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Darren Sharp, Editor AustraliaEmail: [email protected]: @Shareable @dasharp
Shareable AustraliaLaunch Wednesday 14 November 2012Event Sponsor: Hub Melbourne
Global Sharing Day – 14 Nov • Organised by ThePeopleWhoShare
#GlobalSharingDay
Guest Panelists
• Tom Amos - Sidekicker
• Liisa Vurma - Eat With Me
• Jodi Jackson - The Lemon Tree Project
• Will Emmett - MeeMeep
• Tom LeGrice - PetHomeStay
the (new) evolution of sharing.
information �������� people people �������� people people �������� stuff
The state of physical sharing
After information and media, the most shared categories are, respectively:
• Living space (58%)
• Work space (57%)
• Food preparation/meal-sharing (57%)
• Household items/appliances (53%)
• Apparel (50%)
Drivers: Social, Ecological &
Economic Crisis
• 40% more resources used / year than the earth produces
• 50% world in poverty
• Youth crisis: 15% unemployment for 20-24 year olds
• Many developed countries in deep fiscal crisis
Drivers: Idle Assets
Most of our stuff is idle most of the time:
• Cars idle 22 hours a day
• Most lawn mowers are used 4 hrs / year
• Drills are used 20 minutes total
And..
• 99% of stuff made is trashed after 6 months
THEMES in the
Sharing Economy
Access Over Ownership
• Time
• Relationships
• Know how
• Experiences
Peer to Peer Resource Exchange
Trust & Reputation
Frictionless Sharing requires trust in p2p marketplaces…
New modes of working togetherHackerspaces [~400 worldwide]
Coworking spaces [~600 worldwide]
Worker coops [11K started in past 30 years, US.]
Couchsurfing pillowfighters, originally uploaded by blmurch
FUN: Sharing creates
experiences money can’t buy
DIY
- Maker Faire
- Food
- Open Hardware
-Transition Towns
Australia Channel objectives…
How to Share Guides
http://www.shareable.net/how-to-share
– Housing
Food
Family
Community
Cities
Neighbourhoods
Transportation
Technology
Work
Entrepreneurship
Australia Channel objectives…
• Article suggestions on the solidarity economy and collaborative consumption
– People
– Projects
– Worker coops
– Time banks
– Alternative currencies
– Public banks
Australia Channel objectives…
SHARE Melbourne (+ other cities): unconference exploring how to strengthen our cities as platforms for sharing.
Australia Channel objectives…
• Sharing Economy Working Groups
– Public education, policy, research, events,
networking and advocacy
• Mayor Edwin M. Lee of San Francisco announcing the formation of The Sharing Economy Working Group. The purpose of the working group, "is to take a comprehensive look at the economic benefits, innovative companies and emerging policy issues around the growing 'sharing economy'”. This could catalyze other cities to take similar action.
http://www.shareable.net/blog/breaking-san-francisco-announces-sharing-economy-working-group
Australia Channel objectives…
Meet the sharers – events network
• Clothing swaps, hackathons, sharing markets, and swap meets are some of the events that would be included in the Events Network.
http://www.shareable.net/blog/do-you-want-to-meet-other-sharers