Diagram of a chemical process with three connected shapes representing different components.

SKILL TREES

Use skill trees to track your growth and inspire you to try new things. Print the open source templates and color in the boxes as you level up your skills. Printables and templates available on the Github repository.

A black and white cartoon robot with a smiling face, a book behind it, a tray of honeycomb-patterned objects, and a cup of pencils.
Black star icon on a white background.
Flowchart with three dark shaded diamond shapes connected in a sequence.
Visit the Repository
Visit the Repository
Black and white icon of a steaming mug of coffee or tea
A sheet of 3D printing filament color chart showing various shades of purple and lilac.
Reading and Writing worksheet with hexagonal grid for children, featuring blue and white sections.
A sheet of hexagonal electronic circuit tiles, with some tiles marked in red.
A pencil, an eraser, a sharpener, and a paperclip are arranged on a black background.

SKILL seeker

Gardening planting guide skill tree, half coloured in.
A printed skill tree template, half coloured in.
A printed skill tree template, half coloured in.

A book featuring 15 Maker skill trees, plus tracking tools, achievement badges and a Maker XP calculator. Sign up to get notified when it’s available!

Two hexagon shapes, one outlined and one filled, connected by lines.
Book cover titled 'Make: Skill Seeker Maker Edition' featuring hexagonal icons representing various skills like 3D modeling, electronics, coding, robotics, laser cutting, sewing, automotive, and more, with colorful gradient accents.
A diagram showing maker skills divided into three categories: Digital Fabrication, Trade Craft, and Electronics. Digital Fabrication includes 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC & CAM, and 3D Modeling. Trade Craft includes Metalworking, Woodworking, Automotive, and CNC & CAM. Electronics includes Computing, Coding, Dev Boards, Electronics, and Robotics.
Decorative hexagon shapes in black and white.

watch the talk

Hear about the Skill Trees concept in this talk at the Open Hardware Summit 2024.

Gamify your learning and track your progress. Get inspired to try new things, deepen your skills and have new experiences. Also acknowledges often ‘inevitable failures’ as key learning experiences.

Includes 73 skill or experience hexagonal tiles, ordered in a spectrum of basic skills at the bottom to advanced skills at the top. This includes 5 ‘set your own goal’ tiles for you to tailor to your own interests.

Woodworking skill tree with various activities and goals, starting from the bottom with 'Start Here' and progressing through basic skills like using a drill press, glue, and saws, to advanced projects like furniture making, CNC machining, and decorative joints.
A skill tree chart titled 'Template Version: Skill Tree: Color in the boxes and level up your skills' with hexagon-shaped boxes arranged in rows. The chart has a gradient arrow labeled 'Basics' at the bottom left and 'Advanced' at the top left. There is a start point labeled 'Start Here' at the bottom center. The boxes include prompts to 'set your own goal'.
DOWNLOAD from github
DOWNLOAD from github

Open Source - Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Make your own from the template, or get in contact to work with me on a specialist skill tree for your area of expertise.

GET FREEBIES

Pick up free poster sets and Skill Tree packs.

Two posters about digital fabrication, 3D printing, 3D modeling, laser cutting, and CNC & CAM, with hexagonal sections and icons, one in black and white and the other in black and yellow.
A large educational skill tree poster titled 'Electronics' showing pathways for PCB design, embedded systems, general electronics, and development boards, with various icons, color-coded sections, and start points.
Grab Freebies here!
Grab Freebies here!

What People Are Saying

“This is really cool and is something I did not know I needed until now, gonna try out a couple of these!”

— cobweb@cortextimplant.com

“I'm a teacher-turned instructional designer, and it just resonates. I would like one for teaching, design, language, cooking, and basically every single thing that has a skillset.”

— Hawkmoon@mastodon.social

“This is amazing, what a brilliant idea and implementation. I especially like that there is flexibility in the way to reach each goal and it is up to the person to determine that they have gained a skill or not”

— Myrthos@techhub.social

“This is an amazing idea. I can see so many opportunities for use in training, personal growth, and education. It shows the goal and a path. It’s rare to find something that opens up so many new possibilities.”

— Docquinn@mas.to

Two decorative hexagons in white with a drop shadow.