Len Kne

Director of U-Spatial and Managing Director of GeoCommunities at the University of Minnesota

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Len Kne is Director of U-Spatial and Managing Director of GeoCommunities at the University of Minnesota. He leads an interdisciplinary team pioneering a university-wide model for geospatial support centers that foster spatial fluency across research, teaching, and community engagement. He is co-author of The Spatial Edge: The Strategic Advantage of GIS Skills Across Higher Education (Esri Press), which provides a practical roadmap for university colleagues to address complex challenges while preparing students with in-demand spatial skills. He looks forward to a future where spatial thinking is a fundamental part of how everyone understands and engages with the world.