A Crash Course Into
Community-Driven Spaces
by PHILEAS LEBADA
Examples
Overview
Hack*spaces
Make*spaces
Anarchist Communities
Bike Kitchens
Cooperatives
Fachschaften
Freiräume
Libraries
Bio Labs
Queer spaces
Key Similarities / Differences
Purpose
Hierarchy
Open-Ness
hackerspaces.org
History / Emergence
Hack*Spaces
Early days people at MIT
probably coined the term "hacker"
No exact funding date
CCCamp 2007 & 24C3
Hackerspace Design Patterns
c-base Berlin 1981
Metalab Vienna 2006
Noisebridge 2007
Goals
many spaces identify themselves
as "infrastructure provider"
might follow "hacker ethic"
Status Quo
estimated ~1400 active spaces
by today
Organizational
Key Issues
Social
Funding
What interests me?
Picking
Hobbies
Job
Passion
Joining
/
Friends
How much room shall it take?
Found a community?
Check online for open days
Go to announced events
Couldn't find a community?
List of spaces in Vienna
Checkout event/meetups calendars
First time visit
Approach people
Be curious
Questions
Discussion
Comments
What is your experience?
Bye
By pl
~20 Minutes talk introduction and discussion for https://thinkconference.net/