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Makerspaces on the high street
Loughborough University Market Town 15 July 2015
Andrew Sleigh Twitter: @andrewsleigh Slides and links: http://is.gd/loughborough
What I’m going to talk about:
1. Where did makerspaces come from 2. What is a makerspace today 3. Some research we did for Nesta, and
what we learned 4. Some opportunities for
makerspaces on the high street
FACTS
WILD SPECULATION
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Community Peer support Project sharing Instructions Crowdfunding Ordering materials Code/design sharing Remote fabrication Supply chain etc…
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NEW MAKERSPACES EACH YEAR
Makerspaces have seen rapid growth in the last 5 years
Mostly in ‘low road’ locations
PHOTO: ACCESS SPACE, SHEFFIELD
–Stewart Brand, How Buildings Learn“low-‐visibility, low-‐rent, no-‐style, high-‐turnover”