Collaborative futuring with and by makers

Figures & data

Table 1 Examples of trends.

Category	Post-it contents	Location^a	Value for library^b	When^c
Technology	Nano material will arise in making	1	N	F
Technology	Network of shared 3D printers	1	S	T
Activities	Culture of collaborative making in public	1	S	T
Activities	Create + broadcast yourself with easy interactive tools	0	S	T
Sharing organising IPR	“Distributed thingiverse”: sharing protocols, platforms for making	1	N	T
Sharing organising IPR	Open data, both public and private, is mainstream	0	NTK	T
Safety and risks	Desire to make things which exceed natural/recycled resources	1	S	T
Safety and risks	3D model wars (IPR related), companies vs. communities	0	Q	F
Other	Overall equality (and more girls) engaged in technologies (pros or hobbyists)	1	S	T
Other	Self growth, empowering and therapeutic use of learning by/and making	1	N	T

a 0 =  other wall; 1 =  top wall, no. of stars.

b Q, questions previous ideas; S, supports our ideas; N, new issue; NTK, nice to know, not entirely relevant.

c F, future (2020); T, today (2013).

Figure 1 Trend identification in the workshop: working alone, presenting to others, prioritizing and elaborating.

Table 2 Examples of solutions.

Category	Post-it contents	Location of post-its in the fab lab	Value for library^a	When^b
Technology	Design the extraction of the fumes from the start, don't add it later	Laser cutter	S	F
Technology	Choose low-cost accessible technologies that will be found more easily also elsewhere	Misc	S	T
Activities	Personal [‘scout's’] badge in which skills, experience etc. are collected – add item when [able to] use new tool	Large milling machine	N	T
Activities	Access 24/7/365	Glass wall next to exit	S	F
Sharing organising IPR	Hierarchy of good–bad materials on display (critical material thinking)	Bookshelf/display case	N	T
Sharing organising IPR	‘Video diary’ corner: save videos of instructions etc.	Soldering stations	N	T
Safety risks	Culturally independent [i.e. neutral] symbols for security or safety functions	Large milling machine	NTK	T
Safety risks	Ergonomics: lighting, posture, work time	3D printer, computer space	S	T
Other	Everything on wheels	Toolboxes	S	T
Other	Create user stories that help explain what anyone of us can do in the space	Misc	N	T
Sustainability	Site-specific energy information/data	Misc	N	T
Sustainability	Grouping jobs together; less waste, less energy, less time	Misc	N	T

a S, supports our ideas; N, new issue; NTK, nice to know, not entirely relevant.

b F, future (2020); T, today (2013).

Figure 2 Examples of solutions posted directly on the surfaces of the fab lab.

Figure 3 Concretising the equipment and layout of the pilot maker space directly onto its floor plans in small groups.

Figure 5 The solutions' main themes represented in proportions.

Figure 6 Breakdown of trend categories.

Figure 4 The trends' main themes represented in proportions.

Figure 7 Generating solutions, on equipment and surfaces (left) and on the ‘misc’ wall (right).

Figure 8 Breakdown of solutions.

Figure 9 Scoring of relevance to library planners of trends (left) and solutions (right).

Figure 10 Relative relevance scorings of trends (upper pie charts) and solutions (lower pie charts) in each of the categories.