About Beth Kolko

I tend to wear several hats simultaneously. I’ve been an academic for close to two decades, and I’m currently a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington.

In recent years I’ve gotten very interested in innovation and unofficial expertise, and I run a project called Hackademia.

I’m also a writer, a tinkerer, a builder of giant giraffes, and, now, an entrepreneur,

Here is some of what I’ve been up to the past few years.
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