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A Nation of Makers

A Nation of Makers

Stories and narratives about and from Makers across the U.S.

The Inclusive Makerspace: Key Insights Into How Open Works is Authentically Growing a Diverse Maker…

The Inclusive Makerspace: Key Insights Into How Open Works is Authentically Growing a Diverse Maker…

Open Works is geographically located in Central Baltimore in Greenmount West — a neighborhood in a state-designated Arts and Entertainment…
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April Danielle Lewis
Feb 13
Cultivating a Vibrant Community Through Fab Lab Houston

Cultivating a Vibrant Community Through Fab Lab Houston

This piece is part of a series highlighting the work and stories of Makers for the National Week of Making, June 16–22, 2017.
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Brent Richardson
Jun 22, 2017
Reflections on Making for World Refugee Day

Reflections on Making for World Refugee Day

This piece is part of a series highlighting the work and stories of Makers for the National Week of Making, June 16–22, 2017.
Go to the profile of Lindsay Leigh
Lindsay Leigh
Jun 20, 2017
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Why I Make

Why I Make

The legacy of my ancestors and all of the diverse makers before me informs my present identity as a maker.
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Dorothy Jones-Davis
Jun 23, 2016
Getting Girls Started with Making

Getting Girls Started with Making

No competitions, 3D printers or wi-fi necessary
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Luz Rivas
Jun 15, 2016
Invent Health: The National Week of Making

Invent Health: The National Week of Making

A big part of my role as the Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to create space for…
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Susannah Fox
Jun 7, 2016
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Stephanie Santoso
Jun 1, 2016

A Navajo Nation of Makers

By Hansen Tapaha

This piece is part of a series highlighting the work and stories of Makers across the U.S. in the run up to National Week of Making, June 17–23, 2016.

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Go to the profile of Anna Waldman-Brown
Anna Waldman-Brown
May 16, 2016

Can Manufacturing be Democratized?

By Anna Waldman-Brown

This piece is part of a series highlighting the work and stories of Makers across the U.S. in the run up to National Week of Making, June 17–23, 2016.

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4 responses
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Jenn Sander
Mar 31, 2016

MAKER METROPOLIS

This piece is part of a series highlighting the work and stories of Makers across the U.S in the run up to National Week of Making, June 17–23, 2016

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Stephanie Santoso
Mar 29, 2016

Inspiring Students to Aspire to Careers they Didn’t Know Existed through the Maker Movement

By Ed Hidalgo

This is the story of how I, along with a team of passionate colleagues at Qualcomm and school administrators and educators in the San…

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Mark Takano
Mar 17, 2016

What Do We Do With These Empty Wal-Marts?

The McAllen Public Library is a breathtaking space. Its 20-foot ceilings are…

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3 responses
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Stephanie Santoso
Mar 9, 2016

Makers of Change

How Makers Create Change

This piece is part of a series highlighting the work and stories of Makers across the U.S in the run up to National Week of Making, June 17–23, 2016

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2 responses
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