Klaus Motoki Tonn

Klaus Motoki tonn

Klaus Motoki Tonn has more than 22 years of experience in corporate, startup and social business. As founder of the strategy agency Lumen Partners and the creative agency Lumen Design, he and his team work for market leaders such as Daimler Trucks, Deutsche Telekom, LG Electronics, Allianz, start-ups and social enterprises. Through Lumen Trainings, he conducts sessions on AI, digital mindset, emotional intelligence, and adaptive resilience, focusing on people development and organizational growth.

The design work of Klaus Motoki Tonn and his agencies has won numerous awards, including the Cannes Gold Lion, ACE and Red Dot Award for product design.

Klaus Motoki Tonn is the founder of EU-funded social impact programmes in Germany and Portugal and initiator of communities such as Finde Zukunft, which are dedicated to the topics of personal development, meaning and significance and mental health.

He also serves as a mentor at Yunus Social Business and is an educator for Search Inside Yourself and Time To Think © programs.

He teaches Anti-Fragility and Emotional Intelligence at the Lisbon MBA, Digital Communications at Transformation Studies at the University of Kassel and is the author of several academic and non-academic publications.

His book Ikigai - The Secret of Small Things was published by Penguin Random House in 2022. His agencies are certified partners for the Organizational Cultural Inventory (OCI ©) and support organizations in strategy, business development, communication and cultural transformation.

Further works and websites by Klaus Motoki Tonn:

www.lumen-partners.com
www.lumen-trainings.com
www.lumen-design.de
www.reslienz-digital.com
www.finde-zukunft.de
Design made in Germany
shifthappens Portugal

Strategy

Klaus Motoki Tonn has been developing change and sustainability strategies for organizations for many years. Recent clients include BRITA, a leading manufacturer of water filters, Daimler and Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks, Roche Diagnostics and Deutsche Telekom (SDG and AI).

Business Development and Communications

Klaus Motoki Tonn develops strategic communications and brand identities to drive business growth and market success. His work includes brand and product design for Daimler Trucks, communications and social media strategies, and social media analytics. More cases are listed at Lumen Design.

Mindset and Culture

Klaus Motoki Tonn develops multi-layered, value-based cultural change programs. His corporate mindset and values framework, adopted by companies like Roche Diagnostics, enables organizations to engage all employees and deliver tailored communications. This approach fosters innovative mindsets across all levels of the organization.

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Before, during and after the pandemic: Hundreds of participants have experienced Klaus Motoki Tonn's workshops for building digital resilience and compassionate leadership with his own programs, Search Inside Yourself and Time To Think. He is passionate about facilitating ideation, innovation and culture barcamps. See examples of his work here.

Author

Klaus Motoki Tonn is passionate about values and meaning – known as "ikigai" in Japanese. His book was published by Penguin Random House and gained popularity throughout Germany. Klaus Motoki Tonn helps organizations and teams create a collective understanding of meaning and values through. He combines Ikigai, Japanese philosophies such as Kintsugi, Behavioral Science and Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy. Find the award-winning documentary about The Art of Kintsugi here.

Events

Klaus Motoki Tonn creates concepts and sets the stage for large event productions. These include hybrid annual general meetings, strategy meetings and town halls. Examples include the 125th anniversary of Roche Diagnostics and strategy events for retailers and technology companies. In addition to his role as a strategy communicator and event organizer, Klaus Motoki Tonn also acts as a speaker, moderator and initiator. This includes global and executive events.

IKIGAI BOOK

PHD WORK AND CErtificates

Klaus Motoki Tonn PhD Thesis focused on Digital Ethics and Communications in Social Welfare Organizations. He is certified for programmes such as Search Inside Yourself (developed at Google), Organizational Cultural Inventory and Time To Think.

Talks and publications

Klaus Motoki Tonn is a regular moderator, mentor, and initiator at both national and international conferences.

He initiated and co-hosted the 1st International Ikigai Summit, featuring speakers and researchers like Ken Mogi and Prof. Gordon Matthews. This summit attracted researchers from around the world, including participants from Hong Kong, the UK, Japan, Europe, and the US.