Category Archives: crowdsourcing

10 Benefits of Supporting SparkMacon MakerSpace Today!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Michael

  Support SparkMacon: Our MakerSpace for Macon, GA by giving to our IndieGogo funding campaign. http://igg.me/at/sparkmacon . Donations big and small are greatly appreciated. We’re very thankful for the generosity of our community.   On behalf of the SparkMacon team, we want … Continue reading →

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SparkMacon MakerSpace CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN HAS LAUNCHED! Contribute now and tell your friends!

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Michael

  SparkMacon is a community innovation space equipped with the tools, equipment, and grass-roots education required to convert your idea into a reality. Think of us as a gym membership to exercise your creativity, hands and brain. We aspire to … Continue reading →

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SparkMacon: Our MakerSpace for Macon

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Michael

SparkMacon is a community innovation space equipped with the tools, equipment, and grass-roots education required to convert your idea into a reality.   Think of it as a gym membership to exercise your creativity, hands and brain.   Our community will serve … Continue reading →

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Trends You Need To Know from #OSCON 2014

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Michael

The culture of open source continues to make an impact beyond software and programming. The ethos of open source has helped fuel the makers movement.   In the open source convention(#OSCON 2014), speakers reviewed the impact of open source in … Continue reading →

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7 Reasons Why The Makers Movement Is Revolutionary

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Michael

7 Reasons Why The Makers Movement Is Revolutionary Chris Anderson has been watching trends in innovation for years while working with “The Economist” and serving as editor for “Wired” magazine.   In his new book “Makers: The New Industrial Revolution”,  he … Continue reading →

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How to Fund Your Cause or Idea with Crowd Funding?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Michael

Are you looking for a way to fund your dream project or support your cause?  The act of making a new product, an innovation program or creating a new service can be very exciting.    When planning any venture, leadership has … Continue reading →

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7 Lessons from Teaching a Kickstarter Class

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Michael

Kickstarter.com helps creative people and makers bring their projects to market.   If you are going to create something new like a music album, a new video game, or a movie, you need funds to pay for labor and resources.   Kickstarter.com … Continue reading →

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How might we improve the way citizens and governments interact?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Michael

If you read the news paper, it’s impossible to avoid headlines related to big issues facing our culture.   How do we value people and human life?  How do we address poverty?  How do we improve our education system to foster … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Pahika challenges us to “code a better government”

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Michael

I have watched the “Code for America” movement with great admiration.   This movement encourages programmers to take a year off to do community service working with government.  I believe that this movement is creating a very special community of technology … Continue reading →

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How can a free massively collaborative game potentially help save lives?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Michael

As a game developer, I have become convinced that games can have a profound impact in teaching and changing the world.    Why? Games encourage us to take on epic challenges and objectives.    In the act of making a … Continue reading →

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