
Beth Kolko
@bkolko
CEO @shiftlabs, Prof of Human Centered Design&Engineering Univ of Washington @hcdeUW. hacker/builder/traveler/YC alum. Believer in joy and possibility of change
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http://www.bethkolko.com 26-11-2006 20:05:00
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Great article celebrating Beth Kolko's work on Drip Assist and Shift Labs, which works to help non-traditional innovators disrupt medical technology: geekwire.com/2019/healthcar…


We wouldn't be here without your support joshua schachter! Thanks! Shift Labs


I learned innumerable lessons from Beth Kolko, but perhaps the most important was a pursuit of mastery rather than accreditation. Excited to see what she & Shift Labs have accomplished getting more visibility - geekwire.com/2019/healthcar…

"Non-expert innovation is crucial, especially for really wicked problems, because we have to learn how to see things differently if we’re going to solve things differently.” - Beth Kolko, CEO of Shift Labs, as featured in GeekWire. Full story here: bddy.me/2SyC7iu


Highlights from the May 8 #DeviceConnect on #HCD in #Healthcare vimeo.com/342816611 Experts incl. Beth Kolko of Shift Labs + UW Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE), moni wolf of @health_IT, @scottthielman, and Wilson Sonsini - with Life Science WA


What does human-centered design mean to medical device companies, and how can device manufacturers integrate a human-centered approach into their development activities? HCDE Prof. Beth Kolko weighed in on a recent panel with Product Creation Studio. Video highlights: vimeo.com/342816611

I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to work together, Kathy Pham bc I would have learned so much from you!


Fantastic afternoon and an incredibly thoughtful crowd. Thank you for the opportunity Akhtar Badshah and the #xTechImpact group



Dan Kaminsky was one of smartest people I've ever known. He wrote an op-ed for CyberScoop - @cyberscoop.bsky.social the day it debuted, where he called for a better way to guard the internet. Only the cached version exists, but you should read it, as it is very prescient. RIP web.archive.org/web/2020101407…


seriously, this year's UW Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) speaker series was so fresh (hcde.washington.edu/ux). Words from Behzod, Dr. Jaleesa Trapp, Oscar Murillo, Erin McLean helped me think through a humane approach to design that I'm pretty stoked about. Even wrote about it on my site. My fave insights gleaned:

YC's application deadline has technically passed, but they're still accepting apps! I really want to see more female founders apply. So if YOU are a woman founder, apply to Y Combinator asap & feel free to message me so I can refer you: ycombinator.com/apply
