This document summarizes the global Fablab/makerspace network. There are currently 38 open Hubs across the world with 20 more planned in the next 18 months. The network has over 6,000 members and 400 makers. The goal is to provide open spaces and communities where people can collaborate to create projects that make a positive impact. The Hubs support entrepreneurship and innovation through events and resources. Evaluation shows the Hubs help many startups launch and provide an environment where people can effectively work on issues like sustainability, education, and more. Plans are to continue growing the network to over 100 Hubs and 25,000 members by 2015.

2. EVERYONE HAS IDEAS FOR
MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER
PLACE. BUT WHERE DOES ONE
GO TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN?

3. 38
HUBs
and
20+
in
the
making
20,000+
m²
space
6,000+
members
400+
makers

5. Network
38 open HUBs and 20+ more to open across the world in next 18 months
Open
1. Amsterdam
2. Bari
3. Berkeley
4. Belo
Horizonte
5. Bergen
6. Bogota
7. Boulder
8. Bucharest
9. Copenhagen
10. Curitiba
11. Halifax
12. Helsinki
13. Islington
14. Johannesburg
15. Los
Angeles
16. Kings
Cross
17. Madrid
18. Melbourne
19. Milan
20. Oaxaca
21. Ottawa
22. Prague
23. Rotterdam
24. Rovereto
25. Rome
26. Sao
Paulo
27. San
Francisco
28. Stockholm
29. Seattle
30. Seoul
31. Singapore
32. Syracuse
33. Tel
Aviv
34. Tokyo
35. Vienna
36. Westminster
37. Zagreb
Initiatives
&
Candidates
1. Athens
2. Berlin
3. Boston
4. Caracas
5. Donostia
6. Dubai
7. Florence
8. Grand
Rapids
9. Kyoto
10. Mexico
City
11. Monterey
12. Moscow
13. Munich
14. New
York
City
15. Oakland
16. Odessa
17. Recife
18. Salt
Lake
City
19. Sydney
20. Trieste
21. Washington
DC
22. ...

7. Community
6,000+ individuals taking entrepreneurial actions for sustainable impact
Stage
Focus
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
66.1
13.5
20.4
Impact
First
Impact/Financial
Financial
First

9. Impact
Creating a global infrastructure for initiating, enabling and scaling high impact initiatives
§ Space:
Inspiring
and
highly
_lexible
physical
locations
supported
by
a
facilitated
global
virtual
space
§ Community:
Locally,
globally
and
thematically
connected
networks
of
passionate
and
driven
individuals
§ Content:
Events,
interactions
and
learning
that
inspire,
enable
and
support
Experience
Impact
§ Key
issues
addressed:
30+
issues
addressed,
main
focus
on
learning,
sustainability,
design
&
innovation,
media,
arts
&
culture...
§ Environment
to
get
started
2:1
success
accreditation
vs
time
spent
with
HUB
54,7%
of
start-­‐ups
founded
while
member
of
HUB
§ Impact
Economy
in
the
making
1,500
new
FTE
created
in
2012
100M+
EUR
new
revenues
in
2012
§ HUB
Support
valued
61.6%
_ind
it
rather/very
important
to
be
supported
by
the
HUB
81.0%
would
highly
recommend
HUB

10. Evolution
Current growth and development of network and experience
Growth
Development
→ 100
HUBs
→ 25,000+
Members
→ 1,000+
Makers
→ Development
of
practices
and
programs
→ Focus
on
venturing,
learning
and
collaborating
→ Connected
experience
→ Global
membership
→ Opening
to
partners
2012
2013
2014
2015