Introducing The Maintainers Study Guide: a guide to grounding your practice in principles of maintenance, repair, and care

Dear Maintainers,

We’re excited to announce The Maintainers Study Guide: a guide to ground your practice in principles of maintenance, repair, and care. Inside the guide, you’ll find:

An overview of maintenance as a powerful framework
Key Maintenance Fundamentals
Case studies from The Maintainers Fellows and community partners
Quotes from maintenance leaders like Andy Russell, Camille Acey, Deb Chachra, Guru Madhavan, Lee Vinsel, Ruth Schwartz Cowan, Shannon Mattern and others from The Maintainers network.
Keywords and resources to continue your exploration

This Study Guide reflects nearly a decade of work across The Maintainers’ conference era, The Maintainers Movement Fellowships, network partnerships, network-wide research, global maintenance practices, and events we’ve hosted.

Download and read the Study Guide here

We’re excited this study guide has found its way to you. We hope it provides a starting point for your exploration and implementation of maintenance within your sphere of influence. Check out the Study Guide here, and let us know what you think!

With care,
Lauren Dapena Fraiz & Liliana Coelho
Co-Directors, The Maintainers