rsa futuremakers - makerspaces the community view - june 2013

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

laura.james@makespace.org

Photo credits: Tom Oinn, ste5eu, Steve L UK, Digital Flapjack