1. The Emerging Phenomenon of
Makerspaces
Making Some Things
From NoThings:

2. What is a makerspace?

3. What is a makerspace?
• Origins
• Hackerspaces
• Community Workspace
• Metalworking
• Woodworking
• Textiles
• Electronics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Imagination!

4. But, using the word “hacker” in hackerspace
might give some the wrong idea…
So,we are calling
it a “makerspace”
Instead.

5. What is a makerspace?
• Community:
• Like minded folks
• Collaborative
• Technology New & Old
• Innovative
• Incubator for Innovation
• Open
• Outreach
• Inspiring
• Community
Involvement
• Urban

6. What is a makerspace?
inspire, learn, teach, create, and much more!
• Learning Environment
• Classes
• Seminars
• Exploration
• Self Discovery
• Shared Engineering
• Exploratorium

7. What is a hacker?Who and What
are makers?

8. Makers are:
Scholars, improvers,
and sharers
Linus Torvalds –
Developer of the
Linux kernel

9. 2. An expert or enthusiast of any kind. (i.e. an astronomy hacker)
(RFC1392, The Internet Users Glossary)
Makers are:.
Problem Solvers
Brent Solina
Founder of
MicrOrganic
Technologies
Square Inc – Credit
card payment
processing solution

10. Why makerspaces?

11. What happens in
a makerspace?
• Learning

12. What happens in
a makerspace?
• Art

13. What happens in
a makerspace?
• New Technology

14. What happens in
a makerspace?
• Traditional Technology

15. What happens in
a makerspace?• Biology

16. What happens in
a makerspace?
• Even Ham Radio!

17. What makerspacesdo:
Some examples

18. What makerspacesdo:
RepRap – Self Replicating 3D Printer

19. What makerspacesdo:
Creative Security Enhancements

20. What makerspacesdo:
Aerospace Engineering!

21. What makerspacesdo:
Even Electric Cars!

22. Where are makerspaces?

23. Makerspaces are everywhere!

24. Makerspaces are everywhere!

25. • Boston University Group
• Student Run
(Division of the Association
Of Computing Machinery)
• Help develop the school’s
own linux distribution
(BULinux)
• Facilitates student-run tech
initiatives

26. • Boston
• Cooperative
• 50,000 ft2
• Classroom
• Machine Shop
• Welding Shop
• Wood Shop
• Electronics
• Bike Shop
• Screen Printing
• Fabric Shop

27. Makerspaces are also appearing in another area:
Libraries!

28. • Fayetteville Free Library
in New York
• Spurred the movement to put
tinkerspaces in libraries
• Offers lots of workshops to the
public on a wide range of
tech/maker technologies

29. • Westport Ct.
• Opened Summer 2012
• Offers classes, lectures
• 3D printing
• Maker in Residence program

30. How to make
a makerspace?

31. Setting up a makerspace:
It’s not as hard (or expensive)
as you’d think

32. What do you need?
• Space
• Interested People
• Website / Blog
• Equipment
• A little funding
• Enthusiasm!

33. But what about the money?
• Mackerspaces are not
expensive
• They encourage restoration
of “vintage” equipment
• There’s lots of grant
funding available
• Donations of time,
equipment and money may
far exceed your
expectations

34. Funding sources for makerspaces
● Grants
● Sponsorship
● Economic
Development
● Kickstarter
● Fund drives
● Subscriptions

35. Makerspacemodels
● Community
● Co-op
● Subscription
● Landlord
● Corporate
● Municipal

36. MakerspaceFAQ
● Legal
● Governance
● Budget
● Space
● Storage
● Materials
● Safety

37. Summing it all up
● Makerspaces are places that provide the
opportunity for people to innovate and learn
● Places for sharing resources
● Shared tools, shared ideas, shared
enthusiasm!
● Access to things you can’t do at home
● They aren’t difficult to start up

38. ●Q
Questions?