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Burlington is a powerhouse for innovation, creativity, and art. The Generator community is composed of people from all demographics, backgrounds, interests, and goals. These articles highlight different members stories and how Generator is part of a bigger creative community.

Generator Stories: Meet David

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Meet David.

David is a super creative teen who usually dabbles in film. “Making a movie has always been my go-to for school projects,” he said. “Until now.”

David found his way to Generator thanks to our Design Lab program.

Design Lab, conducted in partnership with schools and other non-profits, provides hands-on STEM workshops to students in grades seven through twelve.

The design-thinking process begins in the classroom and culminates at Generator where students use the same software, tools, and processes used by professional engineers, artists, and designers to bring their ideas to life.

“When I walked into Generator I was like, whoa,” David exclaimed. He has long been curious about product design and engineering and he considered this his chance to learn more.

“For this project, I decided I wanted to try making something because all the stuff is here to do it,” he said. This decision was a major departure from his normal film go-to strategy.

David’s Design Lab workshop designed and made simple phone stands. The workshop taught the students about product design and empowered them to use Adobe Illustrator and the Epilog laser cutter.

After receiving that training, David decided to take the phone stand idea to the next level: a solar-powered phone stand. “You could place it near a window, or on the dashboard of a car, ” he explained.

David’s project gave him the opportunity to deepen his experience with the tools he learned, especially the powerful design software and the ever-popular laser cutter. He also spent time in Generator’s electronics lab with designer and staff member Pete Moore who taught him how to wire and solder a USB port and solar hook-up.

David’s project also led to a conversation with Hilton Dier III, an engineer and solar expert who is Generator’s current Maker-in-Residence. Hilton is spending his two-month residency at Generator fabricating a rugged, single-person, portable solar power pack to be deployed in remote areas and during weather events and emergencies.

Hilton and David chatted about their project similarities and David’s design challenges. At Generator, we value collaboration and a culture of support, so there are always folks around to lend a hand or give advice. Hilton gave David some pointers on how to design his solar-powered product.

By the end of the day, much to his delight, David had conceived of a product, designed it, and made it himself. Along the way, he received one-on-one mentoring and encouragement from the Generator community, including from an expert solar product engineer.

Empowered, David is already contemplating his next project. “I have so many ideas now,” he said. “It’s so cool here, and everything seems possible.”

We are grateful to our 2018 Design Lab partners who have included Dealer.com, the Winooski School District, Hunt Middle School, Spaulding High School, King Street Center, Lund Center, Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, the Governor’s Institute of Vermont, Essex Junction Middle School, UVM’s Mansfield Hall, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Peoples United Community Foundation and many more.

You can learn more about Design Lab here.

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Generator wants to expand Design Lab and empower more young people to design, create, and innovate.

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Will you make an end-of-year gift to help young people like David expand their horizons?

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December 11, 2018
Generator Stories: Meet Clay
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Meet Clay.

Clay Mohrman started playing with lighting and driftwood while he worked for an industrial light supplier in the greater Boston area. He was a hobbyist in those years, refining his craft and making one-off light sculptures for friends and family.

When Clay moved to Vermont, he rented a small studio on Pine Street. He meticulously sawed, sanded, and assembled his pieces with hand tools.

Despite growing interest in his light sculptures, Clay’s time-consuming, labor-intensive process prevented him from pricing his work to sell.

Clay knew he had a unique idea and that there was a market for his original, elegant work, but needed help turning his art practice into a sustainable art business.

Enter: Generator’s Jump/Start program.

Jump/Start is a business accelerator program developed by Generator in collaboration with LaunchVT. The 11-week program consists of weekly lectures on topics ranging from accounting, to intellectual property protection, to marketing. The program also facilitates in-depth tutoring with business professionals and mentors.

Clay and three other talented makers were given the use of free studio space, 24/7 access to Generator, a stipend, and free tool training classes to help them refine their product prototype.

“I couldn’t afford the kinds of woodworking tools I needed to be efficient, let alone a full wood shop, so having access to these things at Generator was amazing,” Clay said. “The pneumatic nail gun alone was a game-changer.”

Through the Jump/Start program, Clay received support in developing a foundation for his business, including bookkeeping, branding, pricing, scheduling, and more.

He received personal mentoring from Burlington’s lighting legend, Steve Conant.

Clay also met with manufacturing experts M&E Design to improve his production process.

Clay cited Generator’s network of makers, entrepreneurs, and business professionals as a huge asset to his business.

“Starting a small business takes so much support, both emotionally and physically,” Clay said. “Having people around you going through the same process is invaluable.”

At the conclusion of the Jump/Start program, Clay became a Generator studio member.

“Generator keeps feeding me and my business,” Clay said. “I couldn’t be doing what I’m doing without the ongoing support and expertise of so many people here.”

