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Maker Movement

Lego movie and the maker movement

March 4, 2014July 1, 2014 by Michael Shanks

The Lego movie – just another merchandizing effort? A bit more than this, I think. Emmet, an ordinary construction worker, meets up with the Master Builders to combat big business who want everything locked down and controlled in their Lego world. Emmet discovers the maker in all of us. I liked the message – a…

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