The document discusses the potential of urban economic development through the maker movement, highlighting the role of fab labs and makerspaces in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. It showcases examples from various cities, demonstrating the growth and impact of collaborative spaces on local economies and communities. The text emphasizes the importance of stakeholder involvement, strategic funding, and the integration of technology in boosting creativity and sustainable practices.

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Urban''
Economic''
Development'
!
as!Making!!
Unfolds!Its!Poten2al!
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Peter'Troxler'
p.troxler@hr.nl'
University'of'Applied'
Sciences'RoEerdam'
Research'Centre'
CreaGng'010'
Making'
Fab'Lab'(Neil'Gershenfeld,'MIT,'2001)'
Center'for'Bits'and'Atoms'
"How'to'make'(almost)'anything"'
CNC'milling'
Laser'cuXng'
3D'prinGng'
Microcontroller'programming'
Electronics'
'
Photo'©'2012'Manon'Mostert'–'van'der'Sar,'with'permission'

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Maker'Movement'
Makerspaces'
MAKE'magazine'
MAKER'faire'
MAKER'shed'
hEp://makermedia.com'(ex'O'Reilly)'
'
Techshop'Inc.'
'Bay'Area'
The'Maker'Movement'Manifesto:'
Rules'for'InnovaGon'in'the'new'World'of''
Crabers,'Hackers'and'Tinkerers'
Duplo'Brick'to'Brio'Track'adapter'by'Zydac'

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Who'Takes'NoGce'
Global'Players'
Fab'Lab:'Schlumberger,'Aramco,'Chevron'
Techshop:'Ford,'BMW'
MAKE:'DARPA'
'
Regional'Players'
Dutch'Order'of'Inventors'
Fab'Lab'Amersfoort'
Fab'City'Barcelona'
©'2012'complexitys.con,'ccdbydsa'
Inner'City'Boston'
©'2005'NBC'News.' ©'2005'Neil'Gershenfeld' ©'2005'O’Reilly'Media'.'

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Barcelona'
Protospace'

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Vienna'
2010'
2013:'1,000'regular'users''
growth:'1'to'2'users'/'day'
Zurich'
2011'
100'%'private'funding'
Layered'business'model'
Expansion'2013/14'
©'2014'Christoph'Laib'

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RoEerdam'
• Stadslab'RoEerdam'
• HET'LAB,'Alexander'
• RDM'Makerspace'
• Made'in'4Havens'
• ….'
• RoEerdam'Maakstad'
• Plalorm'Digital'Manufacturing'
• 3D'Proebuin'
• …'
• Fieldlab'3D'PrinGng'
RDM'Maker'Space'
Access'
highdtech'manufacturing'equipment''
prototyping'and'manufacturing'services'
Spur'innovaGon'and'entrepreneurship''
create'a'place'where'smart,'creaGve'and'
experienced'people'with'different'skills'
come'together'and'eventually'form'a'large'
community'of'makers.'
Part'of'RDM'Campus'

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Belfast'(and'Derry)'
European'Union'Peace'
Programme''
GBP'1.35'million'
'
100'people'/'week'
A'few'companies'
Sheffield'
Access'Space''
• Access'Space'Media'Lab,'
open'since'2000'
• Refab'Space'(2012),''
a'DIY'FabLab'
Sheffield'Hardware'Hackers'
and'Makers'
ROCO'CreaGve'Coop'
Sheffield'Maker'and'Hackers'
(Sheffield'Makers'Day)'
©'2014'Sheffield'Hardware'Hackers,'all'rights'reserved.'

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ROCO'(Sheffield)'
Bilbao'
Bilbao'Makers'(2012)'
• 3D'prinGng'
• Arduino'
Bilbao'Mini'Maker'Faire'
©'2013'malaberto.'

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Torino'
2011:'150'years'Italy'
The'Future'of'Work'
'
Fab'Lab'Torino'
Officine'Arduino'
Milan'
Frankenstein'Garage'
Open'Dot'
FabLab'Ventura'
WeMake'
''

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Leipzig'
London'
2'Fab'Labs'
'(City,'Greenwich)'
4'Hacker/Makerspaces'
'
InsGtute'of'Making'(UCL)'

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Saint'EGenne'
Open'Factory'(2013)'

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Lille'
Fab'Lab'Lille'(2011)'
m|e|h|u'lab'(2011)'
Everytek'(2003)'
©'2014'Fab'Lab'Lille.'
Phoenix''
Hackerspaces'
• DARC'
• Inventors'Warehouse'
• Spread'the'Weird'
Studio'
whois thedarc.org
NOT FOUND
Whois inventorswarehouse.net
Domain Name: INVENTORSWAREHOUSE.NET
Status: pendingDelete
Expiration Date: 29-jun-2014

