Real words.
From people who have worked with Maaria, used the system, or been part of the Four Languages community.
"Maaria is one of the innovation consultants that I had the most pleasure to work with so far. Maaria has this wonderful ability to put the project goals and emotional aspects before the methodology. She always is able to zoom out of projects in order to see the overall strategy and implications of a specific project or decision. Humble as every perfectionist, Maaria doesn't play within the consultancy world with ego but rather uses her deep emotional intelligence and understanding of group dynamics to create exciting work environments for both clients and colleagues. I feel honored to have had the chance to work with Maaria on service innovation projects in the third sector here in the UK."
"Maaria and I have worked on a number of Innovation and Strategy projects for organisations like the British Heart Foundation, WaterAid and the Trade Union Congress. She's consistently delivered work of the highest quality and has always had exceptional feedback from clients. Maaria is passionate about working collaboratively with others and getting the best out of people she's working with. She has a deep understanding of human centred design but isn't wedded to one way of doing things, she's able to adapt in order to achieve the best outcome. I've personally learnt a lot from working with Maaria and have always enjoyed her curious mind and refreshing honesty!"
"I worked with Maaria during my time at Good Innovation, and I can only say positive things about her and her work. Maaria can deliver a design project from beginning to end. She is strong at facilitating the design process; helping the team to understand where they are and what needs to be done to move forward. She understands that the process is not rigid and knows how to adapt it when it is required. But Maaria is not only a great designer; she is also a great person. She is happy, funny and very smart. She connects with people quickly, building strong and deep personal relationships. If you can, take her for a break. Go for a walk and buy her some coffee. She likes her coffee black."
"Maaria and I recently worked closely together over the course of 6 months to deliver the experiment phase of a charity innovation project, which culminated in handing the MVP over to a very happy client to take on and pilot. As a core team of two, I found working with Maaria to be a fluid process without ego and hierarchy: she is passionate about bringing out every team members individual expertise to benefit the project. Deeply analytical and constantly questioning, Maaria led the project with confidence and made insightful iterations at every stage of the process."
"I wholeheartedly recommend Maaria for helping teams grow! She recently consulted with me on how I can determine blockers within our team, and ongoing systems we can create that help everyone onboard be more clear about what's working, what isn't working and where we should focus on our energy. One of my favorite parts about working with Maaria, is that she comes at things from a human-centered approach. She's one of the best listeners I've ever met, as she made it clear that she was intensively focused on everything I was saying in order to provide greater support. Maaria and her team are professionals and any team would be lucky to work with them!"
"I got to know Maaria and her outstanding skills during a very intensive project with a start-up. While we were conducting an in-depth competitor analysis for the client, Maaria not only showed great motivation and experience, but was also interested in the way the team worked and the atmosphere within the team. She skilfully made sure that all team members were entrusted with tasks that matched their abilities and that the members were enjoying completing them. Maaria is a motivated and motivating person who unites each team, cares and responds to the satisfaction of all and encourages top performance."
"I had the pleasure of working with Maaria primarily during the early days of the Remote-First Institute, where she offered her expertise on how to best execute community operations within the remote space. She is highly purpose-driven, dedicated to her work, and has a solid work ethic. Maaria is also a great communicator and guides with empathy, showing you the way when you need it the most. Overall, I had a great time working with Maaria, and given the opportunity, would love to do so again."
"Maaria is a highly professional and creative individual. I've had the pleasure of working with her on several design and research projects. Maaria is passionate about creating long-lasting change in the customer organizations and developing holistic solutions that improve the customer experience as well as solving internal pain points. Our collaborations have produced high quality results and received praise from the clients."
"Maaria and her team delivered a high-quality study that contributed to our company's strategic thinking, marketing approach, and product development. We were astonished by Maaria's dedication and professionalism that helped to clarify things for us. It was a pleasure to work with her."
"The calls are something I look forward to. It's made my self-development feel even more intentional than before. I love how genuine everyone is and how much of a family we can all feel instantly."
"The program is thoughtfully designed and put together to be equally guiding as it is malleable to take what you need from the materials. The practice helped me foster more gratitude for the full, and balanced life I'm living."
