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March 30, 2014

diy days has a new name

After seven years and 20 events, diy days is shedding its name. Over the years the event has grown into a global community that has producers in 30 countries. When I co-founded the event in 2008, it was focused on enabling a new emerging creative class of storytellers. At that point the philosophy of “diy” …

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January 12, 2014

diy days 2014

2014 is off to a great start. We’re expanding the number of cities that diy days is traveling to this year. So far we have confirmations for events in Gothenburg, Paris, NYC, London, Boston, Toronto, LA and Ghent. Each diy days event is centered on a core theme. Our themes for this year’s events are… …

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August 11, 2013

The Misfit Economy

Special thanks to our media partner THNKR who captured all the diy days NYC keynote talks. The Power of Misfits The Power of Misfits: misfits are the gangsters on the corners of Cape Town townships, Mumbai slums, and rough New York City neighborhoods. Misfits are the young hackers on the digital frontlines of the virtual …

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July 29, 2013

My Sky is Falling

My Sky is Falling was one of the most buzzed about experiences at diy days NYC this past fall. Over the course of diy days history a number of exciting projects have been incubated. In 2011, Caine’s Arcade launched at diy days LA and has since gone on to massive levels of awesomeness. More and …

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