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Phoenix''
Hackerspaces'
• DARC'
• Inventors'Warehouse'
• Spread'the'Weird'
Studio'
The'aim'of'the'studio'is'to'encourage'Design'
Thinking'by'applying'STEAM'EducaGon'
concepts'to'a'series'of'handsdon'AnimaGon'
projects'using'Open'Source'sobware.'
City'Strategies'
Belfast'
Involvement'
Lille'
Leipzig'
Barcelona'
Sheffield'
RoEerdam'
?'
Turin'
Milan' London'
Partners'

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Urban'Development'
Actors&
Market&&&& Areas&
resources&
New'Strategies'

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Not'Relevant'
Method&
• LiEle'to'no'involvement'
Consequence&
• Random'effects'
Big'Money'
Method&
• Include'in'substanGal'
priority'of'city'development'
• Allocate'substanGal'funds'
(>300.000/year,'3+'years)'
• Set'clear'targets/
performance'indicators'
Consequence&
• FabLab'will'deliver'on'target'
(as'likely'as'any'other'
similar'operaGon)'
• You'get'what'you'pay'for'
• No'surprises'

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Welcoming'
Method&
• CreaGng'an'environment'
Consequences&
• Emergence'of'Fab'Labs'and'
other'new'models'
Hybrid'
Method&
• MulGdStakeholder'approach'
• Topddown'/'boEomdup'/'
lateral'
• Respond'to'a'need'rather'
deploy'an'instrument'
Consequences&
• Growth'potenGal'
• Expect'the'unexpected'
• Longdterm'effect'

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Design'PaEerns'
Design
Pattern
higherdlevel'
paEern'
posiGve'
consequences'
lowerdlevel'
paEern'
negaGve'
'consequences'
knowledge'
pracGce'
Fab'Labs'
autres
fablabs
MODèle
Fablab projets
territoire
Autres
lieux
Principe
(make, share, learn)
communautés
en ligne
fabrication
numérique
organisation
(charte)
lieu
equipe
Business
model
Programmation
outils
spécifiques
histoire / Environnement
socio-culturel
communautés
locales
compétences
Savoir-Faire
matériaux
mouvement ‘makers’
Ecosystème au
service du mouvement
open source /
open hardware
innovation
Nouveaux objets /
détournement d’objets
Projets collaboratifs
solutions locales et
gloables à des grandes
problématiques
objets pour un marché
d’une personne
réparation /
réutilisation /
recyclage
entrepreunariat /
Entrepreunariat social
industries
innovantes
artisanat
formation /
EDucation
Outils:
- machines à commande
numérique
- plateformes
programmables
- outillage de base
- plateformes de
partage en ligne
Utilisateurs:
- designers
- ingénieurs
- entrepreneurs
- architectes
- inventeurs
- codeurs
- PMEs
- artisans
- habitants
- artistes
- jeunes / enfants
- défavorisés
...
impact
global
impact
local
arthur Schmitt, nod-A autres types de lieux: techshops, hackerspaces, makerspaces, repair cafés, EPNs, etc.
NETWORK: !
POLY-CENTRIC; LAYERED AND LATERAL
FUNDING: !
DISPARITY – 10K, 100K LABS
LABS BUILDING LABS: !
RISK OF FAB LAB BUBBLE
FUNDING: !
CONTROVERSY OF CORPORATE MONEY
DEVELOPING WORLD: !
DIFFICULT DELIVERY MECHANISMS
MORAL/POLITICAL: !
NEED FOR CRITICAL POSITION, TAKING SIDES
PARTICIPATION: !
REFLECT LOCAL CULTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY, COMMITMENT
SHARING: !
UNDERDEVELOPED BEYOND LOCAL/PERSONAL CONTEXT
TECHNOLOGY: !
NOT NEUTRAL, SOCIETY MADE DURABLE
THIRD PLACES: !
INTERACTION BETWEEN PRACTICE AND STRUCTURE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT: !
LATERAL INSTITUTIONS ALONGSIDE GOVERNMENT
EDUCATION: !
EPISTEMOLOGICAL PLURALISM (WHAT COUNTS AS KNOWLEDGE?)

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Lab'Centric'Approaches'
Equity'
Fairness'
Diversity'
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Power'and'Economic'RelaGons'
Responsible'Use'of'Resources'and'
Sustainability'
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Third'Places''
Distributed'and'CollaboraGve ''
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Social' PoliGcal'
Empowerment'
Technology'
Living'Labs?'

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Role'of'Government'
EU'
naGonal'
regional'
local'
'
' Interface?'
Core'Values'
Openness'
'right'to'produce''
open'source'in'design'&'hardware'
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Ownership'
making'city'
responsibility'
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Experiment'
fail'quickly''
but'cheaply' Thank'You'