This document discusses the transition to a new economic era defined by digital transformation, knowledge workers, sharing, and crowdsourcing. It describes how businesses and organizations will need to transform to thrive in this new environment where consumers have more power and independence through connectivity and collaboration enabled by the internet and mobile technologies. New business models are emerging around co-working spaces, crowd-funding, and platforms that facilitate sharing of underutilized assets like meeting spaces. One example discussed is Seats2Meet.com, a platform that allows organizations and individuals to list available meeting spaces and book spaces offered by others.