smith & beta sxsw maker makers 2015

HOWDY. MAKING MAKERS WHO FEARLESSLY MAKE

#MAKEMAKERS & #SMITHANDBETA

crafted for: SXSW 2015

WE’RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.

ALLISON KENT-SMITH Founder & Managing Partner, smith & beta

LORI KENT Learning Experience Director/ Chief Joy & Perspective Officer

With thanks to: Sallyanne Oettinger, Meredith Olsen, Grace Borchers and the s&b Teacher Collective Creatables (Gothenborg, SE) the Strawbees folks, and Sparkfun in Boulder for e-maker kits.

CATHERINE MCGOWIN Operations Director, smith & beta !

i-phone prototype!

Little bits workshop!

“I HEAR AND I FORGET. I SEE AND I REMEMBER. I DO AND I UNDERSTAND.”

- CONFUCIUS

YOU WILL MAKE

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YOU WILL MAKE YOU WILL THINK

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YOU WILL MAKE YOU WILL THINK YOU WILL THINK ABOUT MAKING MAKERS* A PROGRAM, A VISION, A CONFERENCE, A CURRICULAR THEME….

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MAKING MAKERS

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WHAT DO YOU MAKE?

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DEFINE TERMS WRITE THE ONE WORD YOU MOST ASSOCIATEWITH MAKING OR MAKING MAKERS ON A POST-IT NOTE.

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OBJECTIVES WHAT TO EXPECT, AGAIN

your inner maker

MATERIALS MEANING-MAKING MASTERY

material logic

“THE MATERIALS TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, YOU REACT TO THEM AND THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THEM, IN THE SAME WAY WE THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THINGS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE.” - Eugene Tan (Interview with Jane Lee)

What is your inspiration?!

“What do you want to be when you grow up?

BANG-YAO LUI

TARA DONOVAN

PETER ROOT

TARA DONOVAN

IF THIS IS MATERIALS, HOW DO YOU MAKE A MAKER?

1.  MATERIALS TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. 2.  FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS IS SEEING A

“THING” OR MATERIAL AS HAVING A SPECIFIC USE…RETHINK.

3.  ORDINARY MATERIALS CAN INSPIRE, TRANSFORM…

3Ms

meaning [making]

WHAT YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU MAKE.

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materials

your voice?

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100 INTERESTING THINGS (TO YOU)

“voice” recombines

Venn diagram to focus!

“ALL THAT WE CAN IMAGINE WE ALREADY KNOW.”

- SIR STEPHEN SPENDER, 20c POET

Lucio’s pantry game!

LUCIO POZZI !

Lucio’s outcomes!

LUCIO POZZI !

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1.  BE A GENERATIVE THINKER…ABLE TO SORT, FILTER, BIFURCATE, COMBINE AND EXPAND.

2.  YOUR EXPERIENCE GIVES YOU AN INCREDIBLY RICH “WELL” FOR MAKING.

3.  DEVELOP WONDER. THINK TOO MUCH.

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meaning 3Ms

mastery

mas·ter·y ˈmast(Ƨ)rē/ noun noun: mastery 1. �comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject or accomplishment."she played with some mastery" synonyms: proficiency, ability, capabilibility

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7 YEARS 10,000 HOURS

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Zen Master Image!

Beck accepting award!

Chef!

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1.  MASTERY? WHAT DO YOU DO BEST? 2.  HOW CAN YOU DECONSTRUCT PROCESS TO

TEACH MASTERY? 3.  HOW DO YOU SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL AND

TEAM MASTERY?

3Ms

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https://vimeo.com/108792795!!

FOLLOW A FEW SIMPLE DIRECTIONS. Approx. work time : 20 minutes

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MAKE SOMETHING

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MAKE…ASK QUESTIONS

CONTROLLED [STRAW-CENTERED] CHAOS NOW.

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Will grab three more pics!

BE A MAKER MAKER

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materials

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THANKS A MILLION #MAKEMAKERS

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