Kris Hans
Positions
PhD Student
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Sessional Instructor
Haskayne School of Business, Marketing [MKTG]
Sessional Instructor
Haskayne School of Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [ENTI]
Sessional Instructor
Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, College of Discovery, Creativity and Innovation
Contact information
Research
Areas of Research
Artificial Intelligence, Branding, Communication, Creativity, Design, Design Thinking, Digital Entrepreneurship, Disruption, Educational Technology (EdTech), Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Technology, Futurism, Innovation, Marketing, No-Code Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Teaching Innovation, Technology Adoption & Implications
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENTI 407 | Digital Entrepreneurship Technology | Winter 2024 |
| MKTG 601 | Marketing Management | Winter 2023 |
| MKTG 663 | New Venture Marketing | Fall 2022 |
| MKTG 663 | New Venture Marketing | Winter 2022 |
| ENTI 407 | Technology for Entrepreneurs | Fall 2021 |
| ENTI 401 | Opportunity Identification | Fall 2021 |
| ENTI 674 | Technologies of Innovation | Winter 2021 |
| ENTI 401 | Opportunity Identification | Fall 2020 |
| UNIV 201 | Global Challenges | Winter 2020 |
| ENTI 407 | Technology for Entrepreneurs | Winter 2020 |
| ENTI 401 | Opportunity Identification | Fall 2019 |
| ENTI 401 | Opportunity Identification | Fall 2018 |
Awards
- Awarded $5,000 RBC Teaching & Curriculum Grant to develop ENTI 401 – Opportunity course materials, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 2022
- Awarded $12,500 Teaching & Curriculum Development grant to develop online course for Entrepreneurship Technology, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 2020
Publications
- Business Communciation Decoded. Kris Hans. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. 314. (2025)
- Voices from the Digital Classroom: 25 Interviews about Teaching and Learning in the Face of a Global Pandemic . Kris Hans and Erik Christiansen. In S. Abegglen, F. Neuhaus, & K. Wilson (Eds.). University of Calgary Press. (2022)
In the News
- An intelligent choice: Learning to think in the age of LLMs. Summit, Mount Royal University. (2026)
- Empathy is under attack — but it remains vital for leadership and connection. The Conversation. (2025)
- Calgary post-secondary students discuss A.I. in the classroom. CityNews. (2025)
- Calgary professor, students say AI models not meeting expectations. Calgary Herald. (2025)
- The golden ticket for Calgary's fast food restaurants? A drive-thru. CBC. (2022)
- The art of collecting watches in Calgary. Calgary Journal. (2024)
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