We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week:
The future of the sharing economy: why we’ll all be doing odd-jobs
Andrew Cave, The Telegraph
Founder of TaskRabbit explains why the need for more flexible workspaces and lifestyles is leading people to become “taskers”
Lawsuits facing Uber, Lyft could alter sharing economy
Kate Rogers, CNBC
Hot start-ups Uber and Lyft have contributed substantially to the growth of the sharing economy that connects freelancers with available work projects. Now some drivers of those companies argue they’ve been misclassified as independent contractors and want full employee status.
Micha Kaufman, Forbes
Employed or unemployed. Until recently, there was little in-between. But the Collaborative Economy is changing that. Along with dramatically changing the way we work, it’s changing the way we experience periods of unemployment as well — softening the blow and providing a cushion against catastrophe.
WhaTec
Google Australia has partnered with Deloitte to qunatify the value of greater workplace collaboration.
