Kat Holmes

Kat Holmes is a design leader, author, and advocate for inclusive design who has worked at some of the world's leading technology companies, including Microsoft, where she led the company's inclusive design practice, and Google. She is recognised as a pioneering voice in the movement to make technology more accessible to everyone. Mismatch explores how exclusion happens by design — often unintentionally — and how designers, engineers, and organisations can create products, spaces, and systems that work for a much wider range of people. Holmes argues that designing for inclusion isn't just an ethical imperative but a source of innovation, as solving for excluded users often produces better solutions for everyone. The audiobook and book versions of Mismatch offer listeners and readers a thought-provoking, practical guide to inclusive design. Holmes' work is essential reading for designers, technologists, and business leaders who want to understand how to build products and experiences that truly serve everyone.