Worth a Look: Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy

The aim of this book is not to provide yet another critique of capitalism but rather to contribute to the ongoing dialogue for post-capitalist construction, and to discuss how another world could be possible. It builds on the idea that peer-to-peer infrastructures are gradually becoming the general conditions of work, economy, and society, considering peer …

Stephen E. Arnold: Collaborative Economy Lacks Information Access Solutions — Will Dark Web Dark Innovation Eclipse Payment Industry & “Open” Governments?

Search Left Out of the Collaborative Economy Honeycomb … I saw a post which pointed me to the Chief Digital Officer Summit and that pointed me to this page with the amazing honeycomb shown below. The title is “Collaborative Economy Honeycomb 2: Watch It Grow”   …  But what caused me to perk up and pay …

Michel Bauwens: Future of Collaborative Economy & Networked Society – Vsilis Kostakis Co-Author

Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy This entry is about “Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy” co-authored by Vasilis Kostakis and Michel Bauwens. The scholarly book is published by Palgrave Macmillan and here you may find a draft of it. Sharing the conviction that the globalized economy is at …

Jean Lievens: Is the Sharing Economy Potentially a Locust Economy Ravaging a Collaborative Economy More Delicate Than Realized?

The Locust Economy Venkat RibbonFarm, 3 April 2013 Last week, I figured out that I am a part-time locust. Here’s how it happened. I was picking the brain of a restauranteur for insight into things like Groupon. He confirmed what we all understand in the abstract: that these deals are terrible for the businesses that …

Jean Lievens: Jeremiah Owyang on The Collaborative Economy

A Market Definition Report: The Collaborative Economy Jeremiah Owyang Products, services, and market relationships have changed as sharing startups impact business models. To avoid disruption, company must adopt the Collaborative Economy Value Chain. Challenges: Government officials oppose sharing that disrupts existing regulations. Lack of trust between peer-to-peer “buyers” and “sellers.” Lack of industry-wide reputation systems …