Clay cites his participation in Jump/Start as the source of his confidence to launch his business, Clay Mohr Lighting.

The business has had numerous successes post-Jump/Start, including:
- month-long shows at Karma Birdhouse and Frog Hollow Gallery where his sales far exceeded expectations
- a 2018 Seven Daysies nomination for Best Sculptor followed up by a feature article in their “Nest” issue
- a collaboration with local musician Ivamae, Casting Coalescence, a traveling art installation that combines his lights with her music
- wholesale orders from shops as far away as Colorado
- and most recently, a winning bid for a light installation at Stowe’s Spruce Lodge for their Festival of Lights. Clay built and installed his largest piece yet — four feet in diameter. The piece was built in Generator’s common space.
“My business is continuing to evolve.
Jump/Start gave me a foundation to build on.”

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With your support, we can help more people like Clay access opportunities to learn, create, and launch themselves and their businesses at Generator.

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Will you make a year-end gift to support innovation?

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November 27, 2018
Generator Stories: Meet Ali

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Our goal is to raise $5,000 to support and expand Generator’s offerings in 2019. We hope you can help and please spread the word!

Meet Ali.

When we talk about Generator we usually lead with stats and program descriptions rather than the people we serve. It’s our community’s generosity that allows Generator to meet people where they are, as was the case with Ali. That’s where success happens.

Ali is a senior at Burlington High School. He heard about Generator about a year ago from both his art teacher as well as a mentor.

“As an engineer, I always have ideas,” Ali said. He knew he wanted to learn how to design and make things and he thought Generator might be able to help.

One day after school Ali walked a mile from his home to Generator. He connected with Jon, our Community Outreach Coordinator, who gave him a tour and asked about his interests.

Ali was interested in learning just about everything. The challenge was finding a pathway into Generator that could help him grow his skills.

Fortuitously, just days later, Mayor Weinberger’s office reached out with a request. Could Generator revamp the portable podium that travels with the mayor to various speaking engagements?

The podium project was an opportunity to go through a design-thinking process with a high profile client. Their request for multiple options required multiple prototypes evolved from various design programs, tools, and machines.

Elliot, our Operations Director, was tasked with the podium project. He saw the project as a way to work with Ali and provide one-on-one mentoring and training to increase Ali’s confidence and skills in preparation for independent projects of his own.

When you support Generator, you make it possible for us to provide the kind of personalized attention to people that leads to transformation, as it did with Ali.

Ali has been coming to Generator after school for four weeks now. We suspect he’ll be a regular at Generator until he goes to college next fall. He’s received personal training on the Epilog laser cutter, the CNC router, in the wood shop, and in various 3D design programs.

“This is a huge opportunity for me,” Ali said. “Seeing people’s process and projects… I get to see others’ points of view. I learn how to use different tools and systems.”

At this point, Ali has worked with several folks at Generator. “There’s always someone to help,” he said. “My next project will be on the 3D printer, just because I want to learn it.”

Ali recently finished making his first two prototypes of the portable podium and had his first check-in with the Mayor’s office. He’s now working on a third prototype based on their feedback. Ali plans to complete the podium project before the end of the year. We’ll be sure to update you when the final podium is complete.

“The more I learn, the better off I’ll be. I want to go into electrical or computer engineering. I’d like to get ahead for college. I think of the future and what I can do to better myself.”

There are countless eager makers who could benefit from the resources at Generator, and our aim is to grow to accommodate them.

Will you make a year-end gift to empower more Vermonters like Ali to create and innovate at Generator?

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November 15, 2018
Maker In Residence: Peace Paper Project

Drew Matott and Peace Paper Project was our Maker In Residence for August and September 2018.

We asked him to share a little bit about his residency and he shared a summary of his work below. Thanks so much for being part of Generator’s community, Drew!

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Peace Paper Project is an international organization of hand papermakers, art therapists and social activists. We set up hand papermaking studios around the world that in turn engage with the communities addressing specific issues.

Since 2011, when Peace Paper Project was founded, we have established over 40 studios and worked with more than 30,000 survivors of war, terrorism, human trafficking, incarceration, mental illness… transforming clothing into paper, transforming associations of trauma & loss into the building blocks for healing.

While Peace Paper Project is currently based out of Hamburg, Germany, we spend most of our time traveling the world conducting workshops and setting up papermaking as art therapy programs.

The extreme portability of our studio and the transient nature of our operation allows us to have a wide impact with communities affected by war & terrorism and trauma & loss. The trade-off is that we rarely are able to spend quality time off the road focusing on developing specific projects. Our residency at the Generator afforded us with this much needed time and space to make innovations to, not only our program but also our tools.

For our Maker-In-Residence at the Generator, we set out to make improvements on the tools that we use. Specifically, we focused on the Hollander beater, the machine that transforms the old textiles (rags) into paper pulp.

