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Mesh2013: Socialstructing the Sharing Economy

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Imagine an event where every conversation is interesting, where everyone you meet is doing world-changing work in the sharing economy and wants to help you. Read more »

Five Jane’s Walks Focused on Community Resilience

For Jane’s Walk Weekend (May 4 & 5), thousands will meet their neighbors to explore, observe, and appreciate what makes their neighborhoods great. Read more »

Meet the Maker Space in a Church Basement

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Mira Luna, Shareable's newly hired Organizing Director, is in Detroit where on day one of her trip she found a thriving maker space in a church basement. Read more »

Rockaway Training Center Becomes Post-Sandy Relief Hub

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A worker training center becomes exactly what the community needs to recover from devastation. Read more »

This Week in Sharing: Urban Design, Car Sharing, and Open Source

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From the food we eat to the cars we drive, new and improved ways of moving through the world in a collaborative fashion continue to emerge. How exciting is that?!? Read more »

Nine Fine Notions from Resilient Communities

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On the Resilient Communities blog, they discuss problems and also offer solutions with an eye toward sustainability and, well, resilience. Here are nine ideas. Read more »

This Week in Sharing: Revenge of the Data Nerds

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Opening election data, defining and achieving urban prosperity, and African teens turn pee into power, in this week in sharing. Read more »

Hurricane Sandy, Public Banks and Urban Resilience

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The actions of the Bank of North Dakota after the 1997 Red River flood show how a public bank can help a city bounce back from a devastating natural disaster. Read more »

Design for Shared Consumption

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With the rise of collaborative consumption, the narrative about ownership and use is shifting, so designers are exploring design for shared consumption. Read more »

A New Book Explores Post-growth Design Principles

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In a post-growth world, we must consider the design implications of organizing principles like human and environmental health; infrastructure and maintenance; and social networks. Read more »
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