What my clients and colleagues say
“Patrick is a phenomenal design leader who has helped my organization level up and grow our human-centered design maturity in a short time. I found his ability to adapt human-centered design education for our audience to be catalytic in energizing a cohort of change-makers within our organization.”
— Cara Kleid, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
“Patrick gets people and how to bring them together in community. It's more than an affable personality, it takes vision, empathy, collaboration skills and boots on the ground.”
— Mark Tippin, MURAL
“Patrick is a world-class facilitative design leader, teacher, evangelist, innovator, and community builder whose energy and enthusiasm are something to behold. He actively cultivates the very best in the people he works with and he genuinely delights in their successes.”
— Scott Neilson, Microsoft, Amazon
“[Patrick] is a rare leader who can formulate strategy, get large groups on board, and excited about just about anything. He gets things done by example, initiative, and not by being pushy or forceful. He's also an excellent communicator and innovator with an open mind.”
— Ildikó Tóth, Independent Consultant
“I've been impressed at [Patrick’s] seamlessly effortless ability to excite and engage our large audience. He’s introduced me to design thinking techniques that I now use in my own UX Leadership job.”
— Anya Mezak, Google, HUGE
“Patrick’s passion for Design Thinking continuously inspires me. I admire his ability to captivate an audience and entice people to engage. Patrick is collaborative, leads with authenticity, and approaches every situation with an open mind. He effortlessly bounces between playing the roles of an efficient organizer, expert facilitator, and master motivator.”
— Brian Tharpe, Yahoo!, ZenXD
“A true design thinking evangelist, Patrick introduced my co-founder and I to HCD techniques when we began our startup venture in 2016. Fast forward 4 years later, we are using methods from our first workshops with him to run many aspects of our business, from product development to team building. Patrick is an outcome-driven systems thinker whose command of business strategy gives him the rare ability to facilitate multiple levels of innovation.”
Trang Ho, Co-founder Masa.com
“Patrick is a creative and confident designer. He envisions new futures and articulates them with compelling stories and visuals. I have seen him plan and facilitate design thinking sessions that engaged the entire audience in co-creation. Where he really shines is bringing people together- inviting quiet participants into the process or closing a discussion by driving to consensus, Patrick has a real talent for listening, empathizing, and guiding the whole team to the same outcome..”