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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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What I Learned in My Whirlwind Month in the Sharing Economy

What I Learned in My Whirlwind Month in the Sharing Economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
My laptop perched precariously on my lap, I write this as I drive around London in a van collecting rubbish that I will be eating for dinner. As strange as this sounds, this is not the craziest thing I have done in a whirlwind month where I tested whether or not I could survive in the sharing economy.
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South Australia to Share its Way to Zero Waste

South Australia to Share its Way to Zero Waste | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
What would a zero waste world look like? One dimension is efficient recycling. But to truly get to zero waste, you'd need to go beyond recycling into reduce and reuse.
Sustainable Event Alliance's curator insight, January 10, 2014 8:46 PM

Love this. Let's see an entire destination move to Zero Waste. 

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Open Shed builds a better sharing world | Startups, Tech, Apps, Business, Disruption,Australia

Open Shed builds a better sharing world | Startups, Tech, Apps, Business, Disruption,Australia | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Open Shed is part of the global collaborative consumption movement allowing Australians to rent, use and return all kinds of handy goods – whether they’re household tools, camping gear, electronics or anything in between. The peer-to-peer rental site recently partnered with OzHarvest and launched a donate-to-charity feature enabling people to donate a percentage or all of their rental fee to charity.

Rebecca!Morgan Geography's curator insight, October 2, 2013 1:13 PM

This article falls under the social category.  This article was chosen for social because this new rental website can establish trust between the people. People in Austrailia now entrust their items to others for a duration of time.

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Collaborative Pioneer Interview with Andy Taylor, Founder of Yatango - Collaborative Consumption

Collaborative Pioneer Interview with Andy Taylor, Founder of Yatango - Collaborative Consumption | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Andy is the co-founder of Yatango,  a collaborative consumption technology platform based in Australia.He is also the co-founder of p2p money lending platform, SocietyOne. In this interview, he talks about Yatango, a platform that allows users to build their on mobile plans and allows them to change it on a month to month basis to optimise their plan.
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Open Shed (Australia) – Which business model for collaborative consumption? | ONE TOUR

Open Shed (Australia) – Which business model for collaborative consumption? | ONE TOUR | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

We met with Lisa Fox In Hyde Park (Sydney) on a beautiful Thursday afternoon. She is co-founder at Open Shed, an online sharing platform that opened about two years ago.

 

 

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Measuring the love for Aussie Collaborative Consumption

Measuring the love for Aussie Collaborative Consumption | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Wanting to help one of my biggest brain crushes, I am conducting research into Aussie Collaborative Consumption. Share your views on the sharing economy now! (My latest blog is a call out of sorts.
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