This manual provides useful reference to successfully follow a Made in a Fab Lab Workshop.
The content is split according to the different areas covered during the workshop.
Methodology, how work is planned, and expected outcomes.
Introduction to Made in a Fab Lab: Manifesto, Materials and Reuse, Licensing and Creative Commons.
Workflow overview: what needs to be done from brief to final product.
Project development techniques that can be applied to the product development.
Projects brief: how to interpret and analyse the requirements.
Workgroup organisation: making groups, identify and explain roles.
Project documentation: documenting the different parts of the project and construction plans.
Designing a product starting from a scaffold.
Using tools and processes for rapid prototyping
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State of the Art
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Digital fabrication for local production
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Practical examples
Business planning: identifying production processes, distribution channels, value propositions, competitors and relevant stakeholders, drafting a business canvas.
Defining licensing options, among the different available.
Marketing: how to communicate the product, making a splash page and performing A/B testing.
Financing: exploring different possibilities including local distribution, crowdfunding, angel and venture capital.
Producing and delivering products: how to plan and deliver a physical product
Cards describing Made in a Fab Lab inspirational projects and ideas for building products around them.