Deb Mrazek🇺🇸

About Deb Mrazek

Co-founder at Curiate

Hi there! I’m Deb, and I’m excited to connect with you. With nearly 40 years of experience as a design strategist, I’m passionate about helping others unlock their creativity and drive meaningful change. I believe that curiosity is the key to innovation, and I love exploring the intersection of human needs, business goals, and available resources to create solutions that truly resonate.

My journey has taken me from working with Fortune 100 companies to startups, and NGOs. I’ve seen firsthand how fostering a culture of curiosity can lead to human-centered strategies that make a real impact. I’m here to share my knowledge and experience, blending theory with practical action to help you navigate your challenges.

As a systems thinker, I’ve developed a variety of frameworks and tools that empower teams to harness the power of design and systems thinking. My goal is to support you in achieving breakthrough innovation, whether you’re part of a small team or a larger organization.

When I’m not mentoring, you can find me in the kitchen, experimenting with local and seasonal ingredients. Cooking fuels my creativity and keeps me inspired, and I’d love to share that passion with you as well.

I’m looking forward to the opportunity to work together and help you reach your goals!

Expertise

Sessions with Deb Mrazek

• Master the Art of Design Value (50 min): Strategic design value refers to the benefit an organization gains by applying design thinking to solve complex problems at a systemic level, aligning creative solutions with business goals, driving innovation, and creating impactful outcomes that go beyond just aesthetics, ultimately leading to improved customer experiences, market differentiation, and business growth; essentially, it's the added value achieved by strategically integrating design principles into decision-making to achieve broader organizational objectives. Let's explore together how you can measure it, and more importantly, how you can speak the language of business to talk about it?
• Elevate your Design Thinking (45 min): Whether you're new to Design Thinking, or experienced, it's often useful to have a Design Thinking thought partner to help you get unstuck.
• Moving into Leadership (45 min): Objective: building/enhancing leadership skills, and transition from doing to leading.
• Mentorship Session (30 min): Mentorship session

What mentees say

“Deb helped me address key questions about transitioning from the corporate world to becoming an independent consultant, how to present myself professionally in this new stage, and how to plan for a family in this context. I gained a wealth of valuable insights from this session. Thank you, Deb!”