Meet the new wave of makerspaces, where communal workshops for tinkerers of all backgrounds foster ideas and turn dream projects into reality. Also known as hacker spaces or innovation labs, these enterprises are becoming entrenched in schools, libraries, and community centers, offering high-tech resources where the only limit is the user’s imagination.
A hacker spaces wiki lists 1,400 active spaces worldwide, with more than 400 U.S. sites dedicated to hacking and making. While the usual suspects of California and New York lead the way, Ohio is no slouch—hosting the world’s largest makerspace in Columbus, as well as a growing ecosystem right here in Cleveland championing innovation and entrepreneurship.
think[box]Cases in point: the brand-new Hive at Lakeland Community College, the still-under-construction Flux Makerspace at Cleveland Rocks Gym, and Case Western Reserve…
