can learning to make things help people to lead better lives and become better
to lead better lives and become better
to lead better lives and become better they’re local and global communities I’m
they’re local and global communities I’m
they’re local and global communities I’m here to tell you that it can and I
here to tell you that it can and I
here to tell you that it can and I witnessed these kinds of transformations
witnessed these kinds of transformations
witnessed these kinds of transformations large and small every single day I’m
large and small every single day I’m
large and small every single day I’m part of an organization that operates
part of an organization that operates
part of an organization that operates maker spaces maker spaces are open and
maker spaces maker spaces are open and
maker spaces maker spaces are open and collaborative studios and workshops that
collaborative studios and workshops that
collaborative studios and workshops that house all kinds of tools and equipment
house all kinds of tools and equipment
house all kinds of tools and equipment necessary for the making of physical
necessary for the making of physical
necessary for the making of physical things and the bringing of inventions to
things and the bringing of inventions to
things and the bringing of inventions to life we provide training on these tools
life we provide training on these tools
life we provide training on these tools designed for the total novice and people
designed for the total novice and people
designed for the total novice and people of all skill levels and backgrounds come
of all skill levels and backgrounds come
of all skill levels and backgrounds come to participate in addition to training
to participate in addition to training
to participate in addition to training on these tools we provide support for
on these tools we provide support for
on these tools we provide support for people who want to start small
people who want to start small
people who want to start small businesses around their products and
businesses around their products and
businesses around their products and ideas so we not only teach people to
ideas so we not only teach people to
ideas so we not only teach people to make pretty much anything we help to
make pretty much anything we help to
make pretty much anything we help to democratize entrepreneurship for people
democratize entrepreneurship for people
democratize entrepreneurship for people who might not otherwise have access to
who might not otherwise have access to
who might not otherwise have access to those opportunities Dale Dougherty gave
those opportunities Dale Dougherty gave
those opportunities Dale Dougherty gave an excellent TED talk about how we are
an excellent TED talk about how we are
an excellent TED talk about how we are all makers from birth it’s really great
all makers from birth it’s really great
all makers from birth it’s really great I encourage you to seek it out and watch
I encourage you to seek it out and watch
I encourage you to seek it out and watch it because it’s profound and I agree
it because it’s profound and I agree
it because it’s profound and I agree with what he has to say I agree that
with what he has to say I agree that
with what he has to say I agree that we’re all creators and we all have a
we’re all creators and we all have a
we’re all creators and we all have a creative instinct inside of us but what
creative instinct inside of us but what
creative instinct inside of us but what I see is many of us have tucked that
I see is many of us have tucked that
I see is many of us have tucked that creative instinct away after childhood
creative instinct away after childhood
creative instinct away after childhood we often tuck it away when we tuck away
we often tuck it away when we tuck away
we often tuck it away when we tuck away our Legos the emerging subculture known
our Legos the emerging subculture known
our Legos the emerging subculture known as the maker movement seeks to rebuild
as the maker movement seeks to rebuild
as the maker movement seeks to rebuild that connection it encourages people to
that connection it encourages people to
that connection it encourages people to make tinker invent build even when they
make tinker invent build even when they
make tinker invent build even when they have no formal education or training in
have no formal education or training in
have no formal education or training in areas that are related like design or
areas that are related like design or
areas that are related like design or engineering but I believe this goes
engineering but I believe this goes
engineering but I believe this goes beyond a movement you don’t have to be
beyond a movement you don’t have to be
beyond a movement you don’t have to be part of this subculture I think this is
part of this subculture I think this is
part of this subculture I think this is important for everyone to practice and I
important for everyone to practice and I
important for everyone to practice and I think that learning to make things can
think that learning to make things can
think that learning to make things can benefit you and your community in a way
benefit you and your community in a way
benefit you and your community in a way that you didn’t expect learning to make
