Colin Twitchell

Biography
Colin Twitchell is the founding director of the Hampshire College Lemelson Center and teaches about applied design, invention and entrepreneurship in the School for Interdisciplinary Arts at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. Colin graduated from Hampshire in 1986, where he studied primarily mechanical design and exercise physiology. Over the past 20 years he has been involved in the field of assistive technology. During this time he has worked for the Massachusetts Adaptive Design Services, the Institute on Applied Technology at Boston Children's Hospital and created the adaptation techniques and instructional methodology used by the American Canoe Association's Adaptive Paddling Certification Program. In 1993, he founded ErgoSport, a company focused on custom and production adaptive recreational equipment. Additionally, Colin has designed and built a human powered aircraft, been involved with the start up of several businesses and worked with international organizations on the development of adaptive equipment.

Education
Gradutated from Hampshire with a concentration in assistive technologies.

Fall 2010
IA/LM-0172-1 Tinkering For Fun &amp; Profit: creativity enhancement through construction and deconstruction

Spring 2010
IA/LM-0193-1 Social Entrepreneurship Part II

Fall 2009
IA/LM-0304-1 Mentored Independent Study

(Co-taught with Prof. Ellen Donkin)

IA/LM-0222-1 Design for the Greater Good

(Co-taught with Prof. Donna Cohn)

IA/LM-0193-1 Social Entrepreneurship Part I

Spring 2009
IA/LM-0240-1 Social Entrepreneurship: Starting Your Own Socially Responsible Enterprise

Students I Advise

 * Elliott Berry (Div III)
 * Ananda Valenzuela (Div II)