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The case for collaborative consumption

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In her talk, Rachel Botsman says we're "wired to share" -- and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior.

In her talk, Rachel Botsman says we're "wired to share" -- and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior.

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Rachel Botsman

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Rachel Botsman is a recognized expert on how collaboration and trust enabled by digital technologies will change the way we live, work, bank and consume.

Rachel Botsman | Medium, October 20, 2015 | Article

The Sharing Economy: Dictionary of Commonly Used Terms

Rachel Botsman | FastCompany, May 27, 2015 | Article

Defining the Sharing Economy: What is Collaborative Consumption—and What Isn’t?

Rachel Botsman | The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2015 | Article

Can the sharing economy provide good jobs?

Rachel Botsman | Collaborative Consumption, November 27, 2014 | Article

Collaborative Economy: A Transformative Lens, Not a Start-up Trend

Rachel Botsman | Harvard Business Review, August 24, 2014 | Article

Sharing's Not Just for Start-Ups

Rachel Botsman | Fast Company, November 21, 2013 | Article

The Sharing Economy Lacks a Shared Definition

Rachel Botsman | Harvard Business Review, October 1, 2010 | Article

Beyond Zipcar: Collaborative Consumption

T. Standage | The Economist, March 9th, 2013 | Article

The Rise of the Sharing Economy: On the Internet Everything is For Hire

D. Sacks | Fast Company. April 18, 2011 | Article

Sacks, D. Sharing Economy

B. Balaram | RSA, 2016 | Article

Fair Share: Reclaiming Power in the Sharing Economy

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Help bring significant research studies on the collaborative economy to people's attention by submitting papers to the research hub, collaborativeeconomy.com.