Events matching tag "maker"
Friday, March 7
Covering topics such as manufacturing in America vs China, The Manufacturing Future, and patents in the age of makers.…
Beginner
Presenters
Jonathan Placa
Ushahidi is from Kenya; we know how hard it can be to get connected. Those who lack connectivity are at a disadvantage to their more connected peers. Yet the equipment used to connect in Kenya or India is the same as tha…
Intermediate
Presenters
Erik Hersman, Juliana Rotich, Reg Orton
The ideology of open source is simple: Share what you make, collaborate with others to improve it, and repeat. This started out in software, but has exploded into all areas of creativity. Hardware, art, music, and even c…
Intermediate
Presenters
Tom Callaway
Democratized innovation is fuelling a new industrial revolution. Traditional brands need to disrupt themselves before someone else does it for them. Smart CEOs know that innovation doesn't happen at head office any more…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Caygill
China is often portrayed as an enormous factory that pumps out products invented elsewhere. But as global "maker culture" is transitioning from a hobby into a profession, China is playing a significant role in changes to…
Intermediate
Presenters
Silvia Lindtner
Saturday, March 8
Do you have a favorite tool that you’d like to let other people know about? Then come to the first official SXSW Cool Tools Show & Tell! Bring your favorite tool (hand tools, maps, how-to books, vehicles, software, speci…
Beginner
Presenters
Mark Frauenfelder
The United States was founded with maker spirit – fix what you have, make what you need and work together to achieve the best outcome. The maker movement is now rekindling those ideals in this generation. TechShop, a nat…
Intermediate
Presenters
Mark Hatch
Monday, March 10
Our culture has transitioned from the top-down consumer culture of the 80s, 90s and early 00s to a one-to-one DIY culture focused on Making. Younger consumers are growing up in an era where they can immediately influence…
Intermediate
Presenters
Mike Senese, Richard Goldsmith
Western culture gears us to conceptually place art and science at opposite ends of a spectrum. When we think of art, we may culturally view it as a field where anyone can make their mark; a place of openness, expressive…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Savage
The popularity of hobby robotics and the maker movement is soaring, inspiring innovations in micro manufacturing and sparking creativity in DIYers worldwide. For me, it all began when I built my son a toy robot for his 4…
Advanced
Presenters
Matthew Schiffman
Tuesday, March 11
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP20303 So…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adrian Fernandez, Gerard Sequeira, Kipp Bradford, Pascal Nelson
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