For much of the past century, the Era of Big Work — the 40-hour workweek and its employer-provided benefits — were the foundation of our economy. That was then. Now, independent work is the new normal
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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Small-business owners most often leverage the power of the sharing economy through flexible workspaces, providing office and meeting facilities for far less cost than a traditional multiyear lease. Office Nomads in Seattle brands itself as a "Coworking Community" where members share not just space and amenities, but also build networks, bounce ideas off others and enjoy the camaraderie of the workplace.
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When someone puts their apartment up for rental on Airbnb or hails a car via Lyft, they’re participating in a dynamic new economy built around sharing.
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The longer you sit sedentary in a cubicle farm, the faster your motivation approaches zero. Or at least that’s what happened to me. I was desperately craving a change of scenery so six months ago I applied to my employer’s "Work from Home" program.
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Do you set up your own home office or join a co-working community? Shop at a chain grocery store or a local food co-op? Bank or credit union?
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We believe that this phenomenon, which we're calling 'new mutualism', is not just a fad. Rather it's the beginning of a movement that relies on sustainable, community-driven solutions to solve seemingly intractable problems.
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But now, the second wave of freelance has arrived. Companies are learning there’s money to be made managing the worker bee cloud. Instead of just serving as the platform, they can charge extra to facilitate the matches and oversee the freelance work. In this way, freelance match-making businesses become like cloud providers, monitoring the machines and updating equipment to guarantee smooth service.
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Too many jobs are now temporary and insecure: a new class, the 'precariat' is growing. Guy Standing has responded with an inspiring vision of a Good Society. By John Harris
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I’ve been saying for a long time now that freelancers are building the sharing economy. But now I have the hard numbers that prove it.
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Speaking of which, it’s never been easier for writers to support one another. Writing is a fundamentally solitary pursuit, but social media lets us stay in touch and organise collectively. The Crikey boycott is a great example. Writers like John Birmingham, Ben Law and Clem Ford, who are at the top of the freelance food chain, used their influence to intervene for those of us who are still climbing up the greasy pole. And where in the past pay rates were dirty little secrets guarded by a collective silence that advantaged publishers, today they’re freely shared and compared.
jean lievens's insight:
not sure about this...
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It’s time for the independent workers to steer this new marketplace in a more sustainable direction that helps the people who make it run, not just the companies behind it.
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The sharing economy is not an app. It’s a mindset.
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The European Sharing Economy Coalition is the first network to forge a unified voice, advocating for a truly functioning European Sharing Economy.
Miles and Reece's curator insight,
February 12, 2015 9:11 PM
This sounds like the idea will either work very well. Or it will not work at all. And im guessing that because this was from 2 years ago and never heard anything about it it did not work well
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1099.is is a new site that aims to answer users' questions about making money from the web.
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