fab labs: a global network for local entrepreneurship
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FA B L A B S : A G L O B A L N E T W O R K F O R L O C A L E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I PM A R T I N A F R A N C E S C A F E R R A C A N E P O L I C Y A N A LY S T A T E C I P E & F O U N D E R O F FA B L A B C I T TÁ - M A R S A L A
U N I V E R S I T Y O F A M S T E R D A M , 2 2 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6
1 . O P E N K N O W L E D G E
2 . FA B L A B S - H I S T O R Y & T O O L S
3 . T H E A B C O F FA B L A B S
- A C A D E M I C S
- B U S I N E S S
- C O M M U N I T Y O U T R E A C H
4 . P O L I C Y C H A L L E N G E S
O U T L I N E
1 . O P E N K N O W L E D G E
• O P E N S O F T W A R E
• O P E N C U LT U R E
• F I L E S H A R I N G
• O P E N H A R D W A R E
H O W E V E R Y T H I N G S TA R T E D …
2 . T H E C O N C E P T O F FA B L A B S
H O W T O M A K E ( A L M O S T ) A N Y T H I N G …
Source: https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs?language=en
FA B L A B S N E T W O R K
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- E N V I R O N M E N T - S K I L L S - M AT E R I A L S - T E C H N O L O G Y
“ I N S P I R E P E O P L E T O T U R N T H E I R I D E A S I N T O N E W
P R O D U C T S A N D P R O T O T Y P E S B Y G I V I N G T H E M
A C C E S S T O A R A N G E O F A D VA N C E D D I G I TA L
M A N U FA C T U R I N G T E C H N O L O G Y ”
M A K I N G ( A L M O S T ) A N Y T H I N G …
Source: http://fablab.waag.org/content/fab-charter
W H AT Q U A L I F I E S A S A FA B L A B ?
P U B L I C A C C E S S
FA B L A B S A R E AVA I L A B L E A S A C O M M U N I T Y R E S O U R C E ,
O F F E R I N G O P E N A C C E S S F O R I N D I V I D U A L S .
C O M M O N S E T O F T O O L S A N D P R O C E S S E S
E V O LV I N G I N V E N T O RY
O F C O R E
C A PA B I L I T I E S T O M A K E
( A L M O S T ) A N Y T H I N G ,
A L L O W I N G P R O J E C T S
T O B E S H A R E D .
T O O L S I N FA B L A B S : 3 D P R I N T E R
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T O O L S I N FA B L A B S : 3 D P R I N T E R
- N O E C O N O M I E S O F S C A L E
- FA S T A N D L O W - C O S T I T E R A T I O N
- C O M P L E X I T Y F O R F R E E
T O O L S I N FA B L A B S : L A S E R C U T T E R
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T O O L S I N FA B L A B S : L A S E R C U T T E R
T O O L S I N FA B L A B S : M I L L I N G M A C H I N E
Source: http://www.cba.mit.edu/media/pictures.html
T O O L S I N FA B L A B S : M I L L I N G M A C H I N E
T O O L S I N FA B L A B S : O T H E R T O O L S
Bio-hack Academy
PA RT I C I PAT I O N I N T H E G L O B A L FA B L A B N E T W O R K
W H O O W N S FA B L A B I N V E N T I O N S ?
D E S I G N S A N D P R O C E S S E S D E V E L O P E D I N FA B L A B S C A N B E
P R O T E C T E D A N D S O L D H O W E V E R A N I N V E N T O R C H O O S E S , B U T
S H O U L D R E M A I N AVA I L A B L E F O R I N D I V I D U A L S T O U S E A N D L E A R N
F R O M .
H O W C A N B U S I N E S S E S U S E A FA B L A B ?
C O M M E R C I A L A C T I V I T I E S C A N B E P R O T O T Y P E D A N D I N C U B AT E D I N
A FA B L A B , B U T T H E Y M U S T N O T C O N F L I C T W I T H O T H E R U S E S , T H E Y
S H O U L D G R O W B E Y O N D R AT H E R T H A N W I T H I N T H E L A B , A N D T H E Y
A R E E X P E C T E D T O B E N E F I T T H E I N V E N T O R S , L A B S , A N D N E T W O R K S
T H AT C O N T R I B U T E T O T H E I R S U C C E S S .
Source: https://www.changemakers.com/BCideas/entries/makespace
T H E A B C O F FA B L A B S
A : A C A D E M I C S
B : B U S I N E S S
- FA S T P R O T O T Y P I N G
- P E R S O N A L FA B R I C A T I O N
- R E - S H O R I N G
C : C O M M U N I T Y ( S O C I A L ) O U T R E A C H
A C A D E M I C S
Primary and secondary school
A C A D E M I C S
University
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B U S I N E S S : R A P I D P R O T O T Y P I N G
W E E K S A N D T H O U S A N D S $
8 H O U R S A N D 1 0 0 $
V S
Source: http://opendesignnow.org/
B U S I N E S S : P E R S O N A L FA B R I C AT I O N
Source: 3D Printing: Second Edition (2014)
B U S I N E S S : R E - S H O R I N G
I N D U S T R Y 4 . 1
D I S PAT C H O R P I C K U P L O C A L LY
O N L I N E C U S T O M I S AT I O N A C C O R D I N G T O
P E R S O N A L TA S T E O R A N AT O M Y
L O C A L D I G I TA L M A N U FA C T U R I N G
( FA B L A B S )
O B J E C T U P L O A D E D I N A W E B P L AT F O R M
P R O D U C T I O N :
- O N - D E M A N D
- C U S T O M I Z E D
C O M M U N I T Y O U T R E A C H
S H O R T T E R M R E G U L AT O R Y I M P L I C AT I O N S
- I N T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E RT Y ( FA I R U S E ? )
- TA R I F F S & TA X AT I O N
- O W N E R S H I P O F D ATA
- T E S T I N G ( F O R E X A M P L E , M E D I C A L D E V I C E S )
- L E G A L L I A B I L I T Y
- O T H E R S A F E T Y S TA N D A R D S ( F O R E X A M P L E , F O O D ,
O R G A N S , … )
— > G L O B A L C O L L A B O R AT I O N I S PA R A M O U N T !
W I D E R P E R S P E C T I V E : E C O N O M I C A N D S O C I A L I M P L I C AT I O N S
- S E C T O R A L ( C R E AT I V E ) D I S R U P T I O N
• F R O M G V C T O R E S H O R I N G
• L O S S O F E M P L O Y M E N T ( ? )
- B E Y O N D G D P : C O N S U M E R S U R P L U S N O T A C C O U N T E D
References and additional resources:
• 3D printing: Unleashing the magic. http://www.worldcommercereview.com/publications/
article_pdf/1042
• http://www.slideshare.net/MartinaFerracane/
• Fab Foundation: http://www.fabfoundation.org/fab-labs/what-is-a-fab-lab/
• Neil Gershenfeld at TED: https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs?
language=en
• How to Make Almost Anything: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2012-09-27/how-make-
almost-anything
• FabLabs and Education: http://www.slideshare.net/StijnDeMil
• The FAB LAB Network: A Global Platform for Digital Invention, Education and
Entrepreneurship: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/toc/itgg/9/1-2
• Fab Labs and New Venture Creation: A Conceptual Perspective: https://www.researchgate.net/
publication/281686603_Fab_Labs_and_New_Venture_Creation_A_Conceptual_Perspective
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