Imagine a world where you didn’t own “stuff”, but instead chose to rent or share everything with your community. That includes your car, kitchen utensils, caravan, space and even your pets. Welcome to the future, with experts predicting that by 2030 we will become an “asset light” society. “We have now become an experiential society,” […]
reprinted from Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail, NT Times, New Zealand Herald, Adelaide Now, Balonne Beacon, Queensland Times, a list of Australia’s beet sharing sites are at the bottom of this story. IN 2030, if we need a ball gown, a grandparent to babysit our kids or a screwdriver to repair damage at home, […]
Trust is a basic human emotion that helps us discern, make sense of and prioritise our world and those around us. Since our existence we have taken our trust cues from our tribe, our elders, our families and our friends, all others outside of this default circle have had to earn, gain and maintain trust […]
What’s an old Mercedes-Benz worth? 50 cases of wild turkey bourbon (or about $16,500 @ 6 bottles per carton x $55 each), if you’re selling it on one of the many beer economy Facebook secret groups that are springing up. A Facebook secret group is an invite only collection of people usually around a common […]
With current global sales of $110 billion rising to $335 billion in 2025 there’s obviously a growing online marketplace, but referring to is the sharing economy does it no service, in fact it only confuses the debate. The sharing economy / collaborative economy / peer-to-peer or whatever other title you give it, to many people […]
Everything old is new again and in my regular segment on ABC ‘s Nightlife with Tony Delroy we continued our look at the Future of Work by exploring what impact living a dynamic life may have and how the sharing economy and casualised work are going to be a vital part of tomorrow’s work, doing, […]
