A Small Plastic Riser Reminded Me Why We Build Things

by | Dec 29, 2023 | Maker & Builder, Recreation, Relationships, Video Article, Work

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Five Failures, Four Cents, and the Case for Breaking Things on Purpose

by | Dec 28, 2023 | Maker & Builder, Video Article, Work

Watch (4:21)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓rapid prototyping✓iterative design Ideas ConnectedPersistenceStructured Problem-SolvingLearning From FailureResourcefulnessCraft MasteryGenerosity5 connected articles ChaptersThe Problem...

A Robot, Some Concrete, and a War on Homelessness

by | Oct 11, 2023 | AI & Digital Tools, Charity, Maker & Builder, Purpose, Relationships, Video Article

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Holes Aren’t Simple… They’re a Masterclass in Humility

by | Sep 20, 2023 | Body, Creative Production, Maker & Builder, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (7:49)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓design for manufacturing✓CAD modeling Ideas ConnectedHumilityWorking Within ConstraintsIntentional SacrificeCraft MasteryForgiveness By DesignResilience5 connected articles ChaptersStart...

Every Broken Print Taught Me Something… A 3D Printer Tier List for the Rest of Us

by | Aug 28, 2023 | Body, Maker & Builder, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (17:59)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓printer tier list✓Bambu Lab Ideas ConnectedCraft MasteryResilienceLearning Through FailureTrustStewardshipTool Selection5 connected articles ChaptersThe Box of Parts That Started...

Make Rigid Prints Bend Like Rubber… A Simple Slot Pattern Changes Everything

by | Aug 18, 2023 | Maker & Builder, Mind, Play & Joy, Recreation, Video Article

Watch (14:13)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓CAD design✓living hinges Ideas ConnectedStructured FlexibilityElegant SimplicityIterating In PublicDemocratized CraftStrength Through VulnerabilityCreative Constraints5 connected...