Room Usability Notepad

Ideas to make the interior of sudoroom (not common space) more usable.

A master map of where everything goes

• If we had a map where everything went then we would know what is in- or out-of place.
• Less "where is x?" type questions.
• The uninitiated could clean since they would know where to put something.
• Dedicate a wall to this map.
  • Is it paper?
  • Is it a floor plan view?
    • Does it have numbered dots on the floor plan, and an index of the numbered dots for lookup?

De-crufting

• One proposal for precepts: (add your own)
  • Projects older than x months are trash.
  • Components and unsorted material are trash. (Like misplaced books in a library are lost).
  • Err on the side of trash - that aggravation is better than cruft.
  • It is OK for trash to go in the landfill.

It's all about the desk

• This is the main point of entry for a lot of our working.
• Discourage leaving things on the desk
  • If only there were a way to hinge the surface, so that the entire tabletop contents could slide off into a rubbish bin.
  • Make a laminate that surface that insults/reminds you.
  • Or a laminte suface that has visible squares so its always easily countable what surface percentage can be seen.

2:1 cleaning oath

• As a member, you vow to clean in ratios of 2 times the mess you make.