The document discusses the impact of the maker movement on innovation, emphasizing a lifestyle of creativity and exploration within 2,000+ global makerspaces. It highlights the playful and experimental nature of hacking according to Richard Stallman, suggesting that access to knowledge empowers individuals to create. The content also mentions applications of technology, such as using drones for aid, promoting the idea that humans are naturally inclined to invent and create.

1. HACK THE WORLD
How the Maker Movement is Impac>ng Innova>on

2. MARCH 11, 2011. FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN

4. TOKYO HACKERSPACE/RDTN GIEGER SHIELD

7. WHAT IS A MAKER?

8. IT’S NOT A STYLE, IT’S A LIFESTYLE

9. FINDING NOVEL APPLICATIONS OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY

10. EXPLORING INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN SEPARATE DOMAINS

11. VORACIOUS CURIOSITY AND BELIEF IN DO-­‐IT-­‐YOURSELF

12. “ It is hard to write a defini0on of something as varied
as hacking, but I think what these ac0vi0es have in
common is playfulness, cleverness, and explora0on.
Thus, hacking means exploring the limits of what is
“
possible, in a spirit of playful cleverness. ”
- Richard Stallman
Founder, Free Software
Foundation

13. COMMUNITY

15. 2,000 + MAKERSPACES ALL OVER THE WORLD

16. MAKERBOT INDUSTRIES (NYC RESISTOR)

18. PLAYFULNESS

19. BE SILLY, LEARN BY DOING, AND FAIL (OFTEN)

21. IMPACT

22. “ Access to knowledge is no longer what
separates those who have op0ons from
those who don’t. ”
- Catarina Mota !
Founder, EverywhereTech.org

23. USING DRONES FOR AID (MATTERNET)

25. AS HUMANS, WE’RE MADE TO MAKE STUFF

26. Madelynn Martiniere madelynn@sparkpluglabs.io @mmartiniere