Trust is complex and varies across cultures. How can trust be built in peer-to-peer marketplaces? Transparency and community are two of the key ingredients. Read more »
In this talk, cultural historian Roman Krznaric advocates for a shift in mentality “from introspection to outrospection” to enrich our lives and catalyze social change. Read more »
On the afternoon of December 30, I was sitting in the middle of the backseat of a rented black Chevy Impala, sandwiched between two muscular strangers as the car hurtled down the 5 freeway. Read more »
Do current reputation systems like Klout or Trustcloud do an effective enough job of establishing trust to work for collaborative consumption services? Read more »
The results of The New Sharing Economy study, released last week by Latitude Research and Shareable magazine, point to a possible solution to one of America’s most troubling trends: the decline in social trust. Read more »
Life is getting better faster, as Jesse Richards suggests in today's Q&A with Rachel Botsman. Food is more widely available; we live longer; more people have money and violence, disease and child mortality are down all around the world. Read more »
Boston Biker has a great little meditation on trust between bicyclists and motorists:
You can in fact trust people these days! In fact we put more trust in total strangers these days than ever before. Read more »
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