Mary Lynn Manns is the co-author of two pattern books, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas (2005) and More Fearless Change: Strategies for Making Your Ideas Happen (2015). As an independent consultant on the topic of change, her background includes university teaching and she is now a Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina. She has done numerous presentations and workshops on the topic of patterns and change at conferences and in organizations that include Microsoft, amazon.com, Procter & Gamble, and Avon. For more information on Fearless Change patterns: https://fearlesschangepatterns.com/