| Universe |
Forums & Wikis |
* Website! More user content * Community involvement. Use forums more |
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Makerspaces |
* Exchange ideas; learn new things; welcoming environment * Replacing standard university education |
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Licensing |
* Engage with tech and businesses on our terms * DoES as a franchise |
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Alternative economics |
* Define a DoES methodology |
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Waste managing |
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Activism |
* Online discussions with people in other cultures |
| Liverpool |
Community |
* Website for Open Data (or teach how to) * School workshops - to inspire pupils to see results of coding/design skills * Working with other maker spaces * Ask for project ideas from the public * More outreach events to bring in wider + diverse community to use DoES - co-working + making |
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Activism |
* Asking consumers what they want |
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Supplier |
* Keep more stock? (Or should we let other people store for us?) |
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Investment |
* investment is currently targeted at large-scale projects. So think big! Work together in consortium |
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Research centres |
* Buy a building |
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Robots; Education |
* The Robo-challenge. This is meant to interest and engage with schools |
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Policy; Standards & reg tech |
* Lobby government to train more teachers with coding + IT qualifications |
| Fabric District |
Startups & SMEs |
* Workshops on how to start a business. Case studies |
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(IoT) Connected devices |
* Data displays: buses; pollution; number of people; it's market day!; events on, etc. |
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Manufacturers |
* Networks of firms of all sizes * Prototyping service/portal |
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Local Government; Open Data & Protocols |
* Climate crisis mobilization. We're all going to die! * Is it worth worrying about involvement with local government + regulation? |
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Light Entertainment |
* Christmas display |
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Activism |
* Involving Everton community |
| DoES Liverpool |
Culture |
* Technical support for events |
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Activism |
* Teaching * More discussion; reading groups; finding out and sharing ideas |
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Online Design Tools |
* Encourage simplicity; be more skeuomorph * Simulations - only make if you need to |
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Light Industry |
* Larger workshop; woodshop; machine tools |
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Blogs |
* Jekyll blogs: github_user = poster/author; textfile is the blog post |
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Software Provider |
* Make (parts of) DoES self-serve |
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Online Retail |
* Good to have some coalescing around expertise |
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Local Residents |
* Be more diverse & inclusive (ethnic, social...) * A diverse + broad co-working community providing a stable income * The events room should be an income generator and a facility for the local area |
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Supplier |
* Get paid for stuff (sublimation consumables, food + drink) |
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Repair |
* Regular repair cafe |
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Material & Component |
* Scarcity; Reuse, recycle; Make less -> more online |