SEVEN ARROWS

P R I VA T E - P U B L I C

MA K E R S P A C E

STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR PUBLIC MAKERSPACE

Jeff Joyner, Leadership Counsel & Board MemberLos Angeles Cleantech Incubator & Cleantech LAhttp://laincubator.org/

Tom Tobia, Co-FounderMakerversityhttp://makerversity.org/

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MAKERVERSITY EXPERIENCE

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PUBLIC ACCESS FOR MAKERS

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PUBLIC MAKERSPACE GOALS1. Inspiring young people about making!

• Young people need to learn through curiosity, experimentation, invention, resilience, precision.• Traditional education often provides few insights into learning and career paths in making. • Counteract this and inspire the next generation of creative and practical minds.

2. Bringing making back into the heart of communities and cultures!

• Manufacturing has moved from the city cultural center to the periphery of the urban environment.• With the birth of digital manufacturing, we can bring making back into the heart of a community.• Revive relationship between producer, consumer, community and production within cities.

3. Supporting the best emerging maker businesses!

• Supporting emerging practice within design and digital manufacturing.• Starting out prohibitively expensive - costs of machinery , ‘messy’ making space, desk space. • We provide access to all of these things to enable the most exciting start-up businesses to flourish.

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PUBLIC MAKERSPACE ACTION ITEMS1. MAKERVERSITY supplies professional makers, product designers

and hardware startups! space, cutting-edge tools and kit, networks and events. co-working area, studio spaces, digital workshop, traditional workshop,

assembly space, photo studio, sound studio, 3d print lab and event space.

two workshop technicians that provide technical advice and support.2. MAKERVERSITY supports community learning and access to

makerspace! Members must make things , i.e. physical, digital, musical or even

edible. Member businesses must give their time to support and inspire young

people through work experience or creating and delivering learning content.

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WHY PUBLIC MAKERSPACE MATTERS1. Public Purpose & Cultural Center

In an increasingly digital world, tangible objects and experience provide powerful opportunities for public engagement.

Manufacturing and new technologies transcend professional boundaries and become relevant to everyone in the community.

2. Innovation and Social Consciousness Makers experiment, invent, play and collaborate – Innovation. Makers care about what they put into the world. Their knowledge of

materials, manufacturing processes and supply chains forces them to very consciously consider questions of sustainability and longevity.

3. Start up Growth Makers will be at the heart of the next generation of start ups. Opportunities for business offered by connected devices and the Internet of

Things.4. Grants and Incentives

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BEST PRACTICES & IMPACT1. MAKERVERSITY• 900 young people involved in Makerversity learning and employment programs• 40,000+ members of the public engaged in person this year• £5 million per year economic output• + £5.5 million investment in member businesses• 72 jobs created this year• 45% average member revenue increase in year one

2. LACI• Recognized as a Top 10 Global Incubator• 40+ companies prior to new campus• $55+ million• Created 700+ jobs• New 60,000 square foot Innovation Campus for 100+ companies• Public event space + prototyping labs, collaborative workspace, offices, R&D,

conference rooms, a workforce-training center, etc.