I tried opening a discussion about this however, after taking some time off for work, I returned to find it had a good number of views but no posts. I’ll try to kickstart it now, but no promises.
My argument here simply is “We’ve been trying goodwill for the last two years and the space has only seen downward trends in income and members, saying “If only we’re motivated and focused everything will be fine” is akin to saying “If more people care about climate change then the problem will be solved!” without offering any solutions as to how it’ll be solved. This is mine.”
I firmly believe that with a cleaner, more usable space, functional equipment, more activities, and longer and more frequent openings that yes, the extra income we need will just flow in.
But keep in mind it’s not a little bit. This time two years from now we’ll need at least twice what we’re currently getting.
I’ll agree with this.
Same for this.
I’ll agree with this, but I’d consider this an overall goal, not a specific, clearly defined objective.
If I could suggest some specific goals, they would be
- Having all power tools in a functional and safe condition
(this can be tackled one tool at a time for smooth, steady progression) - Having all workspaces with a clear, defined ruleset in order to make them accessible for any group or activity
(Think of how we cleared the tables on eastwing so it looked like anyone could use them for anything, rather than just specifically electronics. Examples might be having a bench in the CNC room just for laser cutters and 3D printers, without anything other than raw materials stored there, and also an electronics workbench on the other side of the room dedicated to soldering, meanwhile keep the table in eastwing clear for any desired purpose and the workbenches in westwing available for any woodworking/metalworking) - Functional and practical game consoles. As they are now, they’re pretty inaccessible. Making setup and usage easier, and perhaps doing something about the screen’s location, could help.
- A clearly defined area for storage, rather than multiple drawers spread throughout the space. Centralise, minimise, optimise.
There’s other, smaller things however they’re just fixes and patches I plan on doing myself on infrastructure nights.