The Maker Movement and Where It’s Going

The opening talk for Maker Faire Milwaukee, about the Maker Movement, and where it's headed.

Transcript

1. The Maker Movement
   …and where it’s going
   Pete Prodoehl
   

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2. The Maker Movement
   Is it just a new name for DIY?
   

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3. The Maker Movement
   Is it something more, like DIT?
   

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4. The Maker Movement
   Is it DIY mixed with technology?
   

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5. The Maker Movement
   'Maker culture' emphasizes
   learning-through-doing
   in a social environment.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_culture
   

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6. Shop Class Oak Ridge High School 1947
   

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7. The Maker Movement
   Shop Class is DEAD.
   

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8. ENTER THE MAKERSPACE
   • A makerspace is a physical place where people
   can create real-world things.
   • A shared workshop with tools and equipment
   most people don’t own.
   • A community of makers, builders, inventors,
   tinkerers and learners.
   

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9. ENTER THE MAKERSPACE(S)
   1000+ active spaces
   

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10. Milwaukee Makerspace
    

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11. ENTER THE MAKERSPACE(S)
    • Sector67 - Madison, WI
    • The Bodgery - Madison, WI
    • Appleton Makerspace - Appleton, WI
    • Whitewater Makerspace - Whitewater, WI
    • MakerPlayce - Mayville, WI
    • PumpingStation: One - Chicago, IL
    • Southside Hackerspace - Chicago, IL
    • Workshop 88 - Glen Ellyn, IL
    • i3Detroit - Detroit, MI
    • OmniCorpDetroit - Detroit, MI
    • All Hands Active - Ann Arbor, MI
    

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12. The Maker Movement
    SHARING!
    

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13. The Maker Movement
    THE INTERNET!
    

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14. Instructables
    Make: Projects
    Radio Shack DIY
    YouTube
    

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15. learn.adafruit.com
    SparkFun
    Adafruit Industries
    learn.sparkfun.com
    

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16. Makers: TNG
    Shop Class 2.0
    

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17. Makers: TNG
    Shop Class 2.0
    

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