A Crash Course Into

Community-Driven Spaces

by PHILEAS LEBADA

Overview
 

Examples

Overview

Hack*spaces

Make*spaces

Anarchist Communities

Bike Kitchens

Cooperatives

Fachschaften

Freiräume

Libraries

Bio Labs

Queer spaces

Key Similarities / Differences

Overview

Purpose

Hierarchy

Open-Ness

Hack*spaces

History / Emergence

Hack*Spaces

Early days people at MIT

probably coined the term "hacker"

No exact funding date

History / Emergence

Hack*Spaces

c-base Berlin 1981

Metalab Vienna 2006

Goals

Hack*Spaces

many spaces identify themselves

as "infrastructure provider"

might follow "hacker ethic"

Status Quo

Hack*Spaces

estimated ~1400 active spaces

by today

Key issues

Organizational

Key Issues

Social

Key Issues

Funding

Key Issues

Open-ness

Picking/Joining
a Community

What interests me?

Picking

Hobbies

Job

Passion

 Joining

 /

Friends

How much room shall it take?

Picking

 Joining

 /

Found a community?

Picking

Check online for open days

Go to announced events

 Joining

 /

Couldn't find a community?

Picking

List of spaces in Vienna

 Joining

 /

Checkout event/meetups calendars

First time visit

Picking

 Joining

 /

  • tell them you are new
  • ask them for a tour
  • explore the space
  • listen and join conversations
  • ask questions
  • see if someone needs help

Approach people

Be curious

Discussion

Questions

Discussion

Comments

Discussion

What is your experience?

Discussion

Discussion

Bye

Community-Driven Spaces

By pl

Community-Driven Spaces

~20 Minutes talk introduction and discussion for https://thinkconference.net/

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