Ayah Bdeir

Most Creative People 2013

Ayah Bdeir

Founder, littleBits

The DIY champion

By creating kits with magnetized electronic modules, engineer and former MIT MediaLabber Ayah Bdeir founded LittleBits, a Lego-like way to let tinkerers of all ages build their own electronics.

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Most Creative People

With BitLab, LittleBits Wants To Become The App Store For Hardware

“We want people to say, ‘there’s a bit for that,’ and if there isn’t one, they will make one,” says CEO Ayah Bdeir.

With BitLab, LittleBits Wants To Become The App Store For Hardware

Now You Can Make Your Own Internet-Connected Gadgets, No Engineering Skills Required

The littleBits Cloud Module–debuted at TED–lets you create your very own objects that are part of the larger Internet of Things.

Now You Can Make Your Own Internet-Connected Gadgets, No Engineering Skills Required

Why The Most Interesting Things Happen Where Disciplines Intersect

LittleBits Founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir reveals the importance of taking your own track through education and life–even if it means going slightly off the rails.

Why The Most Interesting Things Happen Where Disciplines Intersect

The Problem-Solving Electronic Toys You Want Your Kids To Play With

LittleBits, the blinking modular electronic Lego for 21st-century builders, were created to be fun–but also to bridge a major educational gap. Here’s the bigger idea that inspired their founder.

The Problem-Solving Electronic Toys You Want Your Kids To Play With

Impact

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News

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Co.Design

How food trucks and farmers markets can spell doom for affordable housing

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Work Life

4 productive ways to set yourself up for having better ‘bad’ days (because they will happen)

Forget the ladder. Here’s a better framework for your professional journey

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