The Sharing Economy Rises in the Twin Cities
If there has ever been such a thing as a silver lining to the economic crisis, it may be this: As we dig ourselves out of the recession, we are also building the stepping stones for a new...
View ArticleColiving Experiment Tests Sharing Economy’s Potential
Below is an interview with members of the Sandbox House, a new coliving project in Berkeley, California started by graduates of Bainbridge Institute’s MBA in Sustainable Systems who are seeking full...
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Is Seoul the Next Great Sharing City?
Imagine this scenario: You wake up in a bustling city and have breakfast with the guest you rented your spare room to. You then ride in a shared car to your job where you give tours of the city to...
View ArticleCulture Coin: An Alternative Currency to Sustain Artists
Funding the arts has never been an easy proposition, and the ongoing economic malaise only intensifies the challenges. Artists eke out hardscrabble existences, funding their work through day jobs, the...
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Supporting the Sharing Economy: A Q&A with Peers Co-Founder Natalie Foster
Peers is a freshly-launched platform designed to support the sharing economy in a variety of ways. Co-founder and Executive Director Natalie Foster shares the big-picture vision for Peers and how...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for the Sharing Movement?
With the launch a promising new sharing movement organization called Peers today, it’s a good time to reflect on the character of the sharing movement. Peers will build on key aspects of the movement...
View ArticleNavigating Taxes in the Sharing Economy
So you’re making money in the sharing economy. Maybe you’re renting a room through Airbnb, organizing meals on one of many social dining sites, crowdfunding on Kickstarter, or sharing your car through...
View ArticleThe Art and Science of Effective Convening
The sharing movement, with its collaborative ethos, is an ideal platform for convening. Not to mention that getting together is essential to expand the sharing network, refine our thinking, and move...
View ArticleHow municipalities enable or disable the sharing economy
This week in the video series, The roles of city governments in the sharing economy, we turn your attention to one more mechanism through which municipalities govern sharing economy organisations:...
View ArticleHow municipalities govern the sharing economy through collaboration
This week we conclude the video series, The roles of city governments in the sharing economy, with the fifth mechanism through which municipalities govern sharing economy organisations:...
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