Mapping the Terrain:making the future

SR-1155 | © 2008 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved.

David PescovitzResearch Director

INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE

May 5, 2008

The future of making map

Drivers

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Drivers

PLATFORMSFOR SOCIABILITY

>> visualcomplexity.com

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Drivers

ECO-MOTIVATION:

>> biofuel-powered super computer <accrc.org>

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DriversRISE OF THE

PROFESSIONAL AMATEUR:

>> Make Magazine

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Drivers

ACCESS TO TOOLS:

>> issue #1, 1968

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Drivers

OPEN-SOURCEEVERYTHING:

>> Linux penguin

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Drivers

QUEST FOR AUTHENTICITY:

>> Get your hands dirty

Trends

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NETWORKED ARTISANS:From garage inventors to maker meet-

ups

Post your own how-to-guide, Instructables.com

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PERSONAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION:From the machine shop to the desktop

Self-reproducing 3D printer, reprap.org

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GRASSROOTS ECONOMICS:From products to stories

Makers buy and sell at etsy.com

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CITIZEN R&D:From R&D labs to R&D communities

Participatory Urbanism: community pollution monitoring

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LIGHTWEIGHT MANUFACTURING:From centralized production to ad hoc

factories

Open-access, public workshop

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IF YOU CAN’T OPEN IT, YOU DON’T OWN IT:

From closed IP to open innovation

Personalized information device

Implications

• Network your organization

• Reward solution seekers

• Err on the side of openness

• Engage actively

• Go transparent

• Celebrate hackers