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A Maker Day is a professional development event designed to foster innovation, design thinking, and creative problem solving in its participants through involvement in hands-on projects and learning workshops (Crichton and Carter, 2014). One of the most difficult parts of being an innovator and a creator is sharing work, as well as being open with discoveries. By hosting and embracing Maker Days, educators and students alike are shown to be proud of their creativity, and taught how to present their ideas.

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'''Purpose'''

#Development of design solutions

#Group collaborations

The Maker Movement is rooted in ideas from Hans Plattners Institute of Design-d.school at Stanford University, where design thinking was born ([http://vimeo.com/21568668 http://vimeo.com/21568668]).

#Implement

#Learn &nbsp;(Kelley, 2004)

And Dieter Rams’ Ten principles for a good design:

#Good design is environmentally friendly

#Good design is a little design as possible (Vitsoe, 2013),

Along with other creative seminars and group projects.

A Maker Day encompasses and educates participants on all aspect of design thinking (Wikipedia). It exposes its participants to ideas and fosters creative thinking that would be difficult to achieve solitarily. It also allows participants to develop a sound network with others having similar ideas. By opening the door to networking, Maker Day allows for a higher level of development. Not only do participants learn the steps to design and innovation, they also gain valuable resources and like-minded collegues to continue growth outside of the event. A Maker Day is an excellent innovation tool for any career field.

The Innovative Learning Centre (ILC), at the University of British Colombia’s (UBC) Faculty of Education, Okanagan Campus has created a Tool Kit for individuals to host a ‘Maker Day.' This toolkit defines the steps of design thinking and highlights how they can be shown, as opposed to just being said as they would be in an ordinary lecture.&nbsp;