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Airbnb, Lyft Partner with New Sharing Economy Advocacy Group
Airbnb, Lyft Partner with New Sharing Economy Advocacy Group

11 years ago - Peer-to-peer businesses have a new voice as they go up against traditional industries and, in some cases, government regulations.Airbnb, Lyft, and TaskRabbit are among the companies that have partnered with Peers, a nonprofit that plans to organize sharing-economy users.The newly formed organization made its debut on Wednesday.Executive Director Natalie Foster said the goal of the organization is to promote and protect the businesses and groups that allow people to share goods and services. This means holding events to bring together advocates and users for "community-building" and providing a place for them to share stories and talk about related topics, which includes legislation or local regulations.

What Happens in Vegas Is Personal: How Designing for Human Experience Can Scale Sustainability
What Happens in Vegas Is Personal: How Designing for Human Experience Can Scale Sustainability

11 years ago - What do a set of keys, a Velcro wallet from 1988 and an hour-long commute have in common? On the surface, not much. But at a recent meeting we hosted, they each represented personal stories from our participants and how companies face the opportunity or challenge to meet consumer needs while driving sustainability. In downtown Las Vegas on June 12-13, GreenOrder convened a group of 15 leaders from companies including eBay, Facebook, Las Vegas Sands, National Grid, Republic Services, RidePal, ThredUp, UPS and Zappos to discuss how friction points in our daily human experience can illustrate the need for new business models that also improve sustainability.

New Research Finds UK Consumers Earning and Saving £4.6 Billion Through the Sharing Economy
New Research Finds UK Consumers Earning and Saving £4.6 Billion Through the Sharing Economy

11 years ago - New research commissioned by The People Who Share shows that 65% of adults in the UK are already part of the sharing economy, and a further 28% would consider taking part, if they don’t already. Conducted by Opinium, The State of the Sharing Economy polled 2,005 adults in the UK to demonstrate the growing consumer appetite for the sharing economy, just in time for Global Sharing Day 2013 on Sunday, June 2nd.

Run Up to SB '13: Nick Miller on Startups in the Sharing Economy
Run Up to SB '13: Nick Miller on Startups in the Sharing Economy

11 years ago - Nick Miller is the CEO of Parking Panda — a service that enables parking space owners (both individuals and commercial lots) to capitalize on underutilized parking spaces by renting them to a community of drivers. On the flip side, drivers can save time and money by reserving a spot in advance and paying online.

The Future of Sustainability Is Design, Not Communication
The Future of Sustainability Is Design, Not Communication

11 years ago - When it comes to building brands and driving change, effective communication is a prerequisite. Unsurprisingly then, communications are often the first port of call when it comes to the unique challenges and opportunities that sustainability represents for today’s brands.However, emerging cultural, economic and technological trends related to sustainability are forcing brands to think differently about the role of communications in their wider brand ecosystem. As is so often the case, when the game is changing this quickly, a more effective solution requires a redefinition of the problem.