1. Shareable Australia
Launch
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Event Sponsor: Hub Melbourne
Darren Sharp, Editor Australia
Email: darren@shareable.net
Twitter: @Shareable @dasharp
2. Global Sharing Day – 14 Nov
• Organised by ThePeopleWhoShare
#GlobalSharingDay
3. Guest Panelists
• Tom Amos - Sidekicker
• Liisa Vurma - Eat With Me
• Jodi Jackson - The Lemon Tree Project
• Will Emmett - MeeMeep
• Tom LeGrice - PetHomeStay
4.
5. the (new) evolution of sharing.
information people people people people stuff
6.
7. The state of physical sharing
After information and media, the most
shared categories are, respectively:
• Living space (58%)
• Work space (57%)
• Food preparation/meal-sharing (57%)
• Household items/appliances (53%)
• Apparel (50%)
8. Drivers: Social, Ecological &
Economic Crisis
• 40% more resources used / year than the
earth produces
• 50% world in poverty
• Youth crisis: 15% unemployment for 20-24
year olds
• Many developed countries in deep fiscal
crisis
9. Drivers: Idle Assets
Most of our stuff is idle most of the time:
• Cars idle 22 hours a day
• Most lawn mowers are used 4 hrs / year
• Drills are used 20 minutes total
And..
• 99% of stuff made is trashed after 6 months
18. Australia Channel objectives…
How to Share Guides
http://www.shareable.net/how-to-share
– Housing
Food
Family
Community
Cities
Neighbourhoods
Transportation
Technology
Work
Entrepreneurship
19. Australia Channel objectives…
• Article suggestions on the solidarity
economy and collaborative consumption
– People
– Projects
– Worker coops
– Time banks
– Alternative currencies
– Public banks
20. Australia Channel objectives…
SHARE Melbourne (+ other cities):
unconference exploring how to strengthen
our cities as platforms for sharing.
21. Australia Channel objectives…
• Sharing Economy Working Groups
– Public education, policy, research, events,
networking and advocacy
• Mayor Edwin M. Lee of San Francisco
announcing the formation of The Sharing
Economy Working Group. The purpose of the
working group, "is to take a comprehensive
look at the economic benefits, innovative
companies and emerging policy issues around
the growing 'sharing economy'”. This could
catalyze other cities to take similar action.
http://www.shareable.net/blog/breaking-san-francisco-announces-sharing-economy-working-group
22. Australia Channel objectives…
Meet the sharers – events network
• Clothing swaps, hackathons, sharing
markets, and swap meets are some of the
events that would be included in the
Events Network.
http://www.shareable.net/blog/do-you-want-to-meet-other-sharers