Special announcement: Patterns, the design systems conference for leaders

<p>Last week Knapsack announced <a href='https://www.gopatterns.co'><b>Patterns</b></a>, the leadership-focused design systems retreat. Chris and Ryan Peterson, Knapsack&apos;s VP Marketing, and Chris talk about the what, why, and who behind Patterns, an invite-only retreat for 50 engineering, product, and design leaders. Curious about why it&apos;s focused on leader-level topics? Wondering if it will help you get more investment in your design system? List in to learn about what we&apos;re planning—and why you (or your manager) should go.<br/><br/><b>Ryan Peterson</b> is VP of Marketing at Knapsack and producer of <a href='https://twitter.com/thedspod'>@TheDSPod</a>. Ryan has spent the last seven years working with design systems and the teams that use them. You can find Ryan on Twitter as <a href='https://twitter.com/ryanptrsn'>@ryanptrsn</a> and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanptrsn/'>LinkedIn</a>.<br/><br/>Chris Strahl is co-founder and CEO of <a href='https://www.knapsack.cloud/'>Knapsack</a>, host of <a href='https://twitter.com/thedspod'>@TheDSPod</a>, DnD DM, and occasional river guide. You can find Chris on Twitter as <a href='https://twitter.com/chrisstrahl'>@chrisstrahl</a> and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisstrahl/'>LinkedIn</a>.<br/><br/><em>Sponsor: </em>Knapsack unites your design, code, and content in a central source of truth for your entire product team. Learn more at <a href='https://www.knapsack.cloud/'>knapsack.cloud</a>.<br/><br/><a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ATp2JXcvbJ8a_PJFh25MhApqffJ0Dw2j/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=117248728692813582153&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true'><b>Read the transcript here</b></a><b>.</b></p>