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The slides from the talk I gave at the unSustainable unConference recently where I mapped out my vision for a green coworking hackspace in Liverpool
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New Ways of Working
Adrian McEwen - www.mcqn.com
Co-working
Leeds: Old Broadcasting House www.oldbroadcastinghouse.com A “professional third space work
environment” £65+VAT/month or £15/day drop-inManchester: Fly The Coop www.flythe.coop Co-operative of software devs and
designers
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Co-working: Not Just For Geeks
The Hub(s) the-hub.net A collection of co-working spaces
round the world. Meeting rooms, café-bar, event
space, open-plan work areas Professionals, freelancers, third-
sector workers
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Hackspaces
Worldwide movement of places for hardware and software hackers
Provide somewhere to wield a soldering iron
More underground vibe to them Long established in Germany Growing movement in US with places
like NYC Resistor and Noisebridge hackerspaces.org
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Hackspaces in the UK
www.hackspace.org.uk Embryonic movement London Birmingham Leeds the North-West– http://nwhackspace.wordpress.com
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Other Interesting Models
Access-Space in Sheffield Community learning and Internet café www.access-space.orgCentre for Alternative Technology Developing technologies and
techniques for environmentally sustainable living
www.cat.org.uk
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Here and Now…
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A Liverpool Hackspace
Fortnightly meetings for now Every other Wednesday evening in
Mello Mello No experience needed
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A Liverpool Vision
A mash-up of... Co-working space for professionals A hackspace for tinkerers and
people who need more than just a laptop or who make a mess
An urban CAT looking at how to make urban living environmentally sound
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Find out more
Looking for people who are interested in helping to build or use such an establishment, or who have ideas on how we can bring it to life.
My Blog: http://www.mcqn.net/mcfilter/
Or email [email protected] on twitter I’m @amcewen
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Image Credits Cube farm:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timpatterson/2320111122/
Old Broadcasting House entrance: http://www.flickr.com/photos/imran/761260108/in/set-72157600729423009
Essen Hackspace: http://www.unperfekthaus.de/bilder/slides/modedesignerin.html
Centre for Alternative Technology: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21218849@N03/2705946462/
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