{"id":30594,"date":"2017-04-21T17:16:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T21:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=30594"},"modified":"2017-11-13T17:30:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T22:30:46","slug":"introducing-shapeways-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/introducing-shapeways-collective","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Shapeways Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shapeways means so much more to our community of makers than just a factory for producing things and\u00a0a store for selling them. We\u2019ve seen many of you share not only your work, but also your excitement and belief in the power of 3D printing. Most movingly, we&#8217;ve seen your pride in what 3D printing\u00a0has unlocked for you.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you have become informal evangelists for us online, writing tutorials to pass along your knowledge, posting to social media, and\u00a0referring friends to us. Others talk about Shapeways at markets, conferences, and wherever you gather with others passionate about model trains, home decoration, or whatever it is you make. Shapeways has built a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Shapeways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vibrant Meetup group<\/a>\u00a0in New York, where are our corporate headquarters are, but community members have organized gatherings of local Shapeways makers from Chicago to the Netherlands to Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>In light of all of your activity, Shapeways is putting together something we\u2019re calling Shapeways Collective, an effort to recognize and empower you to build the community and share the joy of making. We\u2019ve got a few preliminary ideas about how the Collective will operate and what tools we might provide, but before going any further, we\u2019d like to know more about what\u2019s happening in your world, and what you most value.<\/p>\n<p>So, tell us what you\u2019ve been up to and how we can provide support. 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