Posts tagged sharing economy

In 2017, the idea of a sharing – or collaborative – economy (defined as a socio-economic system built around the sharing of human and physical resources) has enveloped society.

Nearly a third of 16-34 year olds have used a collaborative economy platform for ‘a good cause’ in the past 12 months. Yet some 45 million British adults are not aware of how ‘sharing economy’ technologies can help them access social support services, or support community causes. But nearly a quarter (22%) of those would be interested in using one in in the future.

The young flight sharing start-up Wingly, already active in France and Germany, announces the official launch of its platform in the United Kingdom.

Aneeqa Khan has changed the way the design industry does business since launching eporta last year.

In his latest book “Shareology,” author and and CEO of PureMatter Bryan Kramer, dives into the fundamentals of social business.

Jeremiah Owyang is the founder of Crowd Companies, an Innovation Council that helps large companies to embrace the Collaborative Economy.

Gloria Lombardi interviews the author of The Future of Work – Jacob Morgan – to explore the changing nature of the workplace and what to expect from the years to come.

The Europe’s most established tech conference Le Web took place last week in Paris, covering all the main topics of digital innovation. Gloria Lombardi reports.