[hackerspaces] Who currently has the best, most functional hackerspace model?

[Christopher Agocs]

Thank you very much!

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 11:32 AM, dosman <dosman at packetsniffers.org> wrote:

> Here is the full text of our survey, I hope this is helpful.
>
> Thanks!
> -dosman
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> Membership Exit Survey
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> Bloominglabs would like to know more about why you're leaving and your
> feelings on membership.
> All questions are optional, and responses remain anonymous.
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> What is your main reason for leaving?
> •  No longer have the time to use my membership
> •  Can no longer afford the dues
> •  Priorities have changed
> •  Lack of activities/workshops for my interests
> •  Lack of resources I wanted to use
> •  No longer feel that I fit into the community
> •  Conflicts with other members
> •  Other:
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> Is there anything that could be changed about Bloominglabs that would make
> you want to stay?
> Please elaborate on any of the above.
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> Will you still be coming to public (Wednesday night) meetings?
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> •  Occasionally
> •  No
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> Would you still be able to recommend Bloominglabs to new people you meet
> who may be interested?
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> Please choose "Other" if you would choose "No" and feel comfortable
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> •  No
> •  Other:
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> Are there people you met at Bloominglabs who you will still remain in
> contact with after leaving?
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> Did you know that our discuss list is aimed at allowing people who are not
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> What first brought you to Bloominglabs?
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> Did you have specific expectations about Bloominglabs that you feel
> weren't met?
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> How has being a member changed your view of hacker/maker culture, or your
> place in it?
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> Is there a resource you will miss having access to after leaving?
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> Do you have any recommendations or comments about Bloominglabs and your
> involvement not covered by the rest of this survey?
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> On Jul 5, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Christopher Agocs <chris at agocs.org> wrote:
>
> dosman, I'd love to see your exit interview questionnaire. Could you send
> it to me?
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 11:20 AM, dosman <dosman at packetsniffers.org> wrote:
>
>> A couple things to consider on this specific topic. My experience is that
>> things go slower than desired on most hackerspace projects, but they do
>> happen as there is time+demand, you just have to be ok with that. If people
>> want to get involved and help they will, if no one wants to do the work
>> then it’s left to the few that do the work as they have time. Lots of
>> administrative stuff was done by me because it saved me tons of time in the
>> long-run (invoicing automation, nag email automation, membership processing
>> automation, etc). Unless it’s causing a serious detriment to the group I
>> don’t worry about timelines for most projects though. Exceptions would be
>> things like physically moving spaces and other urgent matters that affect
>> all members.
>>
>> As for member churn, we have a google questionnaire form that
>> automatically goes out when memberships end. Most people for our group
>> leave for lack of free time to use their memberships, moving away, etc. but
>> sometimes we do get good feedback that something was wrong we didn’t know
>> about. I have another questionnaire i am about to deploy to new members
>> after they have joined for a few months to get a fresh angle we might be
>> missing. But I’m a survey and spreadsheet nerd, so that’s my desire.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -dosman
>>
>>
>> > On Jul 5, 2016, at 8:25 AM, Shirley Hicks <shirley at velochicdesign.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > We’ve adopted as many of the hackerspace patterns as possible, but are
>> a bit hung up reaching long-term financial sustainability due to member
>> churn. The space we selected to start in required a lot of work and it has
>> burned some members out. Given our community, we also have a shortage of
>> members with some of the key skills that make setting up systems (IT,
>> business) go faster, so that has taken some time. Getting there now.
>> >
>> > We’re also dealing with some  in-group/outgroup issues - mainly between
>> those who’ve been trained in other environments to work tightly as a group
>> (HAM, emergency ops, military) and those who have not.
>> >
>> >>
>> > — Shirley
>> > RMM, Birmingham, AL
>> >
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