An Oasis of Innovation for Those Who Love to Tinker and Experiment

An Empowering Movement for Creativity and Collaboration

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As soon as I heard about it, I was hooked.

I didn’t know what it was.

The idea was too new.

The idea was too underdeveloped.

The idea was almost too good to be true.

Having the opportunity to share tools, skills, and knowledge with a community appealed to me tremendously.

Having always loved to tinker and experiment, I knew in my bones that a vast network of these magical places would someday transform our world.

The year was 2010.

I just learned about the Maker Movement.

The Church for the Nerd Nation

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Makerspaces: This previously unknown concept spoke to me like a new church seeking its scattered Nerd Nation assembly.

I will always feel this way.

Organizing a large number of notoriously anti-social, leadership adverse geeks and nerds — usually…