Abstract: A manufacility (200) comprising a gallery (210), a concierge (220), a networking lounge (230), a training center (240), a media room (250), manucap administration (260), customer service (270), surrogate sectors (280), and job shop advocates (290). The manufacility (200) can facilitate methods for manufacturing articles, such as a method wherein a core-competency inventory is consulted to appoint job shops, a method wherein a raw idea is transformed into an article, and/or a method wherein an idea is converted from sketch to shelf and packaged in an innovation kit.