Catalyst, Learning Activist and Future Vision Navigator

Under the organization “21 Foundation”, Patrick and team collaborate to connect the present with the future for a wide range of people, from infants to senior executives of companies, to reach their highest level of collective intelligence.

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 SingularityU Japan Summit which is the first Summit event held in Japan.

In 2018, 21 Foundation created a membership program together with Singularity University with 10 large Japanese companies all in different industries. The focus of this program is to align companies with the fast-paced exponential technological change through meaningful projects 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.