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Things that need doing on a regular basis to keep the place healthy

Roland Turner edited this page Nov 30, 2017 · 5 revisions

(headings per Design Patterns for Hackerspaces)

Sustainability

  • Perhaps: Cat Herd
  • Intra-community communication (Messenger, Google Group, IRC channel, GitHub) Community
  • Public communication (social media, media enquiries, contact@ email, WWW, DNS)
  • Risk management, compliance, book-keeping, accounting
  • PayPal withdrawals
  • Payments: GIRO and cheques

Independence

  • Membership administration (enquiries, sign-ups, changes, departures, issue/return of keys, issue/deletion of door PINs, preventing use of privileges not paid for; consider documented SLA/AUP) Membership

Regularity

  • Conducting plena
  • Regular, promoted events in the space OpenChaos
  • Co-ordinating member use of the space for events (the calendar)
  • Wrangling of occasional parties in the space
  • Occasional external events under the HackerspaceSG umbrella (e.g. HackerspaceSG village at MakerFaire)
  • Recruiting new members U23

Conflict Resolution

  • Resolving disputes generally
  • Private talk where appropriate Private Talk
  • Give instructions to members/guests on HackerspaceSG's behalf when appropriate Command
  • Overall responsibility for the space

Creative Chaos

Daily

  • Keeping the place tidy
  • Keeping non-storage surfaces clear Flat Surface
  • Mail triage
  • Fridge disgorgement
  • Maintaining stocks (cleaning products, drinks, ...)
  • Correct use of the dishwasher (including rinse-aid; oxide-coating the glassware is disgusting)
  • Emptying the garbage bins

Weekly

  • Cleaning of the space
  • Queueing and removal of old hardware Old Hardware

Every Two Months

  • Hold a plenum

Quarterly

  • Maintenance of the air-conditioning units
  • Cleaning of the carpet (?)
  • Managing the library Library

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