The Digital Maker Movement is driven by millions of engineers, hobbyists, entrepreneurs and innovators, who are combining the advantages of modern day technology and convenience while simultaneously restoring a culture of innovation and craftsmanship that defined America’s Industrial Revolution. It is not only shaping the future, but changing the way children are taught, companies are hiring and people are building. Businesses around the nation are getting involved in maker programs and the way they are training their employees. The makers of the world are popping up everywhere. Learn more - http://community.rightpoint.com/blogs/viewpoint/archive/2015/11/03/the-digital-maker-movement.aspx

1. THE MAKER
MOVEMENT
HAS SPAWNED
AND PUMPED
ROUGHLY
INTO THE
ECONOMY
EACH YEAR
BY 2018, NEARLY 50%
OF THE INTERNET OF
THINGS SOLUTIONS WILL
BE PROVIDED BY STARTUPS
THAT ARE LESS THAN
THREE YEARS OLD
(57% of US adults)
200+
$29
Hackerspaces
Billion
IN 2014, THERE WERE MORE THAN
100 Maker Faires
AROUND THE WORLD DRAWING
700,000+ Attendees
50% of
Maker Faire
attendees bring
children
The latest in
Shenzhen, China
drew 200,000
attendees
The first Maker Faire
held in Silicon Valley
in 2006 had 22,000
attendees
“Across our country, ordinary Americans are inventing incredible things,
and then they’re able to bring them to these fairs like Makers Faires…
Your projects are examples of a revolution that’s taking place in American
manufacturing—a revolution that can help us create new jobs and industries
for decades to come.”
– President Barack Obama
SOURCES:
http://venturebeat.com/2015/08/20/intel-on-the-maker-community-its-never-been-a-more-exciting-time-to-invent-the-future/;
http://p2pfoundation.net/Maker_Movement; http://makermedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/impact-of-the-maker-movement.pdf;
https://medium.com/@repmarktakano/the-maker-movement-its-about-the-economy-stupid-ea41959315f3;
http://dupress.com/articles/heros-journey-landscape-future/; http://www.makerfaireorlando.com/2014/09/maker-movement-infographic/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/18/remarks-president-white-house-maker-faire
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The Digital Maker Movement is driven by craftsmen who work
with bits, instead of atoms. They share the same culture and
mindset as other makers; one that encompasses creativity and
technology innovation to make digital and physical things.
What is the Digital Maker Movement?
The Digital
Maker Movement
Join the Digital Maker Movement
A NEW REVOLUTION:
NEW TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW US TO
IN WAYS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY UNIMAGINABLE
CREATE, CONNECT & COLLABORATE
Real-World
Digital
Craftmanship
A garage door
manufacturer
leverages IoT to
create technology
that enables
consumers to
monitor, open and
close their garage
door or gate and
home lighting from
anywhere – all from
a smartphone.
Empower and Inspire Makers
IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE,
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY
135 Million Makers
In 2014, the White House held
its inaugural Maker Faire