While hand papermaking field is growing in popularity and practice around the world, there are only a few individuals who make Hollander beaters for sale. Since there are so few individuals making these machines, they are extremely expensive, which presents challenges to Peace Paper Project operations when setting up studios in countries that are often disaster-torn.

With our time at the Generator, we set out to design and build a DIY Hollander beater that could be built for less than $1,000, using locally sourced materials and labor.

The finished result will be published as an open source file on Peace Paper Project’s website, with a complete step-by-step to the process. It is our goal to make papermaking more accessible to communities in need and to inspire a new generation of hollander beater builders.

The Generator wan the perfect location to embark on this journey; for over two weeks we were able to take classes and personal tutorials to learn how to use the tools and equipment needed to conceptualize, engineer and construct our DIY Hollander beater. The staff were incredibly helpful and the maker community offered fresh insight, inspiration and were always willing to lend a hand.

Learn more about Peace Paper Project at peacepaperproject.org.

October 30, 2018
Generator wins Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger announced that Generator is one of the three winners of this year’s Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship.

Generator received $50,000 to expand its successful JumpStart program. This program provides high-quality founder education and support for early stage entrepreneurs.

Thanks to this grant, Generator can add a summer incubator to help college students launch and grow businesses in Vermont. Generator also plans to launch a new business bootcamp for artist entrepreneurs next fall.

JumpStart is created in partnership with Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce’s LaunchVT.

Generator begins accepting applications for the Spring 2019 session of JumpStart in November.

The goal of the Mayor’s Prize is to foster the growth and development of entrepreneurship in the city and encourage outside-the-box thinking about how best to achieve this. The Mayor’s Prize is entirely funded by a grant from the Kansas City-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Other winners include Mercy Connections and the Center for Women and Enterprise.

You can find more information about the Mayor’s prize and winning programs on City of Burlington’s website.

We’re proud to be selected for this competitive award and excited to have this additional support as we promote entrepreneurship in Burlington. More information about JumpStart will be released in the new future and we look forward to helping companies stay and grow in our community!

October 16, 2018
Generator Announces Fall 2018 Season of Reckless Ideas Speaker Series featuring Burlington Innovators Embracing Big Ideas

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The speakers: Lisa Soros, Paul Budnitz, Randall Harp and Julia Vallera.

“We are excited be able to introduce our audience to some of the most intriguing, high-impact research and design being created right here in Burlington.” Said Chris Thompson, Generator Executive Director. “The Reckless Ideas lectures aim to inspire audiences from many backgrounds to come together, share big ideas, discuss and collaborate.”

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September 13, 2018
Dealer.com & Generator Brings Maker Education to Vermont Students
Dealer.com and Generator are launching: Design Lab innovative STEM workshops for 7th-12th grade students. Working closely with area teachers Generator has developed programming that offers students unique hands-on learning experiences that focus on collaboration, prototyping, and flexible thinking. Rachel Hooper, Director of Community Outreach at Generator says, “I see maker education as a way to engage all kinds of learners in STEM, especially those who have struggled with science or math, by exposing them to a new kind of creative problem-solving.”

Design Lab workshops start with design thinking, a creative problem-solving method that embraces human-centered design. Students work with design thinking specialist in the classrooms to design projects. When it’s time to prototype, students head to Generator where they will build and test their projects. Hooper says, “Students drive the design process and our maker educators guide them while teaching them how to use tools such as laser cutters, 3D printers, and other CNC tools.” When projects are collaborative, the opportunity to unite around a choice-filled creative project often helps students who had previously struggled to work in groups.

Design Lab itself is an iteratively developed program. “This is our pilot year and we will be observing, testing and improving our offerings as we move forward,” Hooper says. Featured workshops for the year include:
- Parklet with Purpose – Collaborating with Winooski School’s iLab and Burlington Parks and Recreation the Design Lab team will help students create a mini-park inside a parking space for Winooski residents.
- Marble Run – What does it take to make a gigantic marble run? Middle school students learn prototyping skills as they design and build a gigantic marble run.
September 5, 2018
FreshTracks Road Pitch Opportunity for Generator Members

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Two Generator members will be finalists in the September 22nd pitch
off at the Champlain Mini Maker Faire between 2 teams from each of the
3 maker spaces (Mint, The Foundry, and Generator)

CHAMPLAIN MINI MAKER FAIRE
Shelburne Farms Coach Barn
1611 Harbor Rd
Shelburne, Vermont 05482
SEPTEMBER 22 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

More info at-
https://champlain.makerfaire.com/
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August 2, 2018
Generator Rolls Out New Opportunities With Marble Coasters

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July 6, 2018
Middle Schoolers Rock Out Their Rockers At Generator

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June 25, 2018