Building your own Garage

To give you an idea of the scale your Garage project could take, find below different templates listing the associated budget, equipment, staff and services.

Minimal Garage

Budget

Limited

10K€

Surface

Small space

< 100m²

Equipment

Basic

3D printer
1 workstation
soldering iron
sensors /actuators
arduinos

Staff

2 people

1 fabmanager
1 animator

Operating

Limited

Open House once or twice a week

Ecosystem

Limited

local ecosystem, internal interactions

Example : Nokia Garages

Medium Garage

Budget

Limited

100K€

Surface

Medium space

100-200 m²

Equipment

Complete

All tools recommended in the FabLab Charter

Staff

5 people

1 fabmanager
1 animator
1 animator
1 designer
2 ecosystems developers (internal + external)

Operating

Active

Several operating models (open house, events, dedicated sessions with teams, etc…)
Work hours

Ecosystem

Mediation

Connected to internal and external ecosystems.
Small internal incubator

Examples : SebLab, Renault Creative Lab, Google Garage

Full Corporate Garage

Budget

High

1M€

Surface

Big space

500-2000m²

Equipment

Advanced

All tools recommended in the FabLab Charter
Large machines (plasma cuter, wood cutting machine, large CNC…)

Staff

10-15 people

1 fabmanager
2 animators
2 designer
2 ecosystems developers (internal + external)
>2 specialized tool/ experts
>2 business mentors

Operating

Always on

Extended range of operating models
ad-hoc (external) services
Open 24/7

Ecosystem

Strategic

Optimized internal connections
Large internal incubator
Dedicated external partnerships with accelerators and incubators

Example : AT&T Foundry, Microsoft Garage, Air Liquide i-Lab

Moonshot Factory

Budget

Very high

100M€

Surface

Dedicated site

> 10000m²

Equipment

Cutting edge

Small factory equipement

Staff

50+ people

experts
evaluators
designers
business modelers
operations

Operating

Autonomous

Full range of services available internally
Open 24/7

Ecosystem

Pivot

Innovation Center used to perform the intermediation of various ecosystems

Example : X

Hands-on

We have created a deck of cards listing all the major skills, tools, and methods you can find in a corporate Garage.

Use it to build your Garage project by selecting the resources you need.

Onboard your new members by showing them what the place can be about.

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