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AU 2013: The Future is Interdisciplinary & Collaborative
From Mike:
Jeff Kowalski (CTO) started out this year’s Autodesk University mainstage with a quote from Alvin Toffler: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” For those of us on the Fusion 360 team, we couldn’t agree more. Check out what went down in Vegas at this year’s AU 2013.
After the AU mainstage talk, Keqing and I talked about the implications of what this massive-information-overload world we are living in will mean to Fusion 360 users. Taking advantage on a network of online commodity data to free up time to innovate on that which couldn’t be replicated. Using crowd sourcing to solve complex problems. Using cloud-based data sharing to unite teams across continents. The reality is so many of the tangible examples that Carl Bass (CEO) and Jeff Kowalski gave about how things will be done in the future are already being done today by Fusion 360 users.
So, since the Fusion community is at the leading edge of this latest technology vision – does this now mean we just ride the wave and congratulate ourselves on being right? No! As we see this futuristic prophecy become tangible, it tells us that you Fusion 360 users are challenging us to find more ways to partner with you and adapt as you discover even more progressive ways to shape the future of design. You told us to grow the software, reach new users in new technology platforms, and help articulate tangible ways to apply new tools. We hear you and we’re brainstorming now of how to do it.
Fusion 360 VIP Event: Design, Debate & Awards
This week we met with so many of our best and most inspirational users. Many of you participated in a VIP Fusion focus event to tell us where we need to go next. We also wanted to say thank you to these most influential community members.
Special thanks to the visionary panelists:
A big congratulations to our first Fusion 360 Award winners:
And finally, a very big congratulations to the Autodesk Manufacturing Award recipient Stan Hisel, who received the most honored award in all of Autodesk Manufacturing, extending beyond the Fusion Community. All well-earned.
What were your favorite moments from AU? Tell us in the comments
In closing, a big, heartfelt thank you goes out again to all of you who took time from your lives to come engage with us and with your newly formed Fusion 360 community. I don’t think any of us thought we’d be this tight-knit so fast. You guys even went so far as to say you think of us as your extended family! We’re absolutely honored. Seeing the interaction and hearing back from you with all your responses it’s obvious that we’ve got something pretty cool going here.
Thanks everyone and have a great rest of the holiday season!
Mike, Keqing, and the whole Fusion 360 family
Alex Lobos recievings his award from Autodesk CEO Carl Bass
Carl Bass designed a guitar in Fusion 360 that was then built by Orphanage Guitars
Guitar being played on mainstage by Orphange Guitars’ Matt Harris
Stan Hisel recieving the Manufacturing Community Award (biggest user award for all of Autodesk Manufacturing) for his work with Fusion 360
Anthony Tod printed out his amazing Halo helmets designed in Fusion – and gave one to Kat Ingalls (community & social manager) & product manager Kevin Schneider (product manager) at the Fusion VIP lunch
3D printing geek-out at the Fusion VIP lunch
Thank you all for being part of the Fusion 360 Community! Was so great to meet some of you in person – hope to see even more of you at next year’s AU!
This year’s AU started off with a quote from Alvin Toffler: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” For those of us on the Fusion 360 team, we couldn’t agree more. Check out what went down in Vegas at this year's AU 2013.
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