Sustainability model for Makerspaces

Makerspaces are popular innovation spaces around the world. Through their distributed fabrication capabilities, makerspaces manufactured millions of personal protective equipment for front-line workers during the covid pandemic. Moreover, they contribute significantly to developing community-based learning, entrepreneurship, and STEM education. Unfortunately, many of these spaces experience difficulties and frequently fail. Consequently, we are investigating what constitutes a sustainable model for a makerspace - how the leadership of the maker community views and attains sustainability. This may contribute to developing a framework for sustainable community-driven innovation platforms.