Professor
Catalyst, Learning Activist and Future Vision Navigator.

In 1995, he co-founded Tokyo International School, a 21st Century model school in many areas of education and learning.

In 2008, Patrick co-founded TEDxTokyo, the first TEDx, TEDxYouth & TEDxTeachers events outside of the USA. TEDx focuses on bringing thinkers, doers and innovators from Japan and beyond to share ideas worth spreading.

In 2012, he created “21:21”, a documentary film aligning 21st century learning with 21st century learners with a focus on the role of parents as primary educators.

In 2014, Patrick wrote “TED Power” to inspire people to find their ideas worth spreading and take them further than imagined.

In 2015, Patrick wrote “21st Century Skills to Nurture a Children’s Future”

In 2017, Patrick and team hosted the first SingularityU Summit event in Japan to align Japanese companies with the fast-paced exponential technological changes to transform their future.

In 2019, he published the book “Strategies for Keeping Japan #1”. Patrick interviewed over 150 people to research how they see Japan in 2030. Japan is #1 in many areas beyond economics and the latest technology and can be a role model for the rest of the world in some areas.

In 2022, Patrick became the Co-national Project Manager for the OECD Survey for Social and Emotional Skills (SSES), which measures high school students.
He also serves as an advisor to major Japanese companies and organizations.