{"id":368,"date":"2013-12-05T11:30:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T11:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/the-new-industrial-revolution-is-already-here\/"},"modified":"2016-01-22T17:50:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:50:32","slug":"the-new-industrial-revolution-is-already-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/the-new-industrial-revolution-is-already-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Industrial Revolution is already here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/au.typepad.com\/.a\/6a010536b53a9f970b019b0233c053970d-pi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px;margin: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"image\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/au.typepad.com\/.a\/6a010536b53a9f970b019b0232d477970c-pi\" width=\"385\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s Innovation Forum \u201cThe New Industrial Revolution\u201d was a whirlwind presentation of all of the changes taking place in the way people design, evaluate, and produce in our society. To say that there are a multitude of changes is almost an understatement. Probably the most important thing to know is the revolution not brewing but is <em>actually happening now<\/em>.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a few of the changes that mark this revolution:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Companies like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quirky.com\" target=\"_blank\">Quirky<\/a> are bypassing traditional models of design and manufacturing to enable anyone (not just engineers and not just large corporations) to invent, develop, and produce new products. <\/li>\n<li>Easy-to use-tools&#160; and training workshops at companies like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techshop.ws\/\" target=\"_blank\">TechShop<\/a> put the resources into everyone\u2019s hands to realize an idea without having to invest in expensive equipment. <\/li>\n<li>Crowdsourcing through companies such as <a href=\"http:\/\/ichitect.com\/crowd-spring\" target=\"_blank\">Crowdspring<\/a> is enabling companies and entrepreneurs to pull together the best development teams from anywhere in the world on a project by project basis. <\/li>\n<li>Intelligent materials hold the promise of buildings and products that can construct themselves from the ground up. <\/li>\n<li>Corporations such as Ford taking better advantage of their employee pool, those who are not traditionally in R&amp;D, by providing access to company labs that allow them to play and explore. <\/li>\n<li>Non-traditional funding sources such <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a> and other crowdfunding companies are making it easier for entrepreneurs to raise capital. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Changes such as these and others that are democratizing design and production, may lead to \u201cbeautiful, advanced factories that are empty\u201d, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jensmccabe\" target=\"_blank\">Jen McCabe, Hardware Sorceress<\/a>.&#160; But more importantly, invention and manufacturing is now available to anyone.&#160; You don\u2019t have to be an engineer to take an idea to fruition. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/au.autodesk.com\/au-online\/live-stream\/innovation-forum-2-new-industrial-revolution\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the full session<\/a> and learn about some of the other revolutionary changes that are taking place today and those that are just around the corner. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211;sandy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/au.typepad.com\/.a\/6a010536b53a9f970b019b0233c053970d-pi\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s Innovation Forum \u201cThe New Industrial Revolution\u201d was a whirlwind presentation of all of the changes taking place in the way people design, evaluate, and produce in our society. 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