At first glance, microfinance and the sharing economy have little in common. A closer look reveals many similarities and lessons the sharing economy could learn. Read more »
Adam Werbach, environmentalist and sustainability innovator, launches sharing service yerdle today, Black Friday, the biggest shopping of the year, to highlight the advantages of sharing over shopping. Read more »
A terrific new report has been released about how to understand the deeper social and economic dynamics of online networks in regard to the collaborative economy. Read more »
For cities to become crucibles of positive social transformation, they must be conceived and realized as networks and commons first and foremost. Read more »
Ridesharing services face pushback from the PUC, CouchSurfing wants to fly you around the world, a policy platform for the sharing economy, and much more, this week in sharing. Read more »
The prevailing logic is that alternatives to consumption require a non-retail business model. But what if the consumption mode is viewed as an option instead? One choice among many that a consumer makes on their buying decision journey. Read more »
Three areas address questions about who, where, and how the developed world might share in the future: Generation Y, Shareable Cities, and Collaborative Consumption. Read more »
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