I was invited to speak at World Council for Credit Unions this week on how technology is enabling a new generation of person-to –person and crowd–driven funding, lending, currency and investment services that will decentralize and democratize finance, money and banking. Think: Funding Circle, Bitcoin, Lending Club, Kickstarter, IndieGogo, Seedrs, CircleUp, GoFundMe, CurrencyFair, Transferwise, Zopa, MPesa… Read more
Today I spoke at the annual Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals conference (HITEC) in Los Angeles about how the collaborative economy will transform the hospitality ecosystem. I admitted I was a tad nervous to talk to a group whose sector was getting hit hard and fast by the ideas I was going to share. How… Read more
In part two of Sharing Economy, Peter Day talks with Rachel about this movement – how it puts 20th Century consumerism in a whole different light, its economic implications for this century and the stumbling blocks along the way. Listen to the radio interview on BBC Radio.
We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week: How Airbnb and Lyft Finally Got Americans to Trust Each Other Jason Tanz, Wired The sharing economy has come on so quickly and powerfully that regulators and economists are still grappling to understand… Read more
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we want to share Rachel and April’s recent notable mentions in the media. Rachel has recently been named by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business. While April has been included by The Guardian on the Twitter list: 20 Women in Sustainability. Are there collaborative consumption stars you want featured this month?… Read more
This excerpt is reposted from Co.Exist Written by Rachel Botsman You may have noticed the terms “sharing economy,” “peer economy,” “collaborative economy,” and “collaborative consumption” being used synonymously. Ideas like “crowdsourcing,” the “maker movement,” and “co-creation” are being thrown into the mix. The space is getting muddy and the definitions are being bent out of… Read more
This is the first in a three-part series covering the visits of collaborative consumption influencers to South Korea. Collaborative consumption has had quite a boom in South Korea since Seoul, the country’s capital, declared itself to be “Sharing City.” Creative Commons Korea organized an online portal called “Sharehub” that serves to educate and inform citizens about… Read more
In 2010, Rachel Botsman stepped on to the Sydney TEDx stage to share “The case for Collaborative Consumption”. Three years later, the Collaborative Consumption movement has well and truly taken hold in Sydney. In recognition of this, the City of Sydney in collaboration with Time Out Magazine, has developed a guide to showcase Sydney’s sharing… Read more