Presentation outlining the transformative potential of Christchurch becoming a Fab City.

1. New
School
Thinking
ChristchurchNZ
May 2018

2. MAKER MOVEMENT
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Thinking

3. MAKER ECONOMY
local circular accessopen
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4. Arduino
Massimo Banzi
Est. 2005
Adafruit
Limor Fried
Est. 2005
Fab Lab
Neil Gershenfeld
Est. 2002
Make:
Dale Dougherty
Est. 2005
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School
Thinking

5. New
School
Thinking
locally
productive
globally
connected

6. DIGITAL FABRICATION
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Thinking

7. REP RAPNZ ORIGINS

8. 2009
Prusa
2010
Makerbot
Thing-o-matic
2013
Makerbot
acquired $400Mil
2018
RepRap i3
$400.00
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Thinking

9. Mt Roskill Makers
Critical Design
www.preciousplastic.com
www.criticaldesign.nz
PRECIOUS
PLASTICS

10. PRINCIPLE #1
the circular economy
PRINCIPLE #1

11. industry 4.0
PRINCIPLE #2

12. 1250+ Labs
Doubling in size every 18 months
Started at
MIT in 2005
Barcelona
FAB10 (2014)
NZ 2018
3x Fab Labs
FAB LAB
NETWORK

13. common platform
PRINCIPLE #3
Laser Cutter
Arduino Raspberry Pi Particle Photon Bio HackingElectroloom
CNC Router Vinyl Cutter Precision Mill 3D Printer

15. common good
PRINCIPLE #4
WHEN YOU SHARE, EVERYONE WINS.

16. Open Knit
2014
Kniterate
2018
www.openknit.org
www.kniterate.com/
OPEN
KNIT

17. www.publiclab.org
Citizen Science
Platform
PUBLIC
LAB

18. FAB
SOLAR
HOUSE
SENSIBEL
European Solar
Decathlon
2010
CONNECTED
Type
Image
Infrastructure
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19. FROM FAB LABS
TO FAB CITIES

20. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CHALLENGE
PRODUCE
ALL THAT IT
CONSUMES
BY 2056
FOR A CITY TO

21. CAN WE
CREATE AN
ALTERNATIVE
?
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CHALLENGE

22. CONNECTING WITH A GLOBAL NETWORK
FABCITY
CHCH
FABREGION
WEST
COAST
Barcelona (IAAC)
Boston (MIT)
Detroit
CambridgeShenzhen
Toulouse
Occitanie Region
Sacramento
Santiago de Chile
Amsterdam (Waag)
Brest
Paris

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Roadmap to 2054

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2008 2412 2816
1907 2311 2715
2109 2513 2917
Roadmap to 2054
BUILD ON EXISTING PLATFORM
Beginning of the
Maker Movement
Fab Lab Chch
Established
Fab 14
Fab City Starts
Fab Lab Wgtn
Established
RepRap Fab Lab Mstn
Established
Milestone 1

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COUNT ON EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
Milestone 1
*at least 4 Fab Labs
in every city in the world.
300
600
1200 2400 4800 9600 20k+ 40k+

26. 1806 2210 2614
2008 2412 2816
1907 2311 2715
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FOCUS ON EDUCATION & COMMUNITIESDEVELOP FAB CITY STRATEGY
Milestone 1
*at least 4 Fab Labs
in every city in the world.
Primary / Secondary
Ara / UC
Communities of Practice
Capability Building
Professional Dev

27. Rangi Ruru
Fab Lab Chch
Ao Tawhiti
Ara
Haeata
Halswell Library
Central Library
St Margarets
Breens Intermediate
To become a Fab City we
need a community of Fab Labs
Cant. University
2018

28. Rangi Ruru
Fab Lab Chch
Ao Tawhiti
Ara
Haeata
Halswell Library
Central Library
St Margarets
Breens Intermediate
Mobilise existing resources around
a common purpose - Fab City
Cant. University
Lyttel Lab
2019

29. Woolston
Woolston
Shirley
Cashmere
Hornby
New Brighton
Activate new communities
and Fab Labs around the city.
2020

30. 18
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21
10
12
11
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14
16
15
17
First Fab Lab
+3 Fab Labs
+4 Fab Labs
+22 Fab Labs
Total: 30 Fab Labs

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2008 2412 2816
1907 2311 2715
2109 2513 2917
Roadmap to 2054
FOCUS ON EDUCATION & COMMUNITIES
Milestone 1
*at least 4 Fab Labs
in every city in the world.
Strategy Embedded
Commercialisation
Initiatives

33. Amsterdam: Fab City Campus
Month long campus showcasing
the latest in distributed
manufacturing.
https://waag.org/en/event/fabcity-summit

35. Co-funding Pitch
FAB CITY CHCH
CCC - Sustainable Inn.
Christchurch
Foundation
Industry Supported
Challenges
Callaghan
Innovation
Cultural change initiative to curb consumerism
by promoting making and resourcefulness
Philanthropists and industry supporting
our next generation of innovators and a
more sustainable city.
Work with local business to establish
channels for R&D, employment pathways
and social / sustainable good.
To develop an Industry 4.0 ‘Proof of Concept’
for distributed manufacturing and strengthen
international links with Fab City network
Christchurch NZ
Curious Minds (MBIE)
Promote a ‘prototyping’ culture to stimulate
innovations that tackle global wicked problems
STEM engagement activating the
next generation of Curious Minds

36. How can Christchurch
become a Fab City?
Carl Pavletich carl@fabriko.org.nz 021 388 245
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School
Thinking