SHARE SF: Is Having Access the New Ownership? This past weekend, Shareable hosted an unconference called SHARE SF at Hub SoMa, a coworking space for social entrepreneurs in San Francisco (where TriplePundit has their virtual office). Both the venue and the city were apt choices as the Bay Area is a hotspot for the sharing or access economy or, as Lisa Gansky calls it, The Mesh. This emerging economy of collaborative consumption and sharing platforms (currently over 3,800) rejects the notion that we all need to own a house, a car or a $300 kitchen mixer that we use once a year, and instead promotes that we share and find ways to avoid burying ourselves in debt by spending money we don’t have. What a concept!
This represents a movement towards access over ownership, a reassigning of real (how you feel about something) versus perceived (what the ad tells you to feel) value to things and experiences, and an emphasis on relationships, reputation and trust. What are the benefits of this shared way of life? Legal issues. Rural Development, Business and Cooperative Programs. (1088-8845) is published bimonthly by Rural Development, Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Stop 0705, Washington, DC. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of public business required by law of the Department. Copies may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC at $23 per year. Mention in of company and brand names does not signify endorsement over other companies' products and services.
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