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As you become a practiced maker, the act of creating things becomes more than just putting things together. Making becomes an expression, and a pursuit of your ideas, passions, and curiosities. We makers love to share our ideas, projects, and experiences with others. But before we can create and share our ideas, we must assimilate our thoughts, learn the skills and principles that are required, and work to make our ideas real.

In this chapter, we will walk you through a process that we have found helps us take our ideas from vague thoughts to fully functional realities. This process is ...

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