Pat Lynch

Pat Lynch

Senior Director of Global Content and Creative

Pat Lynch is a writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada. Outside of work he's a self-proclaimed word nerd with too many guitars.

Peter Merholz: How Agile Can Turn Designers Into Pixel Pushers

Creative Thinkers

10 min read

Peter Merholz: How Agile Can Turn Designers Into Pixel Pushers

Peter Merholz, design executive, says that Agile turns designers into cogs in a machine. The solution? Strengthen our design leaders so they can push back.

Pat LynchSenior Director of Global Content and Creative

Jenna Bilotta: The Biggest Design Problem to Solve is Diversity

Creative Thinkers

12 min read

Jenna Bilotta: The Biggest Design Problem to Solve is Diversity

Jenna Bilotta, VP of design, Premium, at Spotify, has been advocating for diversity at the leadership level since she landed her first big gig at Google.

Pat LynchSenior Director of Global Content and Creative

Anne Purves: The Ongoing Evolution of DesignOps at Pinterest

Creative Thinkers

10 min read

Anne Purves: The Ongoing Evolution of DesignOps at Pinterest

Anne Purves, the director of DesignOps at Pinterest, is empowering design leads to take more ownership over their domains. Is this the future of DesignOps?

Pat LynchSenior Director of Global Content and Creative

Jasmine Friedl: How Intercom Creates Inroads for New Designers

Creative Thinkers

12 min read

Jasmine Friedl: How Intercom Creates Inroads for New Designers

Jasmine Friedl, Intercom's director of design, is rewriting the way design hiring gets done. Her tip? Leadership needs to take a chance on younger designers.

Pat LynchSenior Director of Global Content and Creative

Scott Welliver: How Open Design Transforms Culture at Abstract

Creative Thinkers

10 min read

Scott Welliver: How Open Design Transforms Culture at Abstract

At Abstract, Scott Welliver insists that nothing should be created in isolation. When you're transparent with the design process, good things will happen.

Pat LynchSenior Director of Global Content and Creative

Dave Malouf Interview on the Future of DesignOps

DesignOps

5 min read

Dave Malouf Interview on the Future of DesignOps

DesignOps guru Dave Malouf on knowing when you’re ready for DesignOps and making the argument for formalizing the function within your company.

Pat LynchSenior Director of Global Content and Creative

5 Amazing Brands That Implemented Design Operations

DesignOps

5 min read

5 Amazing Brands That Implemented Design Operations

Learn about why the worlds top brands (like Slack and AirBnb) have implemented dedicated DesignOps teams. Hint: it's the key to scaling design.

Pat LynchSenior Director of Global Content and Creative