that you didn’t expect learning to make
that you didn’t expect learning to make things can change you fundamentally as a
things can change you fundamentally as a
things can change you fundamentally as a person you may be familiar with the
person you may be familiar with the
person you may be familiar with the research that shows our native language
research that shows our native language
research that shows our native language shapes the ideas and concepts within our
shapes the ideas and concepts within our
shapes the ideas and concepts within our society
society
society in that same way I think the tools and
in that same way I think the tools and
in that same way I think the tools and solutions that were exposed to and we’re
solutions that were exposed to and we’re
solutions that were exposed to and we’re familiarized with shape the
familiarized with shape the
familiarized with shape the problem-solving that we’re able to do
problem-solving that we’re able to do
problem-solving that we’re able to do the solutions we can imagine I believe
the solutions we can imagine I believe
the solutions we can imagine I believe that if you learn to make things you
that if you learn to make things you
that if you learn to make things you will be feel more confident in your
will be feel more confident in your
will be feel more confident in your capabilities you will be more innovative
capabilities you will be more innovative
capabilities you will be more innovative and you will contribute in ways that you
and you will contribute in ways that you
and you will contribute in ways that you never expected for many people this is a
never expected for many people this is a
never expected for many people this is a radical and unexpected idea we’re part
radical and unexpected idea we’re part
radical and unexpected idea we’re part of a consumer culture and we’re raised
of a consumer culture and we’re raised
of a consumer culture and we’re raised to be adults that choose from a set of
to be adults that choose from a set of
to be adults that choose from a set of pre-made solutions we purchase things
pre-made solutions we purchase things
pre-made solutions we purchase things made by people that we will never meet
made by people that we will never meet
made by people that we will never meet maybe under questionable circumstances
maybe under questionable circumstances
maybe under questionable circumstances and of materials whose impact and
and of materials whose impact and
and of materials whose impact and sustainability we just can’t begin to
sustainability we just can’t begin to
sustainability we just can’t begin to guess if you learn to make things I
guess if you learn to make things I
guess if you learn to make things I promise it will not only teach you
promise it will not only teach you
promise it will not only teach you things about yourself that you didn’t
things about yourself that you didn’t
things about yourself that you didn’t know you will gain a new awareness of
know you will gain a new awareness of
know you will gain a new awareness of the wider world it will go far beyond
the wider world it will go far beyond
the wider world it will go far beyond the walls of your workshop these are
the walls of your workshop these are
the walls of your workshop these are some people I know that are doing
some people I know that are doing
some people I know that are doing incredible things whether they’re just
incredible things whether they’re just
incredible things whether they’re just making a beautiful wooden bowl on a wood
making a beautiful wooden bowl on a wood
making a beautiful wooden bowl on a wood lathe just to make it because it didn’t
lathe just to make it because it didn’t
lathe just to make it because it didn’t exist before to have something gorgeous
exist before to have something gorgeous
exist before to have something gorgeous in their home or whether they’re
in their home or whether they’re
in their home or whether they’re developing a disruptive tactics
developing a disruptive tactics
developing a disruptive tactics this young woman she’s really
this young woman she’s really
this young woman she’s really exceptional she has an excellent story I
exceptional she has an excellent story I
exceptional she has an excellent story I love to tell it she was an athlete in
love to tell it she was an athlete in
love to tell it she was an athlete in college and she suffered a concussion
college and she suffered a concussion
college and she suffered a concussion and didn’t realize it so she started a
and didn’t realize it so she started a
and didn’t realize it so she started a company in which she’s developing these
company in which she’s developing these
company in which she’s developing these protective headgear devices with
protective headgear devices with
protective headgear devices with embedded sensors that help people
embedded sensors that help people
embedded sensors that help people realize if they might be you know
realize if they might be you know
realize if they might be you know exposed to risk of having a concussion
exposed to risk of having a concussion
exposed to risk of having a concussion some people are learning technology that
some people are learning technology that
some people are learning technology that has helped them to solve a design
