Dale Dougherty

Dale Dougherty is the founding editor and publisher of MAKE magazine and the co-creator of Maker Faire. Dale has been honored by the White House as a "Champion of Change." He's been instrumental in many of O'Reilly's most important efforts, including founding O'Reilly Media, Inc. with Tim O'Reilly. Prior to MAKE, he was the developer of Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial website, launched in 1993 and sold to America Online in 1995. He was also developer and publisher of Web Review, the online magazine for Web designers from 1995-1999. Dale was publisher of the O'Reilly Network and he developed the Hacks series of books. He is the author of "sed & awk."

Making innovation: Open hardware, personal fab and collaborative design

Making innovation: Open hardware, personal fab and collaborative design

MAKE's Hardware Innovation Workshop is coming May 15-16 at PARC.

by  | @dalepd  | +Dale Dougherty | 11 May 2012

Being held May 15-16, MAKE's Hardware Innovation Workshop is an intensive introduction to the business of making and the makers who are creating these businesses.

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Announcing Make's Hardware Innovation Workshop

Announcing Make's Hardware Innovation Workshop

The Hardware Innovation Workshop will be held May 15-16.

by  | @dalepd  | +Dale Dougherty |  5 April 2012

We're announcing the Hardware Innovation Workshop, a new business conference being held during the week of Maker Faire.

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Creating Maker-friendly cities

Creating Maker-friendly cities

Cities should encourage homebrew innovation and inspiration.

by  | @dalepd  | +Dale Dougherty | 27 February 2012

Governments, particularly local governments, need to do more to understand and adapt to what might be called DIY citizenship.

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The long slow make

How will a "long, slow make" transform our society?

by  | @dalepd  | +Dale Dougherty | 15 September 2011

I sat down with Anil Dash to get some long-term thinking on the Maker movement.

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Maker Faire Detroit this weekend

Maker Faire Detroit this weekend

Maker Faire Detroit will be held July 30 and 31

by  | @dalepd  | +Dale Dougherty | 29 July 2011

In our second Detroit Maker Faire we're able to see all kinds of examples of how makers have become resources for the community, contributing in Detroit and the region.

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School district first to permit cell phone use during standardized tests

Teaching to the txt

by  | @dalepd  | +Dale Dougherty | 29 June 2011

(Green Onion News Network) The Harper Valley School Board recently adopted a policy that allows students to use their cell phones to search for answers on state-mandated standardized tests.

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