Freegle Connecting the Collaborative Economy 100 sites pour consommer sans posséder Voici une première tentative (à ma connaissance) de création d’une liste d’initiatives françaises (ou ayant des activités en France) sur la consommation collaborative (voir la définition au bas de cet article). Dans cette liste, le parti pris a été d’indiquer les initiatives relevant des formes nouvelles d’échange entre particuliers (partage, troc, échange, location) ainsi que les nouveaux styles de vie collaboratifs (crowdfunding, coworking, colunching ...) mais aussi des initiatives se situant aux limites du sujet mais qui méritaient d’être mises en avant pour l’innovation sociale qu’elles représentent. N’hésitez pas à apporter vos contributions à cette liste collaborative ! Alimentation Achat groupé direct au producteur * * * * Don / Vente de produits issus de son jardin * * Colunching Livres
Helsinki's ambitious plan to make car ownership pointless in 10 years | Cities The Finnish capital has announced plans to transform its existing public transport network into a comprehensive, point-to-point "mobility on demand" system by 2025 – one that, in theory, would be so good nobody would have any reason to own a car. Helsinki aims to transcend conventional public transport by allowing people to purchase mobility in real time, straight from their smartphones. The hope is to furnish riders with an array of options so cheap, flexible and well-coordinated that it becomes competitive with private car ownership not merely on cost, but on convenience and ease of use. Subscribers would specify an origin and a destination, and perhaps a few preferences. That the city is serious about making good on these intentions is bolstered by the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority's rollout last year of a strikingly innovative minibus service called Kutsuplus. To be sure, Helsinki is not proposing to go entirely car-free. • The most congested cities – in pictures
PostCapitalism: Envisaging a Shared Future | Keithpp's Blog St Paul’s Cathedral Paul Mason signing PostCapitalism Paul Mason discussing PostCapitalism, the conclusions of a shared economy not the analysis, at St Paul’s in the City of London, under the auspices of St Paul’s Institute. St Paul’s within the heart of the City of London. Does capitalism have a heart? A couple of years ago, Occupy were camped outside offering a different narrative. Capitalism is a complex system. Below St Paul’s, lies a Roman Temple dedicated to Diana. The Roman Temple was built by military occupiers, probably using slave labour. Capitalism is not set in stone, though the City of London would have us believe so. Capital used to finance innovation, invest in productive systems, this generated wealth, from which we all benefited. Post-WWII we had growth through the 1950s and 1960s. We are seeing boom and bust, bubbles, but no real growth. Marxist Theory of Value, land, capital and labour, determines price. We have global monopolies, the like of which we have never seen.
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