Stephan Sonnenburg is an Associate Professor of Branding, Creativity and Innovation Management at ICN Business School. He has 20 years of academic and corporate experience in the fields of Marketing and Advertising. He holds a PhD in Philosophy and a Master in Communication Studies from the University of the Arts Berlin. Stephan has published in the Creativity Research Journal, Creativity and Innovation Management, the Encyclopedia of Creativity, the European Journal of Innovation Management, and the Journal of Interactive Marketing. His research interest focuses on co-creative branding, team flow and creativity training. He is certified as a LEGOÂź SERIOUS PLAYÂź and Design Thinking Facilitator. Stephan is second spokesman of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂŒr KreativitĂ€t.
PRIMUS, D., S. SONNENBURG, “Learning design thinking well:”, R&D Management, January 2024
SONNENBURG, S., D. HEINBUCHER, “Creativity Development Through Life Spans: A Systematic Literature Review Exploring how Creative Competences can be Fostered in Adolescence” in R&D Management Conference 2023, 2023, Seville, Spain
SONNENBURG, S., W. KUEPERS, “âBeing t/here apart-togetherâ: Co-creative work(ing) in bodily-digital âinter-placesâ” in The metamorphosis of cultural and creative organizations: Exploring change from a cultural perspective., Federica De Molli, Marilena Vecco Eds, Routledge, chap. 5, pp. 53-65, 2022
HINDLEY, C., S. SONNENBURG, “Temp-plates for Creative Imagination in Organizations: From Gothic Construction to Experimental Composition” in ARTEMOCC â 4th edition, Artem organizational creativity & sustainability International conference, 2022, Nancy
KUEPERS, W., S. SONNENBURG, “Co-Creating by Being There Apart But Together in Bodily-Digital Places” in ARTEMOCC â 4th edition, Artem organizational creativity & sustainability International conference, 2022, Nancy, France
SONNENBURG, S., “Instant creativity – KreativitĂ€t auf knopfdruck” in Berlin Science Week, 2022, Berlin, Germany
SONNENBURG, S., “Multidisciplinary education and competenciesInsalata mista or something new?” in AACSB Europe, Middle East, and Africa Annual Conference, 2022, Amsterdam, Netherlands (The)
SONNENBURG, S., E. BOLAT, “Chair session – Multidisciplinary Education and Competencies: Insalata Mista or Something New?” in AASCB Europe, Middle East, and Africa Annual Conference, 2022, Amsterdam, Netherlands (The)
SONNENBURG, S. – “Potential of creativity, strategies for creative” working, what the alps have to do with it” – 2022, Berlin Science Week, Germany
ZENK, L., D. PRIMUS, S. SONNENBURG, “Alone but together: flow experience and its impact on creative output in LEGOÂź SERIOUS PLAYÂź”, European Journal of Innovation Management, December 2022, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 340-364
SONNENBURG, S., C. HINDLEY, “Templatesâ for creative imagination in management education: Inspiration from Chartres Cathedral” in 20th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business Management (ECRM), 2021, Online, Portugal
SONNENBURG, S., Routenplaner KreativitÀt: So kommen Sie im Alltag und Job sofort auf richtig gute Ideen, Springer, Wiesbaden, 2020
PRIMUS, D., S. SONNENBURG, “Flow” in Encyclopedia of Creativity, 3rd edition., Runco, Mark A.; Pritzker, Steven R. Eds, Academic Press, 2020
SONNENBURG, S., “Thresholds, Templates, Tarot” in HKU Kunst en Economie Series, 2019, Utrecht
SONNENBURG, S., C.HINDLEY, “Organizations as cathedrals: The Geist of the Gothic” in Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, 2019, York, Great Britain
SONNENBURG, S., J.ANZENGRUBER, D.PRIMUS, “Measuring individual flow experience with EEG” in ISPIM Innovation Conference, 2019, Florence, Italy
SONNENBURG, S., “In-between thresholds and transformations” in Art of Management & Organization Conference, 2018, Brighton, Great Britain
SONNENBURG, S., “KreativitĂ€t ist ein Funkeln im Unbekannten” in Medienplantage, 2018, Bremen
