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Dale Dougherty
DALE DOUGHERTY is the leading advocate of the Maker Movement. He founded Make: Magazine 2005, which first used the term “makers” to describe people who enjoyed “hands-on” work and play. He started Maker Faire in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, and this event has spread to nearly 200 locations in 40 countries, with over 1.5M attendees annually. He is President of Make:Community, which produces Make: and Maker Faire.
In 2011 Dougherty was honored at the White House as a “Champion of Change” through an initiative that honors Americans who are “doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world.” At the 2014 White House Maker Faire he was introduced by President Obama as an American innovator making significant contributions to the fields of education and business. He believes that the Maker Movement has the potential to transform the educational experience of students and introduce them to the practice of innovation through play and tinkering.
Dougherty is the author of “Free to Make: How the Maker Movement Is Changing our Jobs, Schools and Minds” with Adriane Conrad. He is co-author of "Maker City: A Practical Guide for Reinventing American Cities" with Peter Hirshberg and Marcia Kadanoff.
Latest from Dale Dougherty
02/02/2017
Take an aerial tour of the flooding at the vinyard where we film our drone reviews
01/06/2017
manufacturing is beginning to be shaped by the maker movement
11/18/2016
NPR talks about learning from failure, MIT hosts an academic makerspace symposium, and educators share their tips for keeping students...
11/15/2016
These young Egyptian innovators are embracing technology and maker culture despite — or because of — political challenges.
11/01/2016
Over 300 educators convened at the Make: Education Forum at NYSCI the day before World Maker Faire.
09/22/2016
Making your own hot sauce is so easy and rewarding, you might never go back to store-bought sauce ever again!
09/21/2016
Lisa Fetterman was a cooking enthusiast who wanted to make sous vide devices more affordable, and that meant learning some...
08/22/2016
DJ was unhappy with the quality of components he ordered, so he decided to design and make components himself for...
06/28/2016
The BOSEbuild Bluetooth Speaker, designed with makers in mind, is meant to be modified and customized.
06/02/2016
This year's Maker Faire Bay Area proved just how positive, inspiring, and supportive the DIY community is. Read on to...
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