About | Pattern Theory

About

Most people would rather have a fast wrong answer than sit with not knowing yet.

Through Pattern Theory, I work with product owners to find the problem nobody's named yet, before it gets expensive.

Principles over playbooks.

Every situation is different, but a few principles show up again and again in the work.

01

Start with the people and the reality

02

Follow the evidence, even when it's uncomfortable

03

Find the system, not just the surface problem

04

Leave teams with decisions they can carry now and later

05

Be explicit about what you know and what you don't

06

Good insights should make the next step obvious

Different industries. Familiar kinds of complexity.

Early-stage startups, established enterprises, and nonprofits. The details change from one to the next. The tangle of systems, stakeholders, and partial information usually doesn't.

Agriculture

Land leases, payments, farmer tools

Senior living

Onboarding, compliance, family experience

Logistics

Operations, onboarding, billing

Education

K–12 and Pre-K reporting, evidence and standards, higher ed

Life sciences

Complex workflows, data-heavy tools

Energy

Customer experience, lead gen