User:Average/Costs
This page is for estimating costs for making a space.
The goal is to accelerate a great transition and make a Creative Economy, but like a tiny seed or a snowball rolling downhill, it all starts with a small effort.
Below are the approximate monthly costs to founders. These should naturally promote the next level of organization as interest from the community increases. Enterprising students can divide these dollar-figures by 10:
- $10/month Notice of Incorporation: Written document informing any interested parties your intentions; business cards to help people feel like they’re part of something great, giving links to your domain, and helping them to co-create the next level of engagement.
- $100/month Digital Presence: Domain name, web page, discussion groups giving concepts behind the space, mailing list to start acquiring member interest and communication of ideas and possible space locations, perhaps a dedicated linux server and static IP address.
- $1K/month Hackerspace: Basic social space. This level has ability to create hobby and community projects with team members talking about possible large-scale projects and establish residential lofts. Non-profit level that should engage with the education sector.
- $10K/month Makerspace. Tools for woodwork, papermaking, textiles, and perhaps plasticswork. Has the ability to create products. Meet with public officials, chamber of commerce, commercial banks. Spin off a co-working B Corporation.
- $100K/month Builderspace. Add industrial equipment and high-voltage service: milling machines, welders/torches, steel forge, large bay doors. Floor space sold as part of membership. Has ability to create new automobile designs. Start interfacing with corporate sector.
- $1M/month Global Domination: space-faring scenario, every city engaged and interlinked. American karma and history resolved to create the 21st century economy: Neo-industrialism.
This roadmap can be started NOW and be executed across many cities simultaneously, scaling up to a billion people within 1-5 years. It is expected that a post-industrial society and lifestyle happen concurrent to these developments: establishing food sovereignty with permaculture and community gardens, transportation and housing co-ops, urban architecture and redesign, and new levels of civic engagement as new social structures get developed.
