10 questions for Theo Kitchener, founder of The ShareHood MORE
What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption is a groundbreaking original book that includes dozens of stories of how entrepreneurs and businesses are innovating in the space of Collaborative Consumption.
"A remarkably hopeful and accessible book about a social revolution gaining momentum." Financial Times
Collaborative Consumption has the potential to fundamentally change the way we think about designing and planning our cities as we incorporate shared transport, flexible multi-use spaces, interactive retail and hyper-local services.
Robin Wauters, TechCrunch — January 6, 2012
"Colbert Asks Steve Case About The Sharing Economy..."
Martin Bryant, The Next Web — January 3, 2012
"5 Start-up Trends for 2012"
Max Levchin, GigaOm — December 27, 2011
"Think Big, Take Risks"
Blog Posts
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Physical Place Meets Cyber Space
Our relationship to the things we own is changing. Here we explore how technology is opening up new opportunities for how we interact with the objects around us.
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Archive of all Insider Blog posts
To read more of Rachel Botsman writings and reviews, click HERE
Recent Articles
Longer articles we have written on brand, innovation and marketing technology topics related to Collaborative Consumption.
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"Smart tech and sharp thinking are disrupting high-street banks"
In the near future, your phone will become your electronic wallet and full-service bank — just not in the traditional sense.
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Other Recent Articles
AFR BOSS Magazine — June 10, 2011
"Pay As You Go"
In BOSS’s new monthly column, Interface, profiling changes in how we live, work and play, Rachel Botsman reviews the burgeoning world of mobile payments and m-commerce.
AFR BOSS Magazine — May 8, 2011
"Game On!"
Video games are not just for kids anymore: in AFR BOSS Magazine May edition, Rachel explores how gaming will play a huge role going forward in both our economy and society.
Big Issue UK — May 7, 2011
"Share Options"
The internet era is enabling a fundamental change in how
society operates: the culture of ‘me’ is being replaced by
a culture of ‘we’. Rachel Botsman and Lauren Anderson
investigate the forces of ‘collaborative consumption’ for Big Issue UK
WIRED UK — May 3, 2011
"Agile Tree Pruner Seeks Sushi Chef"
Nowadays anyone can be an artist on Etsy or a host on travel sites such as Crashpadder. The next step is to connect people who need a skill or task done — from pruning a tree to designing a wedding invitation — with those able to help.
The Guardian — January 29, 2011
"Ideas for Modern Living: Collaborative Consumption"
We are surrounded by assets that have “idling capacity” - the untapped social and economic value of under-utilised spaces, skills, time, gardens, and “stuff”. With the rapid growth of network technologies, we can connect and collaborate on a scale and in ways that have never been possible before.
Archive of all recent articles
Our latest infographic explores the growth of car sharing around the world and why it’s here to stay. MORE
We have collected thousands of global examples of Collaborative Consumption. Check out our snapshot list .
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