What Is a Maker City?
The panel discussion on Maker Cities at the Center Stage of the 2015 Bay Area Maker Faire was a comprehensive look at the emerging connection between makers, city government, and economic development.
Makerspaces
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan Embraces the Maker Movement at FAN2
With 15 Makerspaces and 5 classroom educationย focused labs (see the Taipei Maker’s Map for a evolving list),ย Taipei has a rapidly growing Maker culture, but still maintains a highly traditional educational system. However, that may be changing. Duringย FAN2, theย FabLab Asia Network‘s 2nd week-long conference that cumulated inย Maker Faire Taipei, Taiwan’s Premier, Mao Chi-ku, announced that the […]
Rube Goldberg Devices Promote Cooperative Learning
It’s called “MakerKids Rube Goldberg Device,” but the point of the exhibit is more about getting kids to work together toward a goal
Documenting the Maker Movement from Copenhagen to Bremen
Editorโs note: Madison Worthy and Miriam Engle are biking across Europe, visiting different Makerspaces, and filming Self-Made, a documentary about their adventure and the Makers they meet. You can find the other parts to this series at the end of this article. We are Madison Worthy and Miriam Engle, and we are biking across Europe […]
FUBAR 1’s Race to Maker Faire
With all of the bigger picture focus and flurry of activity around getting a Maker Faire together, it might be easy to forget that there are hundreds of smaller, but no less passionate organizational dramas going on, of countless late-night planning sessions, fundraising efforts, project builds, frantic last-minute organizing, packing, and travel, and everything else […]
The Rise of the Maker Movement for Kids
If youโre a Maker Faire veteran, you’ve seen the growing droves of kids engaging in the excitement and promise of the Maker Movement. Watching a child solder that first LED followed by the amazed โah haโ look that inevitably appears when it lights up is infectious. Maker Faire is teeming with adults whoโve been inspired […]
Making a Maker City โ National Associations (Part 3 of 3)
Recognizing patterns can be useful. When building a Maker City ecosystem itโs helpful to know which institutions to target for partnering. Examples of recurring partners include libraries, science museums, colleges, fab labs, and high schools. Gaining their attention, educating them and getting them onboard takes time, persistence, and a lot of energy. Wouldnโt it be […]
