Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.

Albert Einstein

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

Alexander Graham Bell

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Thomas Edison

Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking.

Steve Jobs

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.

Louis Pasteur

Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.

Nikola Tesla

There is no innovation and creativity without failure.

Brene Brown

What inspires you?

Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WFL Science! If you think for a moment just how much of our lives have changed for the better due to the scientific pursuits of those that have come before us, it really goes to show how much of an important and amazing discipline science is.

Age need never be a barrier to being able to appreciate science, and to ask “why” something is or isn’t.

Like you, we don’t care how disinterested or unaware others might be about the marvellous discoveries that science has brought us. Let’s be real here, science has never been more important for a strong and safe humanity than it has now. Whether it’s understanding more about how to better understand, reduce and reverse climate change, or how to tackle the latest and most deadly diseases, science is our weapon against these sometimes existential challenges.

If we think about what that might mean for you and us, the backyard scientists of Melbourne, it means that we are amongst good company. We’re motivated by sharing knowledge of scientific activities with the local community, whether it’s kids learning about acids and alkalis through homemade volcanoes, or understanding how light behaves and gives us photography.

If you’d like to spend time doing science amongst others who enjoy science just as much, then we’d love to hear from you.

We run regular activities within the broad group of STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). If you are in this sort of thing too, then get in contact with us and come down to our club and say hello!

Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Melbourne Creators Collective we are all about exploring technology together.

Sometimes this might be about simply figuring out how something we already use works. Last year we found a drone and wanted to know exactly what it consisted of. So we took it apart and studied it. Now we know a lot more about drones.

Other times it might be about improving something that already exists. At the moment we’re working on a coffee table, we’re cutting out its middle, we’re mounting a screen and a tiny computer. Soon we will have an arcade table for playing retro video games.

Occasionally it’s about making something new that improves what we do in some way. A couple of years ago, we wanted a better way to grow plants. So we built a hydroponics system using microcontrollers and a web server that could be accessed from the Internet. No matter where we were in the world, we’d be able to ensure our plants got watered.

We run regular activities within the broad group of STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). If you are in this sort of thing too, then get in contact with us and come down to our club and say hello!

Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering, maybe it’s the mechanical innovation in that robot, maybe it’s the AI driving the robot’s decisions or maybe the robot itself. Perhaps it’s got nothing to do with robots at all, if you are like us, then you recognise the power of combining multiple different skills into the building of something cool, and understand how amazing, and fun engineering is.

Many of us might call ourselves backyard, garage or weekend engineers. Whether you work in engineering or not, if you enjoy the application of engineering processes and skills, then you probably have a good appreciation of the power and exciting potential of applying the engineering mindset to what you do.

We are a club of people who enjoy building and engineering our way from problems to solutions, for weekend projects, for learning and for fun.

If you’d like to spend time backyard or weekend engineering amongst others who enjoy engineering just as much, then we’d love to hear from you.

We run regular activities within the broad group of STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). If you are in this sort of thing too, then get in contact with us and come down to our club and say hello!

Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The arts is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. There are many conventional forms of art such as photography, film, painting and illustration. But there are many unconventional forms too. If you believe that something is artistic, then it is.

At Melbourne Creators Collective we have the places and spaces for you to explore your creative skill and unleash your imagination. We have large club rooms that can be equipped with what you need for your particular form of art.

We can be a blank canvas for your creativity. Whether it is one of those conventional forms mentioned, or something entirely new, we’re a community that is open to your ideas and experiments. Come and share them with us and we’ll help you.

We have tools and supplies for you to create on. Whether it’s computers to enhance your photography, edit your video and cut your sound or whether it’s a 3D printer to bring the objects you have designed to life, we have you covered.

We have people for you to create with. Our members are always interested in new projects and they’ll be interested in yours. We have experienced photographers, videographers with years of practice and audio-visual professionals who can pass on the tools of the trade they’ve learned.

We run regular activities within the broad group of STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). If you are in this sort of thing too, then get in contact with us and come down to our club and say hello!

Mathematics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mathematics is the basis for so much in our lives. It is a lifelong toolkit that allows us to dissect complex relationships and build up otherwise separate things so we can see the otherwise hidden relationships in them. Numbers by themselves might not look like much, but the combination of these into datasets allows us to see trends in anything (where there are trends to be found).

Whether you’re logging the temperatures somewhere in your house to improve your insulation, or tracking your power usage to keep on top of your electricity and wallet consumption, mathematics is your friend.

At Melbourne Creators Collective, we love maths and think it’s cool. We’re also excited to discover and share knowledge about the many free and open source tools which make increasingly advanced data analysis available to the average person.

If you have some data you’re trying to capture and analyse, and you want to know about some of the innovative ways you can analyse and display it, then you’re in good company.

We run regular activities within the broad group of STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). If you are in this sort of thing too, then get in contact with us and come down to our club and say hello!