26. Jane from Sugru, 2003
“I don’t want to buy new
stuff all the time. I want
to hack the stuff I already
have so it works better
for me.”
http://sugru.com/story
Say this to show how I got to know makers, and becamse interested in the ethos/cultureAlso, because we’re all trying to make thingsThis is something I made – with othersI believe we can apply the maker ethic elsewhere in our lives – work, setting up an enterprise, solving problems
Apply as a makerCome in September
Maker movement as it exists today is symptom of the technological contextWhere we are in historyConflicting trends in our relationship with techMaker movement – need to break technology open – is an indicator of a problem
At the same time, technology has become less accessible in other waysProbably optimum point in the 70s-80s
People want to take control backWe’re not just consumersFierce independent spirit
Perfect consumer goodDegrades as soon as you take it out of the box, peel off the plastic filmOnly story you can tell is the unboxing
We need jalopy technologySpace for our storiesTo be filled up, made our ownModified, customised, tinkered with.
Another syptom of the current historical context
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PlayFlowOpen ended exploration
This man doesn’t want you to playWorkplaces penalise failureNo risks (no downside to failure)Not being paid to do it – don’t have a professional obligationNo social shaming – audacious failures are celebrated in the most screative online and physical communitiesNo self-imposed penalty – part of the maker ethos is to try and fail. If these are all cultural norms, can’t we apply them in our other work? And personal lives?
Play without fear of failure, gives you confidenceConfident people do stuff, solve problems, start businesses
How many ventures have stalled because people tried to find everything out first?
As is learningLearning and sharingLearning = growth. Without growth, just stagnation
Last pointPolitical one
Power on the worldWe abdicate power to institutionsThey fail usGovernment, church, doctors…
Don’t be fooled by the cupcakesMakers learn that they can have power on the worldConfidenceYou can make things – apply to: you can do things, solve problems