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Debbie showed me the power of saying "I don't know" and that it is ok to admit that I'm vulnerable and know very little about so much. She opened my mind to a vast world of knowledge and made me a richer, more curious, more passionate and attentive person.

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She's an author, educator, artist, designer, brand strategist and host of the podcast Design Matters.

Marty taught me how to take big, complex ideas and make them easy to understand. He showed me that I have to find the idea's essence in order to understand the bigger picture and be able to compact it. With this, he made me understand strategy and the company - customer relationship.

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He's an author and the director of transformation at Liquid Agency.

Dieter showed me how design can be clear, honest, and also be used to offer a quieter life and mind. He engraved in me the idea that design shouldn't dominate people. Instead, it should help them. That it is an opportunity to involve the consumer with the product a nurture a life-long relationship between them.

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He's an industrial designer and a former educator.

Chris taught me that I should create value and give it to the world without any expectations. He made me more respectful of my own skills, more disciplined and opened up my world to the world of business and strategy with José Caballer.

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He's the founder and CEO of Blind and The Futur.

Paula made me see identity design as a living and breathing language, transversal to all media. She reminds me to cherish my relationships, to be astute with my available resources and tools, and to be a constant vigilant for recognizing patterns that life might throw at me.

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She's a graphic designer, painter, educator, and partner at Pentagram.

Michael stirred my wonder and fascination for graphic design with his. He taught me that be deciding to be interested in as many things as possible, I'll become a better designer. Michael also reminds me that I don't design for myself or my boss. I design for the ones that my design touches.

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He's an educator, graphic designer, and partner at Pentagram.

Alina made me appreciate clarity and value simple, good communication. She taught me that information should be accessible for everyone and that processes help people to be braver and more courageous towards change.

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She's an author, a process coach and a strategic imagination advocate.

Brian made me better understand the potential of joining minds. He is excited for a better, alternative future and immensely curious about the endless possibilities in it. He taught me that loving and embracing all parts of each person is the foundation for a strong team and powerful collaboration.

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He's a designer, creative director, educator and founder of COLLINS.

Mariana made me care about the world's history and context in order to better understand it. She taught me how to put myself in someone else's shoes and become more sensible to others past, context, beliefs, ideas, emotions, etc. She made me a better person.

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She's an activist for the human rights, jurist, athlete, and my partner in life.