future of making

“institut for the future” (iftf.org) hat eine Karte zum Thema “future of making” gemacht.

Future of making map (PDF)

Im folgenden, die in der Karte aufgeführten Trends mitsamt ihren Motoren:

TRENDs:

if you can’t open it, you don’t own it:
From closed IP to open innovation
What it means to own a creation is changing as more makers expect their hardware and software to remain in beta, open for tweaks, improvements, and unintended uses.

networked artisans:
From garage inventors to maker meet-ups
Makers aren’t tinkering alone in garages, backyards, and basements. They’re building communities, forming networks, and meeting up to collaborate and celebrate their creations.

grassroots economics:
From products to stories
Makers are turning away from big retail and venturing out on their own, often online, to share and sell goods and services in marketplaces where shoppers want to know the people and stories behind the products.

design and fabrication:
From the machine shop to the desktop
Better desktop tools for design and fabrication are making it so that access to a complex shop full of tools and machines or a formal vocational education is no longer a prerequisite to making cool things.

lightweight manufacturing:
From centralized production to ad hoc factories
Unlike assembly lines and dedicated factories, job shops enable fast, flexible, and customized production.

citizen r&d:
from r&d labs to r&d communities
Research and development is no longer relegated to a lab where only “experts” are welcome. Makers reach out to communities and networks to ideate, iterate, and solicit feedback.

Trend-DRIVERs:

plattforms for sociability:
Beyond dating and job hunting services, social networks can also be thriving hubs for collaboration and problem solving. The wisdom of crowds is only as powerful as the crowd is wise.

eco-motivation:
The planned obsolescence of today’s technology doesn’t jibe with the increasingly green aspirations of many consumers. A new mantra is emerging: Reduce, Reuse, Remake.

rise of the professional amateur:
The line between amateur and professional is blurred by passionate hobbyists. These aren’t passive consumers but active creators whose results often surpass those of accredited experts and big businesses.

access to tools:
Tools of design and production are following something akin to Moore’s Law but for manufacturing. As the cost of tools decreases and their capabilities increase, the barriers to entry for makers come crashing down.

open-source everything:
From P2P file sharing to open-source software, people have very different expectations about what should be free and open to customization. Their aim is to make technology work the way they want it to.

quest for authenticity:
To compensate for the inordinate amount of time spent in virtual worlds, from IM conversations to Second Life, many people have developed a new-found appreciation for physical, hands-on experiences. Reality is still where the action is.

und hier noch einige Links:

Anleitungen:
• http://instructables.com
• http://makezine.com
• http://www.expli.de
• http://www.limillimil.de
• http://www.hausgemacht.tv
• http://www.wawerko.de
• http://www.spotn.de

Herstellen&Verkaufen:
• http://www.ponoko.com
• http://etsy.com
• http://dawanda.de
• http://threadless.com
• http://www.spreadshirt.de

und so weiter

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Zusammenfassungen und Übersichten helfen beim Nachdenken.

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