Creating a Makerspace Inventory: A Team Effort!

Makerspaces are all about bringing people together to share ideas and to problem solve.

With three members in my group, the task for our class project was to develop a concept for a new Makerspace and plan out an inventory of equipment and materials needed to jump start the space on a budget of $3000.  We began collaborating using a single Google Document [comments on, a great feature for multiple users to share input and feedback].

Each member contributed to the concept of creating a makerspace targeting Senior citizens in the community and elaborated by including young children. The concept became a Grandstories Makerspace where Grandparents (or Seniors) and their Grandchildren could work together in creating heirloom inspired artifacts such as scrapbooks and memory books, photo albums, artwork, crafts, story-times and recordings. 

Another goal was to develop an environment where technology could be explored and learned by members of the community feeling left behind in the new age of technology. 

Joining new and older generations in passing along history in the making! 

It was a great experience creating within the group and being a small one, it helped to manage our time in contributing and collaborating in the document. The google doc inventory itself could be easily incorporated into a working business plan if needed.