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February 14, 2011

Collaborative Consumption (via Carbon Voyage’s Blog)

I reviewed this book a few weeks ago and really liked it. Now you can watch a video where some of the principles are explained. It seems only practical to use these kind of ideas to help resource use become more manageable.

I went along to two events run by NESTA around the issue of collaborative consumption this week. There wasn’t a dedicated focus on sustainability, but it is clear that collaborative consumption is closely linked to sustainability. Both days were facilitated by Rachel Botsman, who wrote What’s Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. It was really useful, particularly in allowing me to reflect on some of the behaviour related aspects … Read More

via Carbon Voyage’s Blog

January 31, 2011

Collaborative consumption (via Musings of a Business Engineer)

I just wrote a book review about this, but there is a nice video here as well. I really liked these concepts to save money and make connections and live them myself.

An interesting TEDtalk I’ve come across —Rachel Botsman on the “new” internet-enabled sharing and swapping business models that she is labeling “Collaborative Consumption“. In this 16 minute TEDtalk from Sydney Australia in 2010 Rachel presents her views on why this trend is an emerging reality that will have a profound impact over the next decades … Read More

via Musings of a Business Engineer

January 30, 2011

Book Review: Whats Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption 9780061963544: Rachel Botsman, Roo Rogers: Books

Amazon.com: Whats Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption 9780061963544: Rachel Botsman, Roo Rogers: Books. This book is brilliant. If you want to save money, learn about great sharing organizations, or work in Social Media this is a must read. I am on the Internet too much for my own good, but I still learned many things from this book. I would suggest reading this book.