Maker City Book: A Practical Guide to Reinvention in American Cities

This book is for Makers, community organizers, business leaders, policy makers, and other city leaders in local government. It is designed to help public, private, and city leaders understand the Maker movement and the impact it is having on economic opportunity in cities.  Have a look!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction and a Call to Action

Chapter 2: The Maker movement and Cities

Chapter 3: The Maker City as Open Ecosystem

Chapter 4: Education and Learning in the Maker City

Chapter 5: Workforce Development in the Maker City

Chapter 6: Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain inside the Maker City

Case Study: Urban Manufacturing Alliance

Chapter 7: Real Estate Matters in the Maker City

Chapter 8: Civic Engagement in the Maker City

Chapter 9: The Future of the Maker City

Acknowledgements

Resources

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To learn more about the Maker City Project including a complete list of cities studied, people interviewed, contributors, and partners go tohttp://makercity.com/

Funded generously provided by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; fiscal sponsorship provided by Gray Area Foundation for the Arts.

Featured image of CO+HOOTS collaborative workspace in Phoenix “http://media.bizj.us/view/img/6934242/cohoots2*750xx2592-1458-0-135.jpg”

June 23, 2016 by kbennes Categories: Makerspace, STEAMTags: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Maker City Book, Maker Movement, STEAM Leave a comment

Makerspaces and Meetups in Phoenix

Looking for a makerspace or group in the Valley?  Here is a great place to get started finding inspiration and like-minded creative spirits.

http://makerspaces.meetup.com/cities/us/az/phoenix/

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by kbennes Categories: Arizona, Arts, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Cinema, Culture, Digital Culture, Engineering, Makerspace, Math, Music, Physics, Science, STEAM, STEM, TechnologyTags: Arizona, Art, design, Makerspace, Science, STEAM, STEM Leave a comment