MAKER MOVEMENT MANIFESTO TOOL UP Mark Hatch (2014) The Maker Movement Manifesto You must have access to the right tools for the project at hand. Invest in and develop local access to the tools you need to do the making you want to do. The tools of making have never been MAKE cheaper, easier to use, or more powerful. Making is fundamental to what it means to be human. We must make, create, and express ourselves to feel whole. There is something unique about making physical things. These things PLAY are like little pieces of us and seem to embody portions of our Be playful with what you are making, and you will be surprised, souls. excited, and proud of what you discover. SHARE PARTICIPATE Sharing what you have made and what you know about making Join the Maker Movement and reach out to those around you with others is the method by which a maker’s feeling of who are discovering the joy of making. Hold seminars, parties, wholeness is achieved. You cannot make and not share. events, maker days, fairs, expos, classes, and dinners with and for the others makers in your community. GIVE There are few things more selfless and satisfying than fiving SUPPORT away something you have made. The act of making puts a small This is a movement, and it requires emotional, intellectual, piece of you in the object. Giving that to someone else is like financial, political, and institutional support. The vest hope for giving someone a small piece of yourself. Such things are often improving the world is us, and we are responsible for making a the most cherished items we possess. better future. LEARN CHANGE You must earn to make. You must always seek to learn more Embrace the change that will naturally occur as you go through about your making. You may become a journeyman or master your maker journey. Since making is fundamental to what it craftsman, but you will still learn, want to learn, and push means to be human, you will become a more complete version of yourself to learn new techniques, materials, and processes. you as you make. Building a lifelong learning path ensures a rich and rewarding making life and, importantly, enables one to share.
MAKER MOVEMENT MANIFESTO Mark Hatch (2014) The Maker Movement Manifesto MAKE Making is fundamental to what it means to be human. We must make, create, and express ourselves to feel whole. There is something unique about making physical things. These things are like little pieces of us and seem to embody portions of our souls. SHARE Sharing what you have made and what you know about making with others is the method by which a maker’s feeling of wholeness is achieved. You cannot make and not share. GIVE There are few things more selfless and satisfying than fiving away something you have made. The act of making puts a small piece of you in the object. Giving that to someone else is like giving someone a small piece of yourself. Such things are often the most cherished items we possess. LEARN You must earn to make. You must always seek to learn more about your making. You may become a journeyman or master craftsman, but you will still learn, want to learn, and push yourself to learn new techniques, materials, and processes. Building a lifelong learning path ensures a rich and rewarding making life and, importantly, enables one to share. TOOL UP You must have access to the right tools for the project at hand. Invest in and develop local access to the tools you need to do the making you want to do. The tools of making have never been cheaper, easier to use, or more powerful. PLAY Be playful with what you are making, and you will be surprised, excited, and proud of what you discover. PARTICIPATE Join the Maker Movement and reach out to those around you who are discovering the joy of making. Hold seminars, parties, events, maker days, fairs, expos, classes, and dinners with and for the others makers in your community. SUPPORT This is a movement, and it requires emotional, intellectual, financial, political, and institutional support. The vest hope for improving the world is us, and we are responsible for making a better future. CHANGE Embrace the change that will naturally occur as you go through your maker journey. Since making is fundamental to what it means to be human, you will become a more complete version of you as you make.