18 Nov202018th November 2020
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MyMachine South Africa exhibition in Cape Town

MyMachine South Africa exhibition in Cape Town

MyMachine South Africa is proud to present the dream machines being built in 2020 through the MyMachine methodology. The location being the iconic V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. At the last day of the Open Design Afrika festival, MyMachine South Africa showed dream machines like the Pizza Machine, the Stingray or the Clean The Umbrella...

22 Sep202022nd September 2020
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The new MyMachine Norway cycle started in primary classrooms!

The new MyMachine Norway cycle started in primary classrooms!

Warning: creative overdose in Norway right now! We are thrilled to see MyMachine Norway kick-off the new MyMachine season. University students from Agder University have entered the primary classrooms of different schools like the Øvre Slettheia skole, Tordenskjoldsgate skole and Steinerskolen. The primary school children where asked to invent and to make a drawing of their...

16 Sep202016th September 2020
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MyMachine Flanders & Brussels meet Belgian royals

MyMachine Flanders & Brussels meet Belgian royals

Every year the King Baudouin Foundation organises a fundraiser for its Community Foundation West-Flanders (home to MyMachine co-founder Jan Despiegelaere). As has been the case in one of the previous editions a couple of years back, MyMachine Flanders & Brussels was highlighted as an example of how an education approach can add to the community...

14 Sep202014th September 2020
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Video from the MyMachine Norway 2020 exhibition

Video from the MyMachine Norway 2020 exhibition

Last week we reported on the MyMachine Norway 2020 exhibition. Today we can share this video about it: marvellous ideas turned into brilliant, beautifully crafted working prototypes! Discover the the massage-machine, the problem-solver, the dance-machine, the all-is-possible machine and Robbe (the machine buddy who can suggest things to do when you are bored). Along the...

10 Sep202010th September 2020
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Meet the dream machines of MyMachine Norway!

Meet the dream machines of MyMachine Norway!

How marvellous to see this exhibition in Norway! What should have happened in March, luckily took place now: the final exhibition of dream machines invented and elaborated during school year 2019-2020. The participating primary school children could finally discover the dream machines they have been invented and elaborated, working together with university students and technical...

29 Apr20205th May 2020
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MyMachine nominated for what Reuters refers to as the ‘Nobel Prize for Sustainability’: Katerva 2020 Awards

MyMachine nominated for what Reuters refers to as the ‘Nobel Prize for Sustainability’: Katerva 2020 Awards

The prestigious Katerva Awards -referred to by Reuters as ‘the Nobel Prize for Sustainability’- are the pinnacle of global sustainability recognition. Through them, “the best ideas on the planet are identified, refined and accelerated toward impact at a global level”. San Diego (USA) based Katerva (Latin for “crowd”) works with 2.500 global spotters that have...

13 Feb202025th November 2020
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Doctor Stranje El Hoyo Negro: MyMachine DreamsDrop: inventing in Mexico, building in Belgium

Doctor Stranje El Hoyo Negro: MyMachine DreamsDrop: inventing in Mexico, building in Belgium

STEP 1: MEXICO The primary school class at LIEF School in Villahermosa Mexico has invented this Dream Machine (and uploaded it to our worldmap of dream machine ideas): when you recycle plastic bottles, you receive Lego*-blocks in return. Here’s the class making drawings of their invented dream machines:   This is the original drawing for Doctor...

12 Feb202012th February 2020
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MyMachine Belgium Work In Progress Part 2

MyMachine Belgium Work In Progress Part 2

The final occasion for the primary school inventors to discuss the proof-of-concepts designed by the university students: yesterday primary school children, secondary school students and higher education students from the east of Belgium joined the MyMachine Work-in-Progress at PXL University of Applied Sciences in the city of Hasselt. Next to exploring the final proof-of-concepts, the...

04 Feb20204th February 2020
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ESAD University Portugal takes up MyMachine assignment as part of their curriculum

ESAD University Portugal takes up MyMachine assignment as part of their curriculum

MyMachine Portugal yet again covered in Portuguese media: this article describes the dream machines that are being build this school year. The article also covers the important news that in central Portugal, ESAD University has made the MyMachine assignment a part of their curriculum. Third year students apply for the assignment which covers different parts...

30 Jan20204th February 2020
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MyMachine Belgium Work In Progress Part 1: creative overdose when primary, secondary and higher education students have a get-together

MyMachine Belgium Work In Progress Part 1: creative overdose when primary, secondary and higher education students have a get-together

The Dream Machines were invented early October ’19. The higher education students have had several interactions with their clients so far; cumulating to this Work-In-Progress event today. Participating Primary School Students and Technical/Vocational Secondary Level Students from the West side of the country, visited the Industrial Design Center at Howest University of Applied Sciences in...

29 Jan20204th February 2020
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Discussing the Concepts at the university! MyMachine Portugal on a roll.

Discussing the Concepts at the university! MyMachine Portugal on a roll.

Work continues in this part of MyMachine Portugal! Primary School Students (the inventors of the Dream Machines) and the Students of the Technical Secondary schools (the builders) in Vila Nova de Famalicão visited today the Universidade Lusíada. They could discuss and reflect with the University Students (the designers of the Dream Machines) about the final...

25 Jan20204th February 2020
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MyMachine Norway one of the flagships at the Agder Summit 2020 in Norway

MyMachine Norway one of the flagships at the Agder Summit 2020 in Norway

The Agder Summit 2020 (Agdermøtet 2020) is the region’s joint celebration of Aust- and Vest-Agder becoming new Agder. 300 selected guests were invited to participate and to help create the best possible foundation for a larger and stronger region. The summit was held on 20 January 2020 and continued in a party dinner. On Tuesday,...

01 Jan20208th January 2020
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Happy 2020!

Happy 2020!

We wish you a happy 2020! Full of empathy, creativity and love. Wishing you good health and let’s continue to take care of each other.