Despite the centrality of home in our daily lives, we have very little conscious knowledge about why our homes are the way they are, how they work, or how to make them work for us. David Week wants to change this. His Melbourne Free University course, Understanding Your Home, helps to close that gap in our understanding, and to make participants active shapers of home and home life. WEEK 5: THE FUTURE OF HOME examines trends in our societies and economies that could make our homes work better for us. Sustainability, technology, the sharing economy, and generational/gender shifts could transform the way our homes operate for the better. Guest Katie Wallace discusses her experiment with unplugged minimalist living and the sharing economy, and how that's shaped her life and her attitude towards home.