The document discusses the concept of makerspaces, highlighting their importance in energizing communities and fostering creativity through collaborative projects for all ages. It outlines strategies and tactics for establishing a makerspace, including partnerships, educational events, and the tools available for crafting. Additionally, it emphasizes the value of community engagement and knowledge sharing in building a vibrant maker culture.

1. Hi, how are you?

4. The Augmented Reality
Sandbox

10. Energize Your Community
with a Makerspace

11. What is a Makerspace?

13. Makerspaces are
Everywhere
• Urban Locations
• Suburban
• Rural (challenges)

14. Challenges
• Population
• Transportation
• Lack of awareness
• Busy-ness

15. Values, Strategy,
Tactics

16. Values

17. Community
• Events, large and small for
children to adults, girls and
boys alike
• Get together and make stuff

18. Knowledge
• Learn by working together
• Teach others

19. Craftiness
• Cross-disciplinary approach to
creation
• Hard and soft crafts
• For everyone!

20. Strategy

21. Become the Hub for
Makers in Your Area
Membership and Community

22. Educate Yourselves and
Your Community
Learning

23. Bring in members who
encourage the creative
endeavors of others
Craftiness

24. Tactics

25. Become a Maker Hub
• Partnerships with local makers
• Girl & Boy Scouts
• Library
• Local Unions
• Hobbyist Groups
• Hackathons
• Speaker Events
• Location!
• We are all makers. Educate.

26. Become a Maker Hub
• Invent an event
• Maker Faire?
• Hackerspaces in Space
• PPPRS

27. Become a Maker Hub
• Meetup
• Slack
• Google Groups
• Wordpress
• Twitter

28. Educate
• Host Classes & post on Meetup
(also helps drive maker hub)
• How to solder
• How to program
• How to sew
• Photography 101
• Using the tools at the space
• Speaker Events
• Business workshops

29. Educate
• We are All makers!
• Local newspaper
• Local TV
• Events outside your
core group

30. Creativity
• Tools
• 3D Printer
• Arduinos
• Raspberry Pis
• CNC Mill
• Saws
• Welder
• Plotter
• Etc.

31. Creativity
• Projects
• AR Sandbox
• Badges
• Power Wheel
• Sensor Arrays

32. ‣ RESOURCES
• makezine.com
• http://makezine.com/2014/10/07/how-to-start-a-
makerspace-in-small-town-america-2/
• hackaday.com
• hackerspaces.org

33. Jay Margalus
@jaymargalus * jaymargalus.com * jay@margalus.com