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''It's sometimes hard to delineate which orgs to include. I'd like to focus on non-profit maker-type communal workspaces, and *not* on orgs in more well-developed domains such as open source, computer security, the arts, commercial co-working spaces, incubators, etc; however sometimes those boundaries aren't very clear. Jonty defines hackerspaces more narrowly as "community owned and governed communal workshops with a focus on recreational use", but this list is not just limited to hackerspaces. See also: [[Other Hackspaces]].''
''It's sometimes hard to delineate which orgs to include. I'd like to focus on non-profit maker-type communal workspaces, and *not* on orgs in more well-developed domains such as open source, computer security, the arts, commercial co-working spaces, incubators, etc; however sometimes those boundaries aren't very clear. Jonty defines hackerspaces more narrowly as "community owned and governed communal workshops with a focus on recreational use", but this list is not just limited to hackerspaces. See also: [[Other Hackspaces]].''


''This page is maintained by [[User:Martind | Martin Dittus]]. In October 2014 Liz Corbin published her own list: [http://openworkshopnetwork.com Open WorkshopNetwork]. The Public Works team published one in April 2014: [http://wickcuriosityshop.net/collection/open-workshops-784 open workshops]. In December 2014 Nesta announced they're [http://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/mapping-uk-makerspaces-building-useful-data-set mapping UK makerspaces], this is likely going to be the most thorough effort so far. For a somewhat related narrative, see "[http://www.furtherfield.org/features/articles/media-lab-culture-uk Media Lab Culture in the UK]" from 2012 (before most of the organisations on this page were founded.)''
''This page used to be maintained by [[User:Martind | Martin Dittus]], but I stopped in early 2015. You're of course welcome to add/amend anything that's missing. In October 2014 Liz Corbin published her own list: [http://openworkshopnetwork.com Open WorkshopNetwork]. The Public Works team published one in April 2014: [http://wickcuriosityshop.net/collection/open-workshops-784 open workshops]. In December 2014 Nesta announced they're [http://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/mapping-uk-makerspaces-building-useful-data-set mapping UK makerspaces], this is likely going to be the most thorough effort so far. For a somewhat related narrative, see "[http://www.furtherfield.org/features/articles/media-lab-culture-uk Media Lab Culture in the UK]" from 2012 (before most of the organisations on this page were founded.)''


== Early-Stage ==
== Early-Stage ==