July 15, 2025 – add to calendar
Tyler Kerr, Director of Clear Creek Makerspace
What Is A Makerspace—And How Did More Than 5,500 of them Pop Up Around the World in the Past 20 Years?
You may have heard the warning that robots and Artificial Intelligence are coming for our jobs–except the ones that rely on creativity. Makerspaces have become essential community hubs where people learn, experiment and bring creative ideas to life. While schools from elementary to graduate level are increasing adding Makerspaces to their campuses, working adults and entrepreneurs often lack access to similar environments where they can continue developing skills and exploring new ideas.
Join us to explore the Maker movement, discover what’s happening inside Makerspaces and learn how they’re transforming communities and fueling creative potential.
Featured Speaker
Tyler Kerr, Director of Clear Creek Makerspace in Wheat Ridge, considers himself an avid maker, scientist and tinkerer and–much to his parents’ chagrin–a keen disassembly of treasured family electronics. He studied paleontology in both college and graduate school, with a particular focus on fossil whales–officially making him a whaleontologist on paper.
Before joining the Localworks team, Tyler worked as a STEAM educator and ultimately as director of Wyoming’s Innovation Wyrkshop Makerspace network, one of the largest academic Maskerspace networks in the Mountain West. His interests include 3D printing, digitization and developing creative, gamified, out-of-the-box nerdy ways to engage communities and teach complex topics in meaningful ways.
When he’s not in the Makerspace, you can find Tyler and his partner Kate camping, hiking and generally trying–and failing–to keep their three dogs from eating and rolling in weird stuff they find in the forest.
Featured Brewery: Luki Brewery
How This Works
The Buffalo Rose will open at 6:00 p.m. Food and drink service will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the program will begin around 6:30 p.m. Following the presentation, we’ll take a brief intermission for Q + A. We’ll wrap up around 7:45 p.m., but people are welcome to stay a bit longer to chat with the speakers.
Please check out podcasts of Past Talks.