The document discusses how sharing excess capacity through platforms and networks can lead to innovation and sustainability. It provides examples like Zipcar and CouchSurfing which allow sharing of cars and housing space. Open networks that share costs and make infrastructure accessible to all can create new benefits and engage more participants. An architecture of abundance through efficient sharing of resources could help accommodate population growth while reducing waste and reliance on fossil fuels.

1. EXCESS CAPACITY & SHARING as a Springboard for INNOVATION & Sustainability

2. TWO EXAMPLES: Scarcity Abundance

3. TWO EXAMPLES: Too little space Abundance

4. TWO EXAMPLES: Too many people Abundance

5. TWO EXAMPLES: Too many cars Abundance

6. TWO EXAMPLES: Too much traffic Abundance

7. TWO EXAMPLES: Too many CO2 emissions Abundance

8. TWO EXAMPLES: Not enough money Abundance

9. 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

10. zipcar

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16. 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

17. Vienna Funkfeuer network. 500 nodes sharing wireless

21. 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