Aquarian

Dave was the Chair of our Empact Summmit on the Future of Entrepreneurship Education and I was also a participant in his New World of Work panel. He is one of the most genuine, well-connected, forward thinking people with integrity that I know. He is especially gifted at building relationships, understanding diverse groups of people and fields, and bringing them together. I know that we'll be collaborating in many ways in the years to come.

Aquarian performed exceptionally high quality work in our broadband assessment for Richland County.  Retaining Aquarian as our subcontractor was one of the best decisions we have ever made in our work in the broadband field.  The information you were able to provide us and the work you performed enabled us to create an extremely detailed and accurate assessment of Richland County's broadband situation.Thanks again for your efforts;  we absolutely intend to use Aquarian in the future for similar projects.

I am writing to express my deep appreciation for the work that David Baldwin of Aquarian Technology Systems has provided to me and the members of the House Technology Research and development Committee in the passage of the State Technology and Retention (STAR) bill during the 2004 session of the Indiana General Assembly, and for his tireless efforts in the development of the SMART School Partnership.Dave Baldwin played a vital role in the passage of the STAR bill, a blue print for the expansion of technology in Indiana, for the retention and recapture of our State's best and brightest graduates, and for the matching of those graduates with high paying technology related enterprises that choose to locate or grow in Indiana.It is with great appreciation that I commend Mr. David Baldwin of Aquarian Technology Systems for his contributions to building a better future for Indiana's graduates and for future growth of technology within our State.

We hired Dave Baldwin to serve as a thought leader and provacateur during the Creative Ohio Conference in December 2016. Dave was recommended to us as someone who is at the forefront of futuring and synthesis – someone who understands the future pulse of trends that will affect organizations and leaders. He was instrumental in helping us design a one-day event focused on future trends that will likely impact arts and culture in Ohio over the next few years.Dave has the ability to ask rich, meaningful questions that you likely don’t know you need to answer. He gently nudges you to go deeper and think bigger. His collaborative spirit is manifested through his willingness to bring a partner(s) to the table to make the conversation richer. As a synthesist, he pulls trends, ideas, and data from a variety of sources, then blends in his wisdom and expertise, leaving you with rich, ‘just in time’ input for your project, organization, or leadership. Dave Baldwin will deliver the data and information necessary to take your work to the next level. The question is, will you have the courage to hit it out of the park?

Dave was instrumental in introducing me to people who could hold my hand through starting the transition of employee towards ownership of the Parr Insurance Agency, Inc.  He made me realize the dangers of my linear thinking process.  He is an expert in teamwork and his network has been a big part of our engagement with Aquarian Technology Systems.Technology has and is continually changing reality and Dave is an expert at taking his past experiences and weighing them against technologies to create a plan.  This is why we will continue to reach out to Dave and Aquarian to help us with our planning sessions.

David has the expertise, desire, and integrity to do any job asked of him. He exhibits foresight in his approach to problems and projects. He most often will be the initiator in bringing about needed changes. David is genuinely interested in providing specialized process and systems consultation, designed to increase organization effectiveness through collaboration, partnerships and the use of technology. He focuses on his goal to assist clients in the creation and realization of their vision for success via the use of innovative approaches and resources.I like David, respect his values and enjoy working with him. I would highly recommend David Baldwin!

Dave's facilitation of our strategic planning process was well done. I especially appreciated him meeting the deadlines we had established, each time producing products that always met or exceeded our expectations.

David has helped me appreciate that the success of our initiatives springs from trusted relationships built over time. He has followed up with all parties on a consistent basis to insure the healthy progress of these new relationships. David's support in this has been valuable both to me personally and to Stanley Steemer.I appreciate his insight into the changes we can expect and should prepare ourselves for as our culture, community and business charge into the future.Great cities and great communities are built when people of character invest in each other. David is a fine example of that.

I have had the pleasure of working with Aquarian Technology Systems for 8 years. Dave Baldwin has worked with me on major projects at Bowling Green State University, and Northern State University. He also worked extensively on a job-ready career focus for students at the BGSU Firelands Campus.At Northern State University, Dave has proposed cutting-edge options for entrepreneurial integration of student work into the existing and expanded curriculum. He has provided us a vision for futuristic analysis-forcing us to see what a university might be in the upcoming decade.Dave is currently working with the University of North Dakota & South Dakota State University to create entrepreneurship in the arts that will be unlike any other collaborative in America.He is a visionary, planner, thinker and a man who can forge partnerships where others would see little hope for integration of disparate parties.

Dave is highly creative and innovative. He brought a unique vision to the New World of Work Project, with his vast knowledge of future trends in education and workforce development. He was able to articulate his knowledge into a context that fit our project needs and, in effect, take the project to the next level.Dave is also a great collaborator. He tapped into his network to create a virtual team of highly skilled & knowledgeable panelists spanning the country.

Dave possesses many personal characteristics that have contributed to our mutual success including:* He is team oriented and collaborative* He is innovative and entrepreneurial* He brings a vast network to support our work* He has a futuristic perspective that adds to innovative thinking on the team* He is skilled in facilitation and partnership development

Dave worked with the Pioneer Career and Technology Center for 'Public Awareness & Marketing Consultation' and assisted our district in developing an extensive marketing plan.He was very responsive to customize a program to our needs, fostered excellent communication with our staff and business partners, and produced quality work at a good value.