From  MakerSpaces

to  Innovation  Centers

Trends  in  Higher  Education

Ken  Baldauf

www.pic.fsu.edu

Courses:   Web  DesignWeb  Application  DevelopmentDigital  Graphics  DesignObject  Oriented  ProgrammingSpreadsheets  for  Business  EnvironmentsBig  Data  (Data  Analytics)

Innovation  Centers

&  Lassonde Studios

&  Lassonde Studios

San  Francisco Bay  AreaRocketSpaceHeadlands  Center  for  the  ArtsAutodesk  GalleryLemnos LabsTechShopThe  HubRainbow  MansionStanford  D:  school

New  York  City  Blue  Ridge  FoundationPratt  Design  IncubatorIBM  Design  LabScience  HouseWeWorkGeneral  AssemblyNYU  ITPMacro  Sea

Studied  16  Successful  Commercial,  Public,  and  Academic  Innovation  Spaces

&  Lassonde Studios

Classifications• Maker  |  Hacker• Startups• Co-­working• Live  and  Work• Academic• Corporate

Activities• Prototyping• Hacking• Innovation/Communication• Showcase/Exhibition• Problem  Solving• Learning/Sharing

Characteristics• Creative  |  Art  • Maker  |  Hacker  • Startups• Co-­working• Live  |  Work• Education• Proximity• Influence  of  Diversity  (Collisions)• Mixed  vs  Focused• Mentors  |  Supporters   |  Conspirators• Disruptors  |  Game  Changers• Public  Engagement• Seeding   |  Funding

&  Lassonde Studios

Innovation  Centers  in  Education

Of  the  top  20  ranked  public  universities,17  have  interdisciplinary  innovation  centers  and17  have  MakerSpaces

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-­‐colleges/rankings/national-­‐universities/top-­‐public

http://innovateblue.umich.edu/ #4 University  of  Michigan—Ann  Arbor

http://um3d.dc.umich.edu/ #4 University  of  Michigan—Ann  Arbor

http://floridainnovationhub.ufl.edu/ #15 University  of  Florida

http://innovationacademy.ufl.edu/

A groundbreaking living/ learning community that pulls unique students from more than 30 majors into a spring-summer cohort filled with energy, collisions that become ideas, and one common minor: Innovation.

#15 University  of  Florida

http://www.clemson.edu/centers-­institutes/watt/ #20 Clemson  University

Of  the  next  25  ranked  public  universities,15  have  interdisciplinary   innovation  centers  and9 have  MakerSpaces

https://ei.ncsu.edu/ #44 North  Carolina  State  University—Raleigh

The School of Arts and Innovation, which offers degrees and minors in:• Innovation• Art• Digital, Video and Film• Music and Theater• Rapid Prototyping /

Critical Making

• Inward  facing  (student  focus)• Outward  facing  ($  focus)• A  combination

• Entrepreneurial  /  Startup• MakerSpace /  Hacking  Space• Design  /  Art  space• Engineering  space• Research  park• Some  combination

Interdisciplinary  Innovation  Centers  in  Education

Innovation  Center  @  FSU?

What  would  that  look  like?

Technology

Design

Fabrication

Entrepreneurship

Science

Where  would  it  be  located?

www.fsuinnovates.com

www.fsuinnovates.com

• 111  S.  Monroe  Street• A  gift  from  Brian  and  Kathryn  Ballard• 19,000  sqft usable  space• Architects:  lewis+whitlock retained• $3M  -­ $5M  Renovation

Probable   locations

• Goldstein  Library  in  Shores  Bldg.• Provided  by  FSU’s  School  of  Information• An  Interdisciplinary  Innovation  Lab/Library• ~12,000  sqft

BIG  INNOVATION  @  FSU• Extends  Entrepreneurial  University  Initiative• Combines  entrepreneurship  and  MakerSpace efforts  across  campus

• Council  of  Entrepreneurs• Jim  Moran  Institute  (JMI)• 3D  Printing  Users  Group• Research  Facilities  Group• Program  in  Interdisciplinary  Computing  (PIC)• iMaker Collaboratory• Dirac  MakerSpace• Facility  for  Art  Research  (FAR)• High  Performance  Materials  Institute  (HPMI)• and  many  more

BIG  INNOVATION  @  FSU• Currently  in  preliminary  stages  of  planning• Seeking  funds  • Advisory  committees  are  being  formed• Innovation  and  Entrepreneurship  Certificate  is  coming

What  do  YOU  think?

Ken  Baldauf    •      kbaldauf@pic.fsu.edu •  www.techminded.co

Innovation  Center  LinksTop  20  Universities,  17  Interdisciplinary  Innovation  Centers,  17  Makerspaces• UC  Berkley:  https://innovators.berkeley.edu/• University  of  Michigan:  http://innovateblue.umich.edu/,  http://um3d.dc.umich.edu/

• UC  Irvine:  http://innovation.uci.edu/• Clemson:  http://www.clemson.edu/centers-­institutes/watt/• University  WisconsonMadison  Makerspace:  http://www.sector67.org/blog/

Next  25  Universities,  15  Interdisciplinary  Innovation  Centers,  9  Makerspaces• Purdue:  http://www.innovation-­entrepreneurship-­purdue.com/

• University  of  Maryland:  http://innovation.umd.edu/• University  of  Pittsburgh:  http://www.innovation.pitt.edu/• Indiana  University:  http://innovateindiana.iu.edu/• NC  State:  https://ei.ncsu.edu/,   https://ei.ncsu.edu/garage/

In  Florida:• UF:  http://floridainnovationhub.ufl.edu/,  http://innovationacademy.ufl.edu/,  

• UCF:  https://cie.ucf.edu/• Florida  Polytechnic  University:  https://vimeo.com/114999426

Others:  • Xavier  University:  http://xavierinnovation.com/• University  of  Iowa’s  John  Pappajohn Entrepreneurial  Center  (JPEC):  http://www.iowajpec.org/

• Academy  for  Innovation  and  Entrepreneurship  University  of  Maryland:  http://innovation.umd.edu/

• The  ASU  Scottsdale  Innovation  Center:  http://skysongcenter.com/

• The  Lassonde Entrepreneur  Institute,  University  of  Utah:  http://lassonde.utah.edu/