten years of experience in psychosocial counseling for individuals facing special social difficulties related to homelessness, poverty, crisis management, HIV/AIDS, addiction, mental illness, and health
  • Conducted creative writing workshops as a coach at Alice-Salomon-Hochschule, as well as other workshops, writing laboratories, and writing coaching
  • Completed a practical semester as a student with HIV/AIDS orphans in Thohoyandou, South Africa
  • Participated in a social year program after school in homeless aid in Galway, Ireland.

🤹‍♂️ Creative Expression

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  • Collaborated as a musician with Alice Merton 🔗, Balbina 🔗, and Lauter Leben 🔗 together with my brother, the songwriter and producer Nicolas Rebscher
  • Played concerts in front of a total of more than half a million people
  • Worked as a street musician in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the Czech Republic
  • Published in the anthology Kurzgeschichten aus dem BKS 🔗
  • Published master's thesis at HU Berlin 🔗
  • Blog for creative experiments: www.prosakleinerstunden.blog 🔗
  • Daily working on opening up to the creative life through writing and playing

🛹 And otherwise

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  • spending my money on cafes, daydreaming
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Aikido, yoga, Zen meditation, Berlin football cages, skateboarding
  • occupying myself with productivity and mindfulness
  • the cream must freeze under Spaghetti Eis (a German ice cream dish)
  • traveling, hiking, forest bathing
  • reading books, watching TV series and failing phenomenally at chess


🍉 Favorites...

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  • Newsletter with "A": Adam Grant, Ali Abdaal, Austin Kleon, Anne-Laure Le Cunff
  • Tool: The Morning Pages by Julia Cameron - write for 15 minutes every morning
  • Fear: the fear of standing out
  • Dream: to be creative with people from all over the world