FreshCognate | 173 followers on LinkedIn. We're an educational design and media company with a passion for storytelling. | Plug in to the new FreshCognate! We are a boutique, soup-to-nuts learning experience design company based in Boston and founded by former K-12 teacher and former Googler Doug Pietrzak. We have an in-house audio and video production team in addition to an instructional design team to help your organization align your business goals with your learning and development strategy.