Kentaro Toyama

Kentaro Toyama is W.K. Kellogg Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, with a joint fellowship at MIT's Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values.

Research examines societal impacts of technology with focus areas:

• Critical analysis of technology in education
• Ethical frameworks for social change initiatives
• Global development technology practices

Authored "Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology" challenging techno-optimism in development work. Public lectures address appropriate technology use in learning environments, emphasizing human-centered approaches over technical solutions.