Bethany Stolle is the founder of Stolle Creative, and is an interaction designer, curriculum developer, and instigator. She put her youth and family ministry degree to work at Augsburg Fortress, designing physical and digital products for children, youth, and adults, and helped launch Sparkhouse, which developed a number of award-winning youth ministry resources under her leadership. Bethany studied Interaction Design and Social Entrepreneurship under Jon Kolko at the Austin Center for Design, and facilitates design and strategy workshops across the country. She now collaborates with education technology companies, non-profit endowments, and religious organizations. She is passionate about working on “wicked problems,” developing empathy through design research, and making space to create stuff with others. Bethany and her husband live in the Seattle area and attend Central Lutheran Church (ELCA).