Custom Name Keychains
Personalized keychains made for gifts, events, teams, and everyday brand moments with clean details and durable finishes.
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MakerHouse creates personalized prints for teams, celebrations, and everyday creativity.
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Custom printed work, gifts, prototypes, and premium maker projects.
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Explore MakerHouseNick Tillem
Writing, speaking, learning design, and the person behind the maker brand.
See the personal side of the work through articles, conference speaking, thought leadership, and the broader creative platform around MakerHouse.
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Custom Anniversary Totem
A personalized sculptural gift designed to celebrate a meaningful milestone. Clean, modern, and built to last.
Designed as a premium keepsake, this piece blends custom form, meaningful text, and a refined finish into something personal enough to display for years.
Nick Tillem
Creator, writer, speaker, and builder behind MakerHouse.
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Nick Tillem · Personal Platform
The person behind MakerHouse.
Nick Tillem builds custom 3D printed work through MakerHouse, while also writing, speaking, designing inclusive learning experiences, and exploring technical ideas. This side of the site highlights the broader work beyond the studio itself.
Writing
Focus in the Fingertips
Writes about learning, creativity, tactile thinking, and the overlap between making and human performance.
ExploreSpeaking
Learning Leadership 2025
Presented "Accessible by Design: A Strategic Approach to Inclusive Learning" for a national conference audience.
ExploreFeatured
Linearity Case Study
MakerHouse was featured for cutting hours out of the 3D printing workflow with better design and process decisions.
ExploreCase Study
Digital Skills Accelerator
An in-depth look at designing and implementing a hands-on learning program that drove adoption and business impact.
ExploreWork & Experience
Building things that matter.
I design and research digital solutions that connect learning, product thinking, and real-world performance.
Procter & Gamble
Nov 2025 – PresentProduct Researcher — Digital Learning & Solutions
- Lead product research at the intersection of learning, digital tools, and user experience — bridging L&D strategy with scalable digital solutions.
- Identify unmet user needs across global teams and translate them into actionable product insights, prototypes, and implementation strategies.
- Partner with cross-functional teams spanning learning, IT, data, and business leadership to design solutions that drive adoption and measurable performance improvement.
- Design and test user-centered approaches that move beyond traditional training, focusing on workflow integration and real-world application.
- Influence product direction by connecting learner behavior, tool usage, and business outcomes.
Procter & Gamble
May 2024 – Nov 2025Curriculum Designer — Digital Upskilling & Learning Experience
- Designed and delivered scalable digital upskilling programs focused on accelerating real-world application of emerging tools and technologies.
- Built structured learning experiences centered on hands-on projects, experimentation, and solving real business problems.
- Translated complex digital capabilities into accessible, actionable learning that drove adoption across global teams.
- Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders and SMEs to ensure relevance, alignment, and measurable impact.
- Contributed to a shift toward a more agile, digital-first learning strategy across the organization.
Procter & Gamble
May 2021 – Apr 2024Learning Technologies Manager — Product Supply
- Led global learning technology initiatives impacting 5,000+ employees, increasing efficiency and digital capability across the organization.
- Designed and launched a flagship digital upskilling program focused on real-world application, AI tools, and business-driven projects.
- Built a Power BI-driven measurement system to track adoption, engagement, and learning impact across initiatives.
- Collaborated with 25+ SMEs to design and deliver high-impact learning aligned to strategic business priorities.
- Piloted and scaled emerging technologies — including learning experience platforms and AI-enabled solutions — to modernize the learning ecosystem.
- Shifted learning delivery from static training to application-based experiences that improved performance and tool adoption.
University of North Florida
Aug 2024 – PresentAdjunct Professor — Learning Design & Educational Technology
- Teach graduate and undergraduate students in learning design, educational technology, and training needs assessment.
- Design and deliver courses focused on real-world instructional design practice, including needs analysis and performance gap identification.
- Incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to create inclusive, accessible learning experiences.
- Mentor students transitioning into instructional design and learning technology careers.
- Align coursework with current industry practices to ensure career readiness and real-world relevance.
