Work With Me

If users are not coming back, progressing or staying engaged, that is the kind of problem I help solve.

I advise product, learning, AI, and innovation teams on motivation, engagement, and retention strategy through Engagement Architecture: a practical approach that brings together game design, learning science, behavioral strategy, and product thinking.

When Teams Call Me

I work best with teams who have a strong product, but a weak long-term engagement story.

Teams usually come to me when they are asking:

Why aren’t users coming back?

Is gamification actually the answer?

Where are users losing momentum?

How do we make learning feel more motivating?

What would make people care enough to continue?

How should AI change our engagement strategy?

Ways To Work Together

Fractional Engagement Architect

Ongoing advisory for founders, heads of product, learning leaders, and innovation teams.

Best when engagement and motivation are central to the product strategy, but you do not need a full-time executive.

Product Engagement Audit

A focused diagnostic of where users lose motivation, where progress breaks down, and which product changes are most likely to improve return behavior.

Engagement Architecture Workshop

A practical workshop for product, learning, AI, or executive teams that need a shared language and framework for motivation, retention, gamified learning, and behavior change.

Testimonials

  • "Chris has been crucial to the success of our AI Literacy gamified experience. He has helped us increase engagement, improve learning outcomes, and retain user attention"

    Kevin Holst, Senior Strategic Partnership Manager at Google

  • "Chris demonstrated a remarkable ability to translate complex theoretical concepts into clear, structured, and highly actionable frameworks that resonated strongly with our executives."

    Michael Dobersburger, Austrian Trade Commissioner in San Francisco

  • "Chris is not only an accomplished game designer; he's also a visionary who revolutionizes how we perceive learning and engagement."

    Laura Malcolm, co-founder Kinjo and Civitas Learning