Makerspaces are at once an emerging architectural and institutional typology and a manifestation ... more Makerspaces are at once an emerging architectural and institutional typology and a manifestation of the so-called sharing economy. But will they last? Originally published in Nov. 2015: https://placesjournal.org/article/makerspace-towards-a-new-civic-infrastructure/
Thank you for picking up a copy of the Maker Policy Playbook! The goal of this document is to pro... more Thank you for picking up a copy of the Maker Policy Playbook! The goal of this document is to provide maker organizations a concise "how-to" guide on navigating the legislative process. Ultimately, the hope is to generate more grassroots maker advocacy across the country. This is a very long-term project. As the history of U.S. libraries has shown, it took about 150 years to finally build up the policy and funding infrastructure necessary to transform libraries from scattered private organizations to widespread public institutions. Makerspaces are at the beginning of a similar institutional life cycle. The current pace of technological change, and society's parallel failure to prepare our most vulnerable citizens for that change, is our collective project.
Makerspaces are at once an emerging architectural and institutional typology and a manifestation ... more Makerspaces are at once an emerging architectural and institutional typology and a manifestation of the so-called sharing economy. But will they last? Originally published in Nov. 2015: https://placesjournal.org/article/makerspace-towards-a-new-civic-infrastructure/
Thank you for picking up a copy of the Maker Policy Playbook! The goal of this document is to pro... more Thank you for picking up a copy of the Maker Policy Playbook! The goal of this document is to provide maker organizations a concise "how-to" guide on navigating the legislative process. Ultimately, the hope is to generate more grassroots maker advocacy across the country. This is a very long-term project. As the history of U.S. libraries has shown, it took about 150 years to finally build up the policy and funding infrastructure necessary to transform libraries from scattered private organizations to widespread public institutions. Makerspaces are at the beginning of a similar institutional life cycle. The current pace of technological change, and society's parallel failure to prepare our most vulnerable citizens for that change, is our collective project.
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