Wonderful Idea Co.

Blog

take a behind-the-scenes look at our r&d process, and meet some of our collaborators

Posts tagged prototyping

Books and Articles to Inspire Tinkering with AI

Books and Articles to Inspire Tinkering with AI

Tinkering with AI Tools, Scratchlab and Makey Makey

Tinkering with AI Tools, Scratchlab and Makey Makey

Maker Faire Heilbronn 2025

Maker Faire Heilbronn 2025

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 11, 2025maker faire, maker faire heilbronn, heilbronn, der makerspace, experimenta, german, germany, european book tour, the tinkering workshop, kaleidoscopes, open ended projects, dichroic filter, prototyping, tinkertank, makeitreal, book launch, book release

Fireplace Fan Motor Experiments

Fireplace Fan Motor Experiments

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 10, 2025energy harvesting, peltier elements, phaeno wolfsburg, prototyping, exhibit design, motors, generators, thermoelectric generators

Light, Shadow and LEGO at Elztal Museum

Light, Shadow and LEGO at Elztal Museum

Ryan JenkinsDecember 3, 2024elztal museum, waldkirch, LEGO, LEGO pull string motor, light and shadow, art machines, LEGO art machines, family workshop, prototyping, low threshold, wide walls, high ceiling, workshop, experiment

Prototype AI and Creative Learning Workshop

Prototype AI and Creative Learning Workshop

Tinkering R&D Process: Focus on Kaleidoscopes

Tinkering R&D Process: Focus on Kaleidoscopes

Ryan JenkinsJuly 15, 2024Tinkering R&D, kaleidoscopes, process, prototyping, TIPs, community of practice, LEGO playful museum learning network, collective ideas, documentation, tinkering within reach, old ideas, feedback, blogs, slack, inefficientComment

Light & Optics Prototyping with Phaeno - Part One

Light & Optics Prototyping with Phaeno - Part One

Ryan JenkinsMay 23, 2024exhibits, prototyping, phaeno wolfsburg, light, optics, colored shadows, light island, artists, tinkering, tinkerable, reflection, design, color mixing, primary colors

'A Secret Club' Mini-Residency in Freiburg

'A Secret Club' Mini-Residency in Freiburg

Making Kaleidoscopes More Collaborative

Making Kaleidoscopes More Collaborative

Ryan JenkinsJanuary 19, 2024kaleidoscopes, collaboration, tinkering inventive playsets, TIPs, LEGO playful museum learning network, tinkering studio, projector, raspberry pi, social scaffolding, webcam, toys, junk, remix, tinkertank, duck into a kaleidoscope, prototyping, activity design, activity development

Workshops at TinkerTank and Experimenta

Workshops at TinkerTank and Experimenta

Ryan JenkinsJuly 13, 2023tinkertank, treadmill rollers, germany, experimenta, inter.aktion, LEGO, makerspaces, community, prototyping, halbgar, half baked ideas

Automata Tour in Falmouth and Hastings

Automata Tour in Falmouth and Hastings