We’re thrilled to introduce the 2014 ShareHub Annual Report for ShareHub Supporter ! See the Sharehub’s movement for the last two years. Let’s see the 2014 ShareHub Annual Report. http://sharehub.kr/2014/en/ The 2014 ShareHub Annual Report is a look at ShareHub’s activities, accomplishments, learnings and network from the year. The report is available in this Web,… Read more
We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week: Airbnb ‘Squatter’ Nightmare: Does the Sharing Economy Need a Security Overhaul? Yahoo Finance While Airbnb has spun countless homeowners across the globe into veritable “micro-entrepreneurs” with seeming ease since its inception in 2008, the latest… Read more
Nanshil Kwon, our Korean Curator, shares with us how to live a collaborative lifestyle in Seoul. From car sharing to knowledge sharing, there are number of ways to participate in the movement. Even the city government supports this sharing movement. Here, are some organisations and public services that promote collaboration and sharing in Seoul. CLOTHES… Read more
Since the declaration of Sharing City, Seoul has been one of the pioneers on city-driven sharing movement. The current mayor Won-Soon Park, whose background is from non-profit social sector, is very much eager to realize transparency and citizen engagement through sharing resources of the city. Seoul recently launched a website called the Information Communication Agora(정보소통광장)…. Read more
“Businesses based on the new austerity which involve renting or sharing are gaining a lot of attention. Straitened economic times are persuading more Koreans that it is a good idea not to buy everything brand-new. Businesses based on sharing are not solely profit-driven but spread an ethic of ‘collaborative consumption,’ where people opt to share space… Read more
‘So do you like dog?’ I’m sure my face was frozen with uncertainty as I looked at my host Sun, who sat next to me in the taxi. ‘I’ve never actually, um, tried dog…’, I said carefully. ‘Oh!’ she squealed, ‘Duck, not dog!’ We both fell back in to our seats with laughter at the… Read more
The easiest way to explain Co-up is … ‘Co-up’ would mean co-working space in other countries. In Korea, I would put it as a place where individuals get together and work freely; not necessarily working together! Co-up is more of a free and relaxed community environment than regular offices with cubicles, so people from different… Read more