Featured Case Study
Digital Skills Accelerator
Global teams lacked confidence and practical capability with the digital tools needed to accelerate their work — training was ad hoc, tool-specific, and disconnected from real business outcomes.
Problem
No clear framework for building digital confidence at scale. Teams varied widely in skill level, and existing training didn't connect to the work people actually needed to do.
Solution
Designed a hands-on digital upskilling program centered on real business challenges, AI tools, and capstone projects — built for application from day one, not passive consumption.
Impact
- Significant increase in adoption and effective use of digital tools across cohorts.
- Capstone projects delivered hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct business impact.
- Accelerated workflow efficiency and problem-solving speed across participating teams.
- Reinforced a digital-first, experimentation-driven mindset at the organizational level.
Articles
Writing on learning, digital solutions, and personal projects.
This is where the Nick side of the brand publishes ideas, reflections, and useful experiments across learning and development, digital problem-solving, and creative side projects. Read more on Medium →
Learning & CognitionFeatured
Focus in the Fingertips: How Small Movements Unlock Big Thinking
Research in psychology and neuroscience shows that tactile engagement — like manipulating a fidget cube — meaningfully improves attention, retention, and creative thinking in adults. Written from the perspective of an L&D practitioner who 3D-prints fidget cubes and hands them out during long meetings.
Learning & Development
Designing Learning That Feels Useful, Inclusive, and Real
Reflections on learning and development work that values clarity, accessibility, and practical application over performative complexity.
Mar 12, 2026·5 min read
Digital Solutions
Digital Solutions That Actually Solve the Right Problem
Notes on building workflows, tools, and systems that reduce friction instead of adding one more shiny platform to manage.
Feb 26, 2026·6 min read
Personal Projects
Personal Projects as a Lab for Better Thinking
Why side projects matter: they create space to test ideas, explore tools, and build taste in a way that carries back into client and team work.
Jan 30, 2026·6 min read
Creative Systems
From MakerHouse Builds to Broader Creative Systems
A look at how physical making, communication, and digital problem-solving overlap across products, learning, and creator work.
Dec 18, 2025·5 min read
How I Work
The same process, in every medium.
Whether I’m designing a digital learning program, researching a product problem, or building something in the workshop — the thinking behind it follows the same five-step approach.
01
Identify the Real Problem
Before designing anything, I dig into what's actually broken — whether that's a workflow gap, a learning barrier, or a physical need that hasn't been solved well yet.
02
Design a Practical Solution
I sketch the simplest solution that solves the real problem — not over-engineered, not under-thought. Whether it's a curriculum framework, a digital workflow, or a 3D model, clarity comes first.
03
Prototype Quickly
Speed matters early. I get something tangible into the world fast — a draft module, a printed part, a working demo — so I can learn from something real instead of spending weeks on assumptions.
04
Build and Test
I build with the end user in mind — whether that's a learner, a team, or a person holding a printed object. Testing is built into the process, not tacked on at the end.
05
Refine Based on Results
The first version is rarely the final version. I measure what's working, listen to feedback, and iterate — whether that's a reprint, a revised module, or a redesigned system.
MakerHouse Projects
Custom printed work with a polished maker feel.
These projects reflect how I approach building and problem solving across both digital and physical work — combining creativity, practical design, and real-world application.
Team Basketball Name Sets
Custom player name sets built for team spirit, awards, and keepsakes with a premium printed finish.
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Custom Anniversary Gift
One-of-a-kind commemorative designs made to celebrate milestones with sculptural form and meaningful personalization.
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Custom Cake Topper Designs
Modern topper concepts for birthdays, weddings, and celebrations with custom lettering and playful visual depth.
CelebrationsDecorCustom Text
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Functional Prints
Practical, problem-solving prints designed for real use — organizers, holders, mounts, and hardware-friendly pieces.
UtilityEveryday UseMaker Builds
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Decorative Prints
Visual-first designs that bring a polished, modern maker feel to desks, shelves, celebrations, and gift tables.
DecorDisplayCreative
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