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The term refers to the development of affordable technologies that enable the transfer of complex manufacturing process to the end user of a product. The most notable of these (or the ones that have received the most attention) are so-called 3D printers. 3D printers are able to construct a physical object on the basis of a computer generated model using a range of materials. But, these technologies may also include laser cutters that are able to “punch-out” a design from a piece of material (laser cutters are not yet considered a viable consumer item but there’s no reason not to assume that they will be in the future). The implications of these technologies will be significant because they have the potential to radically alter consumer behaviors and markets. Instead of manufacturing a surplus of objects that a producer hopes to sell, producers will simply provide the design in a computer format and consumers will manufacture them themselves. This raises numerous questions about the nature of work in the future, and insofar as education is expected to prepare the future labor force, for educators as well. Thingiverse by Markerbot is an example of a 3D printing community and market. Visit an interactive version of the infographic at: http://www.thinglink.com/scene/380981783115595778
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BUILD YOUR LEARNING WITH
3 D P R I N T I N G
Sources include: Fast Company; Huffington Post; Techcrunch.com; psfk.com; store.makerbot.com; the Telegraph; dvice.com; global.fncstatic.com
1984: WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTER
2010: FIRST 3D BIOPRINTER (WITH ABILITY TO PRINT ORGANS)
2013: WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTER VENDING MACHINE, 3D PRINTING PEN, AND 3D PRINTED DRESS UNVEILED
2014: WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTED BUILDING EXPECTED
STATS: Current “Single Replicator” from MarketBot only costs
$1749.
The industry is currently valued at $1.2 billion (as of 2012), expected to grow 300% to 5.2% by 2020.
The personal 3D printer fabbster from Sintermask. Photo from Flickr.
CURRENT CONVERSATIONS REVOLVE AROUND THE IDEA OF A PRESENT KNOWLEDGE-
BASED ECONOMY.
W H E N W I L L 3 D P R I N T I N G M A K E I T S M A R K O N Y O U ?
→ WHAT DOES A DESIGN- BASED ECONOMY LOOK
LIKE?
PREPARE FOR A REVOLUTIONARY MARKET SHIFT.
An increasingly active learning
environment — in 3-D
instead of 2-D.
Be a prosumer. Create your physical
world in a highly iterative, complex,
tactile way.
Collaborate beyond classroom
walls. Exchange open- source blueprints: www.thingiverse.
com
Imagination and creativity: Think 3D printing on
the moon.
Innovation and its ethical concerns: 3D
printed guns are already in the
works.Critical thinking and problem solving.
In 2010, an 83-year-old woman became the first to have a 3D-printed jaw
transplant.
Collaboration. Dutch architects are working on a
3D-printed house that can be
assembled in one day.
Entrepreneurship and leadership.
Think cubify.com.
This is your brain.
This is your brain on 3D printing.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. —Albert Einstein
CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION: HTTP://LEAPFROG.UMN.EDU/FUTUREOFEDUCATION
ORGANIZED BY THE TECHNOLOGY REDESIGN TASK GROUP
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, POLICY, AND DEVELOPMENT
