The case of Valentina Contini

1 suspect. 21 pieces of evidence. 1 transformation story. No coincidence.

Full of 21st century attitudes, advice, and aspirations of a true leader by example.

Valentina Contini front view
Mugshot 1: Front
Valentina Contini side view
Mugshot 2: Side
Valentina Contini bag shot
Evidence 1: bag contents
Valentina Contini book nightstand
Evidence 2: Book on nightstand
Valentina Contini desk shot
Scene: thought work desk
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Memo: person suspected of engineering the future, having a severe addiction to continuous learning, and a passion for planet-centered start-ups. [cto]

Title: Innovation weapon dealer

Address: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinacontini/

Location: Stuttgart

Incident: Seri. Transf./ Lead. by Ex./ Dist. of StaQuo

Disposition: very active

File No: 21/2022/X/0024

Statement: REBEL IS MY FAVORITE COLOR.

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Bobby Tobias
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This is the evidence table, the special commission of the SHIFT has gathered in this case. Here you can find all the circumstantial evidence that contributed to the conviction of the perpetrator.

In addition to extensive visual material, descriptions of the course of events, the case contains all the interrogation protocols.

Also listen to the original recording of the interrogation questions by a SHIFT special agent.

1/21

Are you the “here and now” or “dream about the future” kind of person?

I love imagining future states

WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON

12/21

What is your FUC*?

*frequently uttered concern

Am I doing enough for the future of my kids and the planet we live in?

FREQUENTLY UTTERED CONCERN

8/21

REBEL IS MY FAVORITE COLOR.

Bumper sticker

5/21

Decide if the following statements are a curse or a blessing, there is no maybe.

There is no such thing as a new idea.

Mark Twain

There is no such thing as society.

Margret Thatcher

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

American Proverb

There is no such thing as tomorrow.

Alan Watts

= true

= false

THERE IS NO SUCH THING!

18/21

What does your morning (routine) look like?

giphy

My son wakes me around 5 a.m., we play in “silence” until his sister wakes up around 6:15 a.m., we have breakfast and get ready for the day. Best way to start the day!

100 MINUTES OF SOLITUDE

15/21

What’s your insider tip for the most underrated website?

DIGITAL DARK HORSE

4/21

Previous hair colors

All of them colors! And excitedly waiting for grey and white to come…

scissor and comb

AT THE HAIR SALON

6/21

Purpose is:

Pushing myself, my family, people to be better every day, to not settle and feel helpless.

THE SECRET SAUCE OF LIFE

9/21

This law should exist:

§

If you buy something new that is available used, you must pay an extra tax.

ABOVE THE LAW

15/21

Complete the following sentences!

Perseverance is NASA’s rover looking for signs of past life on Mars

Responsibility is empowering

Vulnerability is the only way to grow for real

Gratitude is the most powerful drug

Curiosity is my favorite state of mind

THE MISSING PIECE

20/21

What’s something you have been doing wrong all your life until recently?

Putting literally everyone else’s needs and wishes before mine

NOTE TO SELF

21/21

How much would you pay yourself per hour?

Enough to cover 1 month of rent, so after a week I am only working because I like it and not because I need it.

A REAL BARGAIN

10/21

Top 5 character features:

Honest, Inventive, Helpful, Adventurous

MATCHLESS MENTAL MEASUREMENT

11/21

What question would you like to ask your fear?

😱

Why now?

JITTERBUG

17/21

What are three things you want to learn next?

Disruptive Design, Longboarding, Game Design

LEARNING AS A LIFESTYLE

19/21

???

What’s the best question you have ever been asked?

Why do we always imagine dystopian futures?

THE RIGHT TO REMAIN THOUGHTFUL

2/21

Which items should people scratch of their bucket list immediately?

1. Unsustainable (in broader terms, not only ecological) travels
2. Owning stuff to show status
3. Energy vampires and timewasters

THE UNBUCKET LIST

10/21

Which film role would you like to play?

V from “V for Vendetta”

DREAMCAST

IMDb

7/21

What is it like to be you?

Tiring and frustrating at times, amazing and fulfilling at other times. I was born in the right moment and in the right place and it allowed me to have a life that is so much more than what the average world citizen can have. Being aware of it makes it sometimes very difficult to enjoy and to find real purpose. Always asking myself: Am I making the world a better place?

WO / MAN IN THE MIRROR

16/21

How can you measure whether an idea is good or bad?

Is it making someone’s life better and no one else’s worse?

FOOLS AND TOOLS

3/21

Transformation is:

Transformation is evolution.

TRANSFORMATION TRANSCRIBED

Bobby Tobias
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