EXCESS CAPACITY & SHARING as a Springboard for INNOVATION & Sustainability
TWO EXAMPLES: Scarcity Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES: Too little space Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES: Too many people Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES: Too many cars Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES: Too much traffic Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES: Too many CO2 emissions Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES: Not enough money Abundance
20% of carbon emissions in the US >driving personal cars Other Fuel Combustion Electricity and Heat Industrial Processes Manufacturing and Construction Transportation US CO2 Emissions
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957,700 CouchSurfers 924,611 Successful Surf & Host Experiences 1,090,282 Friendships Created 1,775,945 Positive Experiences 231 Countries Represented 54,523 Cities Represented
Scarcity Assets Closed & Proprietary Costs born alone Innovation & Content internally generated Abundance Pay only for what you use Share costs of devices & infrastructure (2.0/Distributed) New unexpected benefits
Sell/share Excess Capacity
Create platform for others to engage & invest in
Government-funded infrastructure should maximize participation through open networks, open devices, open APIs, open data
Architecture of Abundance Reduce & efficiently use fossil fuel Efficient use of resources, reduced excess waste Maybe we can accommodate the next 3 billion people with whom we will share this one planet Robin Chase [email_address] Scarcity Global Warming Resources Constraints Population Pressures
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