Shareable: Sharing by design

The Rental Economy 2.0
Our sharing economy blogger maps his journey from novice, to sharing super user, to sharing entrepreneur. You can help with the next stage.
How to Make a Free Things Box
Much like the Little Free Libraries and Repair Cafés, the Free Things Box lengthens the life of things and keeps them out of landfills.
Complete Streets Are For Everyone: the Top 10 Policies of 2012
Complete Streets ensure that streets are accessible for all users, not just cars. Here are the top policies, according to a recent study.

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For All We'll Ever Need: A Family's Transformation

By George Kaponay

| 05.22.13, 11:20am | Comments (0)

The Kaponay family ditched the Madison Avenue version of the good life for the shareable life. This is their story.

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From Urban Planning to Organizing Skillshares

By Alexandra Curatolo

| 05.21.13, 4:19pm | Comments (0)

Urban planning students at the University of Illinois Chicago dive into unknown territory organizing skillshares and found a love for potlucks and community along the way.

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Airbnb Explores Whether “Sharing” Appeals to Late Adopters

By Thibault Worth

| 05.21.13, 4:11pm | Comments (2)

The company isn't sure the "sharing" concept hits the bullseye, does research to understand how to take their peer accommodation service mainstream.

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What The First Earth Day Can Teach Us About Sharing

By Cat Johnson

| 05.21.13, 7:35am | Comments (0)

The first Earth Day jump-started the green movement by inspiring everyday people to action. Can we accelerate the sharing movement using the same approach?

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I've Seen the Future of Higher Ed...And It's Shareable U

By Sonia Marcus

| 05.20.13, 8:42am | Comments (3)

Built right into a university’s DNA is the key to its evolution and its survival: the sharing of knowledge, the sharing of resources, and the sharing of power.

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Find What You Love: 5 Electrifying Commencement Speeches

By Cat Johnson

| 05.22.13, 7:26am | Comments (0)

Great commencement speeches inspire students to create a self-directed life based on imagination, community, perseverance and purpose, free from the fear of failure. Here are five of our favorites.

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From College to Reality: A Radical Transition

By Shayna Gladstone

| 05.20.13, 12:03pm | Comments (0)

The journey of a recent graduate to pursue meaningful work almost right out of college. Inspired by our new book, Share or Die.

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Whole Foods Taps Brooklyn's Gotham Greens for Rooftop Farm

By Kelly McCartney

| 05.15.13, 9:31am | Comments (0)

Whole Foods Market has partnered with rooftop farmers Gotham Greens on their new site in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Sustainable, local agriculture in the heart of NYC.

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