Nathan Pritchett, technologist, futurist, and founding Executive Director of Fab Lab Tulsa, a nonprofit makerspace affiliated with The University of Tulsa. This session is designed for builders, makers, tinkerers, hardware founders, creatives, and entrepreneurs who are curious about how ideas become physical things and how manufacturing, digital fabrication, and hands-on experimentation can drive innovation and business growth. Open to the entire Tulsa community, not just Gradient members.
Participants will meet one-on-one with Nathan to explore topics such as:
- Turning ideas into physical prototypes
- Products
- Digital fabrication
- Advanced manufacturing pathways
- Maker culture
- Tinkering
- Hands-on problem solving
- Design thinking for real-world constraints
- Building skills
- Teams
- Systems around making
- Manufacturing as a pathway to workforce development
- Entrepreneurship
Whether you’re experimenting with your first prototype, exploring fabrication tools, or thinking about how making fits into your business or community, this AMA offers grounded, practical insight from a leader deeply embedded in Tulsa’s maker and innovation ecosystem. Each attendee will receive a 30-minute private session, along with a brief introduction to Gradient and its resources through a short tour of the space. After the tour, participants will receive a free day pass to work out of Gradient for the remainder of the day.
