Enabling senior design professionals to be more influential within their organisations. ✨ Author of this human and design character, published by BIS Publishers.📚
🤝 Clarity meet confidence. Confidence meet clarity.
A comment from a past Design Character student: “The stuff we work through is quite obvious when you think about it… but we don’t really think about it, until you ask us to.” This captures the essence of our journey toward clarity. It’s not about discovering something new, but about uncovering the truths that lie within us. As you gain this clarity, you’ll notice a shift in how you communicate. Your words will carry more weight, your presence will be felt, and others will listen more intently. This is the potency of clarity—it breeds a quiet, unshakable confidence that resonates in everything you do. Quiet confidence is our jam at this human! You've got this. Love,
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This Human by Melis Senova
Enabling senior design professionals to be more influential within their organisations. ✨ Author of this human and design character, published by BIS Publishers.📚
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