The Maker Movement consists of a diverse group of people, organizations, and companies that make learning about technology fun and possibly profitable. The do-it-yourself (DIY) mentality actually goes ...

Business leaders in all disciplines can learn a lot about how to approach innovation from the Maker Movement, that vibrant subculture of independent inventors, artisans, designers, tinkerers, and ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. In the first entry in this series, I discussed why the Maker Movement, ...

Some educators and companies in the “maker” movement are looking to start a 1-to-1 trend in schools akin to the push to put a digital device in the hands of every student. But questions linger about ...

Maker Faire is a large movement that started over 10 years ago with Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss. While this movement might be inspiration for kids, at this year’s New York City event the median age ...

Adam Savage of MythBusters fame noted, “Humans do two things that make us unique from all other animals; we use tools and we tell stories. And when you make something, you’re doing both at once.” ...

Rapid innovation delivered with a maximum amount of proprietary IP has been a mantra for western corporations over the past decade. Many of those corporations are increasingly challenged to keep up.

In the years when I was visiting and learning about factories in China, my dominant emotion was, I can’t wait to tell people about this! Of course everyone “knew,” in general terms, about the rise of ...

The Maker movement is bringing engineering into the mainstream. Makers around the world are inspiring each other to create (or “make”) smart gadgets, robotic gizmos, autonomous drones, and wearable ...

If you ever start to wonder whether there's anything more out there these days than a rehashing of existing ideas in the tech field, a quick trip to a Maker Faire will answer your question ...

One of Grace Bonney’s favorite parts of running the popular Design Sponge blog is discovering creative and inspiring women. Her second book, "In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice From Over ...

The software company known for projects as far afield as One World Trade Center and Grand Theft Auto is bringing its tools to DIY-ers tinkering fixes to everyday problems. Dara Kerr was a senior ...