Ken Baldauf

Ken Baldauf is an accomplished educator, innovator, and technologist who currently serves as the Founding Director of the Florida State University (FSU) Innovation Hub.1 He has held a Courtesy Faculty Appointment at the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship since January 2018.1

Professional Background

Baldauf has a diverse background that spans education, technology, and innovation:

• Education: He has been teaching at FSU since 1996, focusing on courses related to technology, innovation, and design.1
• Innovation Leadership: As the Founding Director of the FSU Innovation Hub, he leads initiatives to enable students to discover needs, imagine opportunities, and design solutions in a collaborative environment.1
• Author: Baldauf has authored several textbooks on technology and computing.1

Academic Qualifications

• Master of Science in Computer Science from Florida State University (1994-1997)
• Bachelor's degree in Music Theory/Composition from Morehead State University (1977-1981)1

Additional Roles and Expertise

• CEO of Innovation by Design LLC
• Courtesy Faculty Appointment at the FSU School of Information (since October 2014)
• Expert in Design Thinking and Systems Thinking
• Certified Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner (IBM, 2018)1

Ken Baldauf describes himself as an optimist in the age of "great acceleration" and believes in leveraging human qualities like empathy, passion, curiosity, and creativity, combined with emerging technologies, to address complex contemporary problems.1