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Darren Sharp, Editor AustraliaEmail: [email protected]: @Shareable @dasharp

Shareable AustraliaLaunch Wednesday 14 November 2012Event Sponsor: Hub Melbourne

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Global Sharing Day – 14 Nov • Organised by ThePeopleWhoShare

#GlobalSharingDay

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Guest Panelists

• Tom Amos - Sidekicker

• Liisa Vurma - Eat With Me

• Jodi Jackson - The Lemon Tree Project

• Will Emmett - MeeMeep

• Tom LeGrice - PetHomeStay

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the (new) evolution of sharing.

information �������� people people �������� people people �������� stuff

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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%)

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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

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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

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THEMES in the

Sharing Economy

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Access Over Ownership

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• Time

• Relationships

• Know how

• Experiences

Peer to Peer Resource Exchange

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Trust & Reputation

Frictionless Sharing requires trust in p2p marketplaces…

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New modes of working togetherHackerspaces [~400 worldwide]

Coworking spaces [~600 worldwide]

Worker coops [11K started in past 30 years, US.]

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Couchsurfing pillowfighters, originally uploaded by blmurch

FUN: Sharing creates

experiences money can’t buy

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DIY

- Maker Faire

- Food

- Open Hardware

-Transition Towns

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Australia Channel objectives…

How to Share Guides

http://www.shareable.net/how-to-share

– Housing

Food

Family

Community

Cities

Neighbourhoods

Transportation

Technology

Work

Entrepreneurship

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Australia Channel objectives…

• Article suggestions on the solidarity economy and collaborative consumption

– People

– Projects

– Worker coops

– Time banks

– Alternative currencies

– Public banks

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Australia Channel objectives…

SHARE Melbourne (+ other cities): unconference exploring how to strengthen our cities as platforms for sharing.

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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

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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

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Darren Sharp, Editor

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @Shareable @dasharp

Shareable Australia


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