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Mixed Signals: How Miscommunication Silences Teams

A workshop on navigating creative chaos through better communication.

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Signal Flow: Aligning Teams in Creative Chaos

In this fast-moving, interactive session, you’ll face a deceptively simple challenge that reveals just how easily collaboration can break down.

We’ll unpack the messy reality of leading without context, following without clarity, and giving feedback that doesn’t land.

Expect a mix of friction, laughs, and sharp insight into the habits that help teams move together, not apart.

What We will Do

Experience a deceptively simple exercise that exposes common communication breakdowns

Reflect on personal communication style and group dynamics

Explore real-world strategies for improving alignment in fast-moving creative environments.

Key Takeaways


Participants will leave with:

  • A clearer understanding of how their communication habits impact team effectiveness
  • Tools to recognize and reduce ambiguity under time pressure
  • Insights into their own leadership style—especially under stress or constraint
  • Greater appreciation for the role of emotional safety, clarity, and feedback in creative work
  • Language and ideas to bring these insights back to their team

Why it matters


In the music and creative industries, communication often happens in real time - with limited briefs, tight deadlines, and high stakes. This session brings those dynamics to life, helping teams move from static noise to collaborative flow.

The WHO


This is a workshop, tailored for the needs of artists, founders, developers, A&Rs, managers, marketers, and anyone leading or working in creative teams.

ABout the Facilitator

Brandon Kirby has spent the last decade building and facilitating professional development programs - blending the rigor of education with the speed of the creative industries.

His career spans the full learner lifecycle, with leadership roles at the International Baccalaureate and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

As a former label founder, DJ, and agency owner, Brandon brings an informed creative edge to his sessions that mixies deep strategy with real-world instinct.

He’s led workshops in over 50 countries, but his approach stays grounded: listen to the room, observe the signals, and deliver what the audience actually needs.

Brandon is the founder of SongShift, where he helps music and creative teams grow their leadership chops without losing their creative soul.


SESSION FORMAT

  • 60 minutes
  • In-person
  • Large-group friendly
  • Experiential + facilitated reflection.
  • No prep needed.
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