Welcome to the Future of Making! We are on the verge of a transformation of how products are designed, manufactured, and distributed. The entire supply chain is undergoing reinvention and the impact will be felt not only by manufacturers but also by individuals, households, communities, even entire regions. Driven by the need to innovate faster than ever before, green aspirations, and a quest for authenticity, new paradigms for “making things” are emerging. The introduction of cheap 3D printers, the growth of the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture, the rise of ad hoc manufacturing, and the popularity of collaborative communities around ideas, designs, and R&D all point to how the future of making may play out. After a day of immersion in Maker Faire’s community of makers, we will help you put what you touched, explored, played with, and discovered at the Faire into context. We’ll also unpack our forecast of the Future of Making and help answer some of the questions relevant to you and your organization in this new world of highly networked, highly motivated, and highly innovative makers. What will new models for making look like? Who will be the new makers? What role will your organization play in the new production chain and what will it mean for how you relate to your customers? We hope that you leave this exchange with the foresight and insight you’ll need to take action and be successful in the Future of Making. Welcome! MAKE: 2018 covers from Maker Faire Panel Videos:
If You Can't Open It, You Don't Own It from Institute for the Future on Vimeo.
Citizen R&D from Institute for the Future on Vimeo.
Lightweight Manufacturing from Institute for the Future on Vimeo.