SONNENBURG, S., “Lernende Organisationen: Back-forward Gedanken” in (Keynote Speaker), New Work Future, 2018, Hamburg
SONNENBURG, S., “Marke â Mythos â Medien: The hero wears Prada” in Corporate Architecture Conference, 2018, KĂŒnzelsau, Germany
SONNENBURG, S., “Möge die Macht mit Dir sein: Employer Brands brauchen Heldengeschichten” in SAM Ausbildungstag, 2018, Karlsruhe
SONNENBURG, S., “Pathways from the heroâs journey: A tribute to Joseph Campbell and the 30th anniversary of his deathâ, Panel-Organizer” in Creativity Conference, 2018, Ashland, United States of America
SONNENBURG, S., “The heroine or hero with a thousand ideas: Melding myth and management” in Art of Management & Organization Conference, 2018, Brighton, Great Britain
SONNENBURG, S., D. PRIMUS, “Team flow rhythms during design thinking: Flow inhibitors, flow inducers and the link between team flow rhythms and co-creative quality” in ISPIM Innovation Conference, 2018, Stockholm, Sweden
PRIMUS, D., S. SONNENBURG, “Flow experience in Design Thinking and practical synergies with Lego Serious Play”, Creativity Research Journal, January 2018, vol. 30, pp. 104-112
KUEPERS, W., S. SONNENBURG, M. ZIEROLD, ReThinking Management: Perspectives and Impacts of Cultural Turns and Beyond, Springer International Publishing, Berlin, 2017
SONNENBURG, S., “Flow experience in Design Thinking and practical synergies with Lego Serious Play” in ISPIM Innovation Conference, 2017, Vienne, Austria
SONNENBURG, S., “From Zero to Hero: Kreativprojekte sind Heldenreisen” in (Keynote Speaker), Content World: International Content Marketing Conferenc, 2017, Hamburg
SONNENBURG, S., “From Zero to Hero: Vom Was der DigitalitĂ€t zum Wie der digitalen Transformation” in (Keynote Speaker), Netzgestalten, 2017, Berlin
SONNENBURG, S., “From zero to hero: A metaphorical perspective on design thinking” in International Conference âCreative Society: Ideas, Problems, and Conceptsâ, 2017, Florence, Italy
SONNENBURG, S., “Lego ⊠Logo ⊠Luke: A journey to creativity” in BBDO Creative Clash Day, 2017, DĂŒsseldorf
SONNENBURG, S., C. REBOLA, “Human-robot-hybridity in performance: Approaching a new da-sein by disability” in Utopia after the Human, The Fifth Symposium of the Imaginaries of the Future: Historicizing the Present Leverhulme International Research Network, 2017, New York, United States of America
SONNENBURG, S., “From zero to hero: A metaphorical amplification of design thinking”, Journal of Genius and Eminence, December 2017, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 104-114
SONNENBURG, S., L. MANZ, “Moments to despair in the co-creative process”, Business Creativity and the Creative Economy , January 2017, vol. 3, pp. 75-87
SONNENBURG, S., M. , A. RUNCO, “Pathways to the Heroâs Journey: A Tribute to Joseph Campbell and the 30th Anniversary of His Death”, Journal of Genius and Eminence, December 2017, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1-8
SONNENBURG, S., “Creativity unlimited: Thinking outside or inside the box” in Imagining Tomorrow Workshop, 2016, Utrecht
SONNENBURG, S., “Moments to despair in the co-creative process” in ISPIM Innovation Conference, 2016, Porto, Portugal
SONNENBURG, S., D. WEE, “Introduction to touring consumption”, Journal of Consumer Culture, March 2016, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 322-333
SONNENBURG, S., D. WEE, Touring consumption, Springer, Wiesbaden, 2015
SONNENBURG, S., L. BAKER, “Business co-creativity with an eye towards MENA”, Journal of Strategy and Management, May 2013, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 123-138
SONNENBURG, S., “Brand performances in social media”, Journal of Interactive Marketing, April 2012, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 189-197
SONNENBURG, S., “Creativity in communication”, Creativity and Innovation Management, December 2004, vol. 13, pp. 254-262