This document discusses trends noticed by futurists and proposes co-creating a new combined coworking space, makerspace, school for entrepreneurs, cafe, and garden in Fremantle, Western Australia. It identifies four global trends: coworking, the maker movement and 3D printing, disruption of traditional education, and a shift from material to immaterial wealth. The futurists ask for input on additional trends and their potential impacts. Elements of the proposed space include working, learning, making, and eating/drinking. Open questions are around finding a space, funding models as a not-for-profit, co-op or B Corp, and next steps.

1. Exploring New Narratives for WA
Adam Jorlen
Jen Lowe
CO-CREATION WORKSHOP #1 – APRIL 2, 2014

3. My story
Our story so far…
ADAM

4. MSc Engineering and Business Management

6. Coworking

7. East London

9. JEN

13. East London

14. Melbourne

17. ***
“This present moment
Used to be
The unimaginable
future”
Stewart Brand
The Clock of the Long Now
Master of
Management in
Future Studies

18. What does a futurist do?
• Scan the environment
• Identify trends
• Making sense of these
• Build scenarios for the future
• And much more…

19. Trend #1: Coworking

20. Trend #1 - Coworking

21. Trend #2: Makers and 3D Printers

22. Trend #2: Makers and 3D Printers
“Today’s ‘Maker Movement’ is the new industrial revolution. The real
revolution here is not in the creation of the technology, but the
democratisation of the technology… It’s the computer meets
manufacturing, and it’s at everybody’s desktop.”
- The Wired’s Chris Anderson on www.techcrunch.com

23. Trend #2: Makers and 3D Printers

24. Trend #3 – Disruption of traditional Education

25. Trend #3 – Disruption of traditional Education
• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and
other new, radical ways of learning enabled by
digital tech.
• A college degree does no longer lead to a
good job.
• University subjects are adapted to getting a
job rather than inspiring students to do
something great.

26. Trend #4 : From material to immaterial wealth
• "Perth is a city focussed on energy
and resource production. While this
has brought tremendous prosperity
to the city, the seeds need to be
planted for other industries to
flourish if Perth is to be a truly
vibrant, creative and economically
stable city in the long term."
• "Digital technology is transforming
society and industry, and given the
low capital requirements
required, it's ability to transcend
distance and Perth's proximity to
Asia it provides opportunities for
future growth.”

27. Trend #4 : From material to immaterial wealth
Values are changing…

28. Trend #4 : From material to immaterial wealth
"The best things in life aren't things.”
• Sharing economy (better use of
resources, access rather than ownership)
• Health
• Happiness
• Passion…

29. Passion
“I've become passionate about
passion. The more I explore
it, the more convinced I am that
it’s the key to unlocking
sustained extreme performance
improvement, both at a personal
and institutional level.”
John Hagel

30. The new resource industry?
"The real treasures in futures are not in the
ground. The real resources are within us. But
most of those resources are neglected because
many people are arrested in their development
at a certain age, and because human
development is seen only as educational
development – you learn more and more but you
don’t look at your inner sources of imagination.”
Futurist Robert Jungk

32. FOUR GLOBAL TRENDS
1. COWORKING
2. THE MAKER MOVEMENT AND 3D PRINTING
3. THE DISRUPTION OF TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
4. FROM MATERIAL TO IMMATERIAL WEALTH

33. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CO-CREATING A NEW COMBINED COWORKING SPACE / MAKERLAB /
SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURS / CAFE AND GARDEN IN FREMANTLE?

34. Exploring New Narratives for WA
Adam Jorlen
Jen Lowe
CO-CREATION WORKSHOP #1 – APRIL 2, 2014

35. Two Questions – You are a Futurist!
1. What are three other trends
you have noticed?
2. How might they impact
your/our life in Western
Australia?

36. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CO-CREATING A NEW COMBINED COWORKING SPACE / MAKERLAB /
SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURS / CAFE AND GARDEN IN FREMANTLE?

37. Four Elements: #1 WORKING

38. Four Elements: #2 LEARNING

39. Four Elements: #3 MAKING

40. Four Elements: #4 EATING & DRINKING

43. How do we do this?
What do we need?
1. A great space
2. A great community
3. Funding
What can we offer?
• Learning experience by being onboard this journey
• Access to global networks of changemakers
• Being part of a multi-disciplinary, futures-focused initiative and new
narrative for WA
• Free space and classes based on time bank system which converts time into
credits.
• Income if/when viable business model emerge

44. The search for a space…
Where and Why?

45. Traditional or/and non-traditional
ways of funding?

46. Not-for-profit, co-op or b corp?

47. What is a B corp?
• A benefit corporation or B corporation is a
corporate form designed for for-profit entities
that want to consider society and the
environment in addition to profit in their
decision making process.
• Benefit corporations differ from traditional
corporations in regards to their
purpose, accountability and transparency. The
purpose of a benefit corporation is to create
general public benefit, which is defined as a
material positive impact on society and the
environment.

48. FUNDING?
SPACE?
NFP, CO-OP OR
B CORP?
The search for a
space…
Where and Why?
Workshop 1

49. Workshop 2
• The search for a name…