“An Introduction into the Sharing

Philosophy: Credits and Controversies”

20.01.2017 – Webinar Sharing or $haring

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It’s time to start caring about sharing

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On short term low impact on GDP

If sharing economy grows:

• Less consumption

• Rebound effect

Total impact unclear

Economic benefits

As user

• More choices

• Cheaper

• Fewer concerns (storage, maintenance, etc.)

• New social interactions

As supplier

• Extra incomes

Benefits for the consumer

• Social cohesion

• Better use of existing resources

• Space

• Food waste

• Energy

• Other resources/assets

Societal benefits

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Sharing =

Beyond the hype

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Broad spectrum of financial transactions

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I share

I save

I earn

Broad spectrum of financial transactions

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“I share my car with my neighbours”

“Sometimes I rent my car to strangers”

“My car offers me an extra source of income”

Click to edit Master title style Is sharing a social phenomenon?

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People who love sharing are…

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Mainly <35y

People with higher income

Higher educated

Short distance

Workers

Lower incomes

Mainly spontaneous

French study on carpooling

Long distance

Higher incomes

Higher educated

Via carpool apps

Horizontal solidarity

Spontaneous/offline organisation

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Technology driven

Vertical vs horizontal solidarity

Offline and online

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Give it some time!

How can we reach vertical solidarity?

The sharing economy life-cycle

Click to edit Master title style Accelerate the social impact of sharing

Support social innovation Local value creation vs. global value extraction

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Accessibility

Trust and equality is based on proximity instead of gender,

origin or ratings

Stimulates local cohesion Empathic neighbourhoods

Support for local, decentralized initiatives

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No barriers for real sharing

Transparency and proactivity from the operators

Sharing is not “moonlighting 2.0”

Framework for “uber-ized” jobs which recognizes benefits

and risks

Clear and fair fiscal policy

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Conclusion

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Beyond the hype, we need

to create a bigger

understanding to transform

into real policy

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