Futuregazing 2022

Futuregazing 2022

Thanks everyone for contributing to Futuregazing 2022! Although we acknowledge the wiki is not the best most accessible place for documentation for everyone, we thought it best we got the information here in one place before we lose momentum. We may look into categorising stuff like we started to on our timeline part of the session but for now, we've tried to capture as much info from the event and from everyone's post it notes as possible - if your idea is not here post on the google group it might be on the pink post-its we could not quite read due to bad luck with the documenting photographs...

Building

Are we thinking of expanding? A new building? Further sites?Post-It Responses as follows:

Post-It Responses as follows:

1. Residental makers like Newspeak in London
2. DoES on the road? A pedal powered maker space
3. A Wirral DoES would be nice, preferably by the sea
4. Half a pink post-it. Could not read
5. Support similar spaces
6. Definitely need more space. Could consider if moving a separate space for loud equipment 1.Separate but linked office/workspace for other businesses
7. More space for more machines. Space that can be hired for projects
8. Make connections

Care

How do we care for our community in the future? How can we care for each other? The equipment, the space. Future

Post-It Responses as follows:

1. Community meet-ups. Activities etc. Communicate our shared ethos
2. Does everyone do their share of the cleaning/tidying up? How are new people introduced to theses tasks? How to communicate without signs/sounding like you are “telling people off”?
3. Set actual tasks and responsibilities
4. Occasional socials beyond DoES ie. at Squash. Donate to fundraising events for chosen causes that affect the community. Random Acts of Kindness.
5. Show how care for the equipment is a mutual gain. Post practice models and passing practice down.
6. More organised clear up, clear out days
7. Paid staff to maintain space and equipment
8. Socials at Ignite
9. Provide ways and opportunities to ask for help
10. What do you think your quality of life will look like in five years? #futuregazing #weeknotes
11. 2 Half pink post-its Could not read

Climate and Crises

What are we going to do about the multiple crises of climate, ‘the economy’ and social justice?

Post-It Responses as follows:

1.Deep Adaptation - Jem Blendell

1. Resilience - what to keep?
2. Relinquishment - what to let go of?
3. Restoration - what to bring back?
4. Reconciliation - making peace
5. More Mending Stuff
6. Provide product Refills at Maker Nights/Repair Cafe
7. A concern: Making for making’s sake Both Material and energy costs
8. Could people close the microwave door after use.
9. Sustainability and Regeneration
10. Network events with the pre-existing community groups.
11. To support each other, educate and be an example for others
12. Eg: The urban farm, plant-food cooking, product refills
13. Have a way to share resources. Similar model to the tool library
14. But for all kinds of stuff. Material swaps. A database of stuff.
15. Introducing a circular, shared economy
16. Share knowledge over green energy building.Ie. Solar panel phone charging
17. There is a lot of brain-power here. Should we build a Civil Society Power Bloc
18. Good ways to reuse materials and electronics.
19. projects so that they are better value.
20. Providing warm space to work/make

The Communal

How can we be more diverse and bring more people with new desires for making into the community? Who can we invite and make part of the DoES future? What’s stopping people joining us

Post-It Responses as follows:

1. Diverse bring other groups and people with African, Somali, Indian backgrounds. How - reflect 'their' (!!!) interests and contact existing groups ... (illegible )
2. Creating a welcoming environment for more non coders. Be very conscious about ways of communicating and organising that is more inclusive and less...(illegible )
3. Working Groups
4. Existing
5. New
6. Hold Maker Markets
7. 2 Green post-it. 1 Yellow post-it. 2 Half pink post-its Could not read
8. Amateur evening. Maker night. Collective once a month instructional workshops/ tutorials/Q&A/Induction - To be available at any Maker Night, rather than separately booked
9. People seem to find us because we are close to the station and easy to book for the day Connect to ‘absent friends’ PIF members.
10. Talks from other community groups
11. Meeting the Community’s needs. ‘Deep Adaptation’
12. On-line recorded snippets of events. To give a taste of what already happens. In an easy accessible format.8. Breakdown stereotypes. Machines are for men. You need to have a goal if you want to start.
13. Alpha style introductory course. Not just wanting to make specific stuff. 1.Showcase DoES at more events across the region and in other communities to reach a wider demographic and find out what their desires and needs are in making. 1.Use bars and cafes to advertise 1.Workshops 1.Share success stories

DoESMethodology

How can we do things differently, How do we do things now and for the future?

We know what DoES Stands for, but What is the DoES Method?

Post-It Responses as follows:

1. What is it ?
2. Set times/workshops for particular tools
3. More Events / Workshops
4. Organise a 'major' event with community involvement this evolved into a discussion about a barcamp style un-conference
5. Extension of community talks - encourage inter learning / workshops to share skills; practical, creative, problem solving, or mindful.
6. Less tech led ie Communal Fun Steampunk project
7. An easier way to find resources online who aren't as tech savvy.
8. 2 obscured post-its
9. Clear Groups?
10. Collaborate, Challenge, Complete

Desire

What Do We Want?

Post-It Responses as follows:

1. Templates -Goals -tasks
2. Streamline (assigned role, tutorials workshops ) i
3. Cafe !
4. Ways for people to make a living
5. More visible champions
6. Evidence that DoES works
7. People to be happy and have their needs met
8. Drone. Go Pro .
9. A physical or online noticeboard with ideas, projects, or requests for help or collaborative opportunities or items needed or supplies (there might already be something like this) ✔ ️
10. a database (simple to use ) of people's skillsets and interests, hobbies that aren't just their main ones - varied and miscellaneous ✔ ️
11. Stay the same ❤ ️
12. TELL MORE STORIES ❤️ ✔ ️
13. Same Ethos, Smaller offices in different places
14. Welcome packs....1. detail obscured
15. Community learnin g
16. Templates
17. Amateur Radio Antenna on roof

Tech and Equipment

Our technological desires

Post-It Responses as follows:

1. Can we make without Equipment? e.g. digital detox handmade making? ✔ ️
2. Transport (Cargo bike) ✔️✔ ️
3. Off grid resources ✔️✔️
4. Solar wind power
5. Water from reclamation
6. Pick and place machine
7. Electronic Manufacturing
8. Courses on digital activism (from equipment supply shack? )
9. Bigger pen plotter and interchangeable tools
10. Jubilee printer
11. 6' x 4' Flatbed ✔️
12. CNC Router ✔ ️
13. More knitting Textile machines ✔ ️
14. Do we have a public list of: ✔ ️
15. Members/Supporters 1. Interests and expertise
16. Can you learn to use a piece of equipment without a specific project?
17. How to scale up. So... someone builds a prototype then what ?
18. More courses (not very legible) or workshops on specific skills (another illegible sentance )
19. Space for Communal use of musical equipment to be stored and used.