What is a hacker? A maker? What crazy stuff comes out of a hackerspace? From DIY geiger counters in Fukushima to teaching engineering through racing electric kids cars, I show how simple hardware - mixed with the right culture of innovation - has massive, global impact on education, innovation, and community development.

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