rsa futuremakers - makerspaces the community view - june 2013
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A talk to the RSA's FutureMakers event, about makerspaces and their communities, focussed on Makespace CambridgeTRANSCRIPT
Makespace:a makerspace in
Cambridge
Makespace:a makerspace in
Cambridge
Laura James19th June 2013
Laura James19th June 2013
What is Makespace?
what is Makespace?
kit
space
skills
What does that mean?
it’s the best bits of
TechShop
hackerspace
co-working space
FabLab
Goals
support existing businesses & enable the creation of new ones
share the wonders of engineering & show people that it’s a career and that they can get involved themselves
to have a creative, friendly, practical space to hang out in
Philosophy
meet, learn, build, play
shared space - no land grabs
accessible, friendly, (sufficiently) safe
for work and play
What happens at Makespace?
Why is this important?
I made this!alertme.com
What do you need to make more
makerspaces?
me, reading a 300 page insurance policy
and finally
We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things
-- Herb Kelleher
thank you
or, rather, thanks to the Makespace community!
I’m
LBJ.org.uk makespace.org
@LaurieJ @CamMakespace
Photo credits: Tom Oinn, ste5eu, Steve L UK, Digital Flapjack