The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers

Excellent book about Maker Movement!!! The book can tell you many successful Maker stories in the last several years and a glimpse of the future of Maker Movement in the world. If you want to know what Maker Movement is or want to become a Maker, this book can help you to explore this realm. As a Maker beginner, I can see a big picture of Maker Movement in this book. Very Thanks Mark to write this wonderful book.

I would have given it five stars but he slammed playing golf too many times. Ha. But seriously I plan on joining the revolution. To many people are waiting for some politician to save them but people like Mark Hatch are just going to change the world through innovation. If we can just keep politicians from screwing things up too bad while we get things done I think it will work out fine. I would recommend this book to anybody who has ever bought a product and took it home to use it and thought, "This could have been designed better."

Mark Hatch does a great job of capturing the excitement of the maker movement and putting that excitement into a larger context so that non-makers can grasp the importance of the movement and see beyond the surface impression of a bunch of nerds playing with cool tools. I suggest that this be read in conjunction with several other books especially Anderson's "Makers", Osborne's "Makers at Work", Baichtal's "Hack This", Gershenfeld's "Fab", and even Oldenburg's "The Great Good Place" I enjoyed reading Mark's 'manifesto', it comes across more like a series of related presentations / talking points then a fully developed thesis but isn't that what a manifesto is supposed to look like? As some others have commented it's very much from the perspective of Tech Shop but I was expecting that since that's what he knows best. There are a few minor technical flaws but those only underscore that Hatch probably spends more of his time on airplanes and in conference rooms then he does actually using maker tools.

Really a great read. Mark lays out a practical and valuable manifesto that sets the groundwork for real and meaningful change. His call to actions are inspirational and come at a perfect time as the maker movement rises in prominence and even begins to impact major brands. Even if you aren't a "maker" the book is great motivational reading, and a great primer for those being impacted by the movement and trying to understand the motivation and driving force behind it. Also of note - as founder of TechShop Mark is someone who has "walked to walk" very successfully and has a great deal of credibility in the space

Mark Hatch has put his money where his mouth is and describes practical, real examples of how the new era of rapid prototyping is already providing anyone with an idea for a physical product, a way to bring it to fruition quickly and inexpensively. This is a well written book about the most exciting innovation happening now. Mark provides an understanding of the implications of 3D printing and open sourced software. He talks about how the job making engine in the US is increasingly in the hands of entrepreneurs, not the over paid CEOs of the Fortune 100. Great read, especially for anyone with an idea for a new product.

Enjoyed the overview of the Maker Movement I like the idea of Maker Spaces and hope to see more activity in future

Great read... l recently started attending Tech Shop in Chandler, Az. After reading this book. Everything the author says is true. If you live near a TechShop l highly recommend you take a free tour when able. Being a Veteran, l was given a free membership for one year... not many companies are willing or able to give back to people that have served this country, but TechShop has found a way to make it happen. For that l am forever grateful. Thanks TechShop!

Interesting but repetitive. If you are interested in the maker movement, it reaffirms and explains many of the concepts of this phenomenon. It has plenty of cases.