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Nick Napoli
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Names: Confluence or Flux
Taglines: An Idiosyncratic Isotopia of Imagination.
Empower your imagination!
Who We Are:
Under the blazing sun by the blue rivers, we find the fun in failure and the courage in collaboration. We are Inventors and Artists; Tech-makers and Teachers. We are the Loud and Learning; the Visionary and Valuable. We are the Creators at (a) Confluence. We are Flux.
What We (hope to) Do:
We provide the space, tools, safety and education to enable the creation of art, technology, business, culture, and community. We intend to fully outfit a woodworking shop, metal shop, electronics lab, and classrooms. Also, we will provide studio and storage rental space, and a gallery to display all maker creations. Let’s get messy!
Core Values:
1) We believe that it is always what you make it, so make it awesome!... for Everybody
2) We impulsively enable the cycle of Imagine-Make-Grow-Repeat
3) We hold a commitment to the community by striving towards and providing: accessibility, camaraderie, sustainability and empowerment
Quotes:
“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works” -Leonardo DaVinci
“Imagination is the source of all human achievement” -Sir Ken Robinson
"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
-Leonardo DaVinci
“All is Flux” -Heraclitus
“Education without action does nothing!” -Ignite, song: In Defense
"He who fears dangers will not perish by them.” -Leonardo DaVinci (as a sign to install near dangerous equipment.)
Margaret Smoot Wed 6 May 2015 10:37PM
S.T.E.A.M. Impulse... as a suggested title (want to write this here so I do not forget on the fly tonight).
Amanda Becerra Wed 6 May 2015 10:41PM
Love this, great work! I especially love the name and who we are sections. My only suggestion would be to add something more RE: an art space in the What We Hope to Do (if that is something we want to do). Although, its all "art"... might be good to add something more as you did for "woodworking, metal, electronics" spaces. I am hoping we will have an area for easels, encaustics, jewelry or other "traditional" art projects, as well.
As always, thanks for all you do Nick! Sorry I am going to miss it tonight!
Margaret Smoot Wed 6 May 2015 10:44PM
looked up some synonyms to "flux": alteration, change, flow, fluctuation, fluidity, instability, modification, motion, mutability, mutation, transition, unrest.... Antonyms are: rest, stagnation, consistence, stability, steadiness.
looked up some synonyms to "Confluence": assemblage, junction, assembly, concourse, concurrence, con-flux, convergence, crowd, gathering, host, meeting, mob, multitude, union, concursion... Antonyms are: Division, separation.
Margaret Smoot Wed 6 May 2015 11:01PM
I kind of like Con-Flux (combining confluence & flux together) as a name.
Nick Napoli Wed 6 May 2015 11:20PM
Here is an assignment that I gave our intern Amy. I asked her to provide a rough draft of the rationale behind the core values. It needs revisions, but valiant first effort.
Tanya Lasuk Thu 7 May 2015 1:42AM
Core Values...
Let's add more specificity. esp. re Education.
Less tagline-y
More value-language (like the third one)
Make it fit with the growth pattern of the organization
Thomas Suckow Thu 7 May 2015 1:45AM
Confluent Space
I also feel that confluence and flux are a bit over used. And as any good nerd, my biggest concern is whether the domain is available.
Confluentspace.org is available ;)
Tanya Lasuk Thu 7 May 2015 2:06AM
From Amy: Confluent Makers
Tanya Lasuk Thu 7 May 2015 2:17AM
From Amy: "You get makin', we'll provide the bacon"
Nick Napoli · Wed 6 May 2015 10:34PM
We'll be discussing this at tonights meeting. Please let us know your thoughts and potential revisions.
Logo's are forthcoming