2 THEME | DIGITAL FABRICATION/MAKING LAUNCHPAD | THINKTANK “Digital Fabrication Changes Industries” | MIT Accelerate and MIT partnered to deliver a ThinkTank with Italian/Spanish/Scottish shoe manufacturers and tannery owners, who were on a four day immersion visit to MIT and Harvard. The goal was for them to explore how digital fabrication is disrupting their industries and how they could develop new strategies in a competitive market. The session was curated with industry representatives, faculty and students from different disciplines and groups developed ideas around processes, new material choices, fabrication, and sustainability.
LAUNCHPAD | THINKTANK “Future of Making” In partnership with Autodesk and MassRobotic and as part of Wentworth’s presidential inauguration the ThinkTank focused on making and digital fabrication and how to activate neighborhoods and all generations. The Wentworth Committee responsible for the agenda of the day included Nakisa Alborz, Erik Cote, Monique Fuchs, Dan Holzer, David Mareira, Joe Schnackertz. For this ThinkTank the video format will evolve from previous ThinkTanks and we will produce a documentary around “Makers” showcasing craftmanship and making in the 21st century. The proposed launch date is 2020.
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Students representing 8 disciplines
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Faculty Members representing 9 disciplines
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Community Leaders
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