has helped them to solve a design
has helped them to solve a design problem they’ve been stewing over for
problem they’ve been stewing over for
problem they’ve been stewing over for years others have learned how to use a
years others have learned how to use a
years others have learned how to use a technology that helps them scale and
technology that helps them scale and
technology that helps them scale and sell their art and they’ve been able to
sell their art and they’ve been able to
sell their art and they’ve been able to start a small business that supports
start a small business that supports
start a small business that supports them around it no matter what they
them around it no matter what they
them around it no matter what they doing doesn’t have to be the most
doing doesn’t have to be the most
doing doesn’t have to be the most amazing disruptive thing they’re doing
amazing disruptive thing they’re doing
amazing disruptive thing they’re doing something wonderful because they’re
something wonderful because they’re
something wonderful because they’re getting to experience the intangible
getting to experience the intangible
getting to experience the intangible value of getting to say I made this this
value of getting to say I made this this
value of getting to say I made this this is for me this is my creative
is for me this is my creative
is for me this is my creative self-expression and that benefits them
self-expression and that benefits them
self-expression and that benefits them and that benefits the people around them
the maker movement has been embraced by
the maker movement has been embraced by early childhood educators it’s a great
early childhood educators it’s a great
early childhood educators it’s a great way of fostering childhood interest in
way of fostering childhood interest in
way of fostering childhood interest in stem which is an acronym for science
stem which is an acronym for science
stem which is an acronym for science technology engineering and math it’s
technology engineering and math it’s
technology engineering and math it’s really great at this because it’s active
really great at this because it’s active
really great at this because it’s active it’s a really learning through play but
it’s a really learning through play but
it’s a really learning through play but this is not just a movement for children
this is not just a movement for children
this is not just a movement for children in fact adulthood and early adulthood
in fact adulthood and early adulthood
in fact adulthood and early adulthood can be an excellent time to embrace this
can be an excellent time to embrace this
can be an excellent time to embrace this new practice in this new way of thinking
new practice in this new way of thinking
new practice in this new way of thinking maybe you’re feeling disillusioned with
maybe you’re feeling disillusioned with
maybe you’re feeling disillusioned with the utility of your expensive college
the utility of your expensive college
the utility of your expensive college degree maybe you’re more aware than ever
degree maybe you’re more aware than ever
degree maybe you’re more aware than ever of the complex problems in the world
of the complex problems in the world
of the complex problems in the world learning to make things can give you the
learning to make things can give you the
learning to make things can give you the exact empowerment that you need to solve
exact empowerment that you need to solve
exact empowerment that you need to solve problems in an active physical way you
problems in an active physical way you
problems in an active physical way you are all problem solvers we are all
are all problem solvers we are all
are all problem solvers we are all creators you may be a digital native but
creators you may be a digital native but
creators you may be a digital native but the biggest problems you’re gonna face
the biggest problems you’re gonna face
the biggest problems you’re gonna face in your lifetime will require real
in your lifetime will require real
in your lifetime will require real solutions in the physical world problems
solutions in the physical world problems
solutions in the physical world problems that are resulting from things like
that are resulting from things like
that are resulting from things like climate change so what I ask you to do
climate change so what I ask you to do
climate change so what I ask you to do is join me in a grassroots movement join
is join me in a grassroots movement join
is join me in a grassroots movement join me in this grassroots movement by
me in this grassroots movement by
me in this grassroots movement by getting your hands dirty picking up a
getting your hands dirty picking up a
getting your hands dirty picking up a hammer learning to make a gadget with
hammer learning to make a gadget with
hammer learning to make a gadget with Arduino brings something new into the
Arduino brings something new into the
Arduino brings something new into the world I ask you to do it because it’s
world I ask you to do it because it’s
world I ask you to do it because it’s gonna benefit you but we need your ideas
gonna benefit you but we need your ideas
gonna benefit you but we need your ideas thank you
thank you
thank you you
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