Nick Pinkston gave a presentation at IDEO on August 22, 2013 about hardware engineering and manufacturing. Some of the key points from the presentation include that prototyping has become easier with tools available, but manufacturing processes have not changed much in 100 years. The presentation discussed how engineering disciplines could benefit from adopting aspects of software development practices. Pinkston also covered topics like making CAD programs function more like integrated development environments, challenges with democratizing technologies, and the potential of hybrid manufacturing approaches.