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KnowTex: Interviews with 40 OuiShare Fest presenters

The team at Knowtex, the creative community network, undertook the admirable task of interviewing 40 of the amazing speakers at OuiShare Fest in early May....

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Australian Financial Review: Building a Home to Share

“Visitors to David McCrae’s Sydney home, who are many and varied, note how perfectly the light, breezy space captures the spirit of the northern beaches... Read more...


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Shareable: Mais Oui, We Share

“During the most impressive panel of the conference (that I saw), four whipsmart women talked about the intersection of the collaborative economy with government: Molly... Read more...

7 May 2013

Perspectives

by Lauren Anderson Collaborative Consumption team


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Fast.Co Design: Experience is everything in the sharing economy

“We increasingly consume products and services through renting, sharing, and purchasing subscriptions. Being “socially connected” is no longer just about having a lot of people... Read more...



food sharing

The Sun: Shares Worth A Fortune

  “I don’t own my own car and usually rely on public transport to get me around. But when I need to dash to Heathrow for an... Read more...

2 May 2013

Perspectives

by Lauren Anderson Collaborative Consumption team




AGoodExchange

VISI: Bartering grows in South Africa

“A Good Exchange was launched in November 2012: This South African platform promotes sharing in the creative industries through technology. Two online exchanges have taken... Read more...


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SCMP: HK CAR-SHARING START-UP FINDS FUNDING

“Christopher Yeung and his team said last Friday that they needed investment of HK$620,000 to help get their start-up, Carshare.hk off the ground. On Saturday, they made... Read more...

26 April 2013

Market News

by James Robertson James has been working as an Architectural Designer in Singapore since 2009. His search for a more community-based inclusive form of design research led him to participate in the OpenIDEO forum, enjoying success with ideas for project supporting health in the workplace, and the gamification of tool sharing, recycling and energy saving. Through learning more about CollCons and participating in spreading awareness, James hopes to help people learn to work for better, more fulfilling, connected lives, and in so doing move beyond the polarized politics of the day.


“Collaborative Consumption: Are you ready for a paradigm shift?” at ESADE Business School

The emerging model of collaborative consumption is now big and disruptive enough for regulators, companies, governments and business schools to have woken up to it.... Read more...

25 April 2013

Perspectives

by Albert Canigueral