About

MyMachine is a foundation acting worldwide:

1.IDEA:

children from elementary/kindergarten schools invent their own ‘Dream Machine’. Anything goes. The main criterion is that it’s relevant for the child who really, really wants it.

2. CONCEPT:

higher education students (e.g. product design, game design students, engineers, architect students, art students) propose one or more solutions to design those machines. The best solutions – according to the children – then are selected and further developed.

3. WORKING PROTOTYPE:

technical secondary school students build real prototypes of those machines, assisted by the kids who invented them and the higher education students who designed them.

Young students learn that the world is malleable. That they can also contribute to society, rather then be a consumer of society. They learn that sharing ideas is important and what it takes to bring an idea to life: collaboration, respecting each other's talents, communication and empathy.

Areas of Expertise

MyMachine is about
- Creativity
- What it takes to bring an idea to life
- Having ideas is important
- Don't be afraid to share your ideas
- Project-Based-Learning
- Maker-Centered-Learning
- 21st Century Skills
- Empathy Design
- Co-Creation
- Design Thinking
- Student Leadership
- Challenge Based Learning
- Discovery Driven Thinking
- Open Education
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- STEM and STEAM