Jamey Hansen

About the Chief Strategic Innovation Officer 

The CSIO position is three roles in one.

1. The CSIO serves as the Director of LATIS. He leads a team of five directors overseeing units supporting research, learning, process improvement, and media services. (Read more at latis.umn.edu)
2. The CSIO is also a strategy and innovation consultant for the Dean and other college leaders. As described in the "What we do" section of this website, he provides planning, facilitation, and organizational support for leaders responsible for developing CLA's strategic plans and initiatives. 
3. Finally, the CSIO wears the IT lead ("CIO") hat for the College of Liberal Arts and is responsible for the effective management of CLA's technology systems and staff. As most IT services are provided by the University's Office of Information Technology and external vendors, the CSIO's main IT role is to advocate for the technological needs of CLA's faculty, staff, and students. 

About Jamey

Jamey joined CLA in 2005 and was selected to lead what is now LATIS in 2012. His approach to leadership, strategy, and innovation has been heavily influenced by:

1. The Art of Hosting community that creates spaces for participatory leadership and working in complex environments.
2. A masters degree from the U in Management of Technology that emphasizes strategic technological leadership, forecasting, innovation management, and product development. Jamey's 2014 capstone focused on the organizational health of CLA. 
3. An opportunity to participate in a leadership development by MOR Associates that served as an inspiration for CLA's Administrative Leaders Program.

Jamey is the longest serving member of the college's leadership team (the Dean's Group). And he teaches a course on public speaking for the Humphrey School.

You can learn more about his work and views on leadership and strategy from the following resources:

• Slides: "Seeing Our Work Through the Lens of Innovation" presentation at Educause in 2019. Demonstrates our views on Innovation Services. 
• Video: LATIS Strategic Planning in Reverse (2020-2011). Explains how we have used a variety of planning tools and methods to get to where LATIS is today.
• Video: An IT Success Story: From local IT services to Innovation Services. Explains how Wardley Maps can be used to tell the story of how LATIS evolved over time.