5. Provide a supporting physical infrastructure
Role
Hyperlab Coordinator
Ideas for Specific Actions
a. Maintain a versatile physical space (“the Innovation Hyperlab 2.0”) whose breadth and depth of resources go well beyond common “maker spaces.”
i. Meeting space.
ii. Display gallery.
iii. Open work areas.
iv. Partitioned incubator spaces.
v. Fabrication area (maker space).
vi. Advanced instrument bays.
vii. Supply and equipment storage.
b. Obtain and maintain technical equipment, including volunteer technical support.
c. Stockpile supplies and manage ongoing supply chains for projects.
d. Arrange access to specialized labs and facilities.
e. Transport supplies and equipment as needed.
f. Continually update and triage equipment, including tear-downs and creative “re-purposing.”
g. Obtain and outfit trailers or containers as mobile labs.