A Magazine, a Movement, By and For Makers
One of the questions I’ve been asked, and it’s awkward for me, is “How did you create the maker movement?”
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Emotion and Empathy Are Glue for Makers
In 2020, Dr. Andreea Gorbatai and two co-authors published a research paper in the journal Organization Science titled: “Making Space for Emotions: Empathy, Contagion, and Legitmacy’s Double-Edged Sword.” It’s about the maker movement and what holds it together. It turns out, it’s not skills and tools as much as it is emotions and empathy — […]
This Week’s Recode Decode Podcast: Kara Swisher Talks Making with Dale Dougherty and Mike Senese
A couple weeks ago Dale and I visited the Vox studios in San Francisco to be part of Kara Swisher‘s great podcast, Recode Decode, which published this week. In it we run through the history of the maker movement, but more importantly, talk about the opportunities it has since opened up and how it continues […]
Building Together Doesn’t Come from Shared Skill, but Shared Humanity
Sometimes it’s simple to fix things. Sometimes it’s incredibly difficult.
Join The Deconstruction, a Choose Your Own Adventure Style Hackathon
The Deconstruction is 48 hour period to make whatever you want — a poem, a robot, video — as thousands across the globe do the same thing.
Donald Bell’s New Maker News Show Is Short, Sweet, and Super Nerdy
Donald Bell has a new channel on YouTube devoted to what’s new and interesting in the world of Makers, including projects, news, and more.
Organizing a Nation of Makerspaces Is Hard But Worth It
In the aftermath of the White House’s gathering of makerspace organizers, groups are forming and problems are being defined. You can join in!
