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Challenges and Opportunities at the Protospace Makerspace
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In early 2017, the directors at Protospace, a makerspace in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, faced some challenges. The nine-year-old member-run organization operated as a “do-ocracy,” with a minimum of official oversight. However, the directors and some of the membership wondered whether Protospace could and should scale its growth by recruiting and accepting new members. Would a larger membership help or hinder the membership-driven makerspace? Should the organization hire a staff member so that members would have more time to work on their projects? What would be the implications of a having larger membership and a paid staff member?
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This case is suitable for undergraduate, MBA, and executive classes in entrepreneurship, small business management, and non-profit management. After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to do the following: <ul><li>Explain the alternative approach to innovation and product development represented by makerspaces.</li><li>Describe the unique opportunity to become involved in creating that is represented by makerspaces.</li><li>Identify the challenges faced by non-traditional organizations such as Protospace, and explain how a small member-run organization that operates as a “do-ocracy” can manage growth and culture in parallel.</li><ul>