Weeks ago, we all wrote blogs on the topic “sharing economy”. Most of us had the positive comments on this model of economy. For the whole society, it is environmental friendly, since we could share instead of wasting, fewer natural resources are needed. Also for the consumers, less money is needed to be spent. At … Continue reading
Stephen Colbert satirically frames the government shutdown as “not a game”. However, we all know that politics could not exist without our elected officials playing their many games with each other and us. Succeeding in politics means coming up with strategic moves and knowing how to play “the game”. I believe in negotiation, and in … Continue reading
The marketing of “collaborative consumption” to our generation, and our subsequent acceptance of it, stimulates the concept that sharing is innovative and modern. However, I agree with the voices on the KCRW podcast, “The Rise of the Sharing Economy” that sharing and communal consumption have always existed. Our exponential advances in technology allows instantaneous information … Continue reading
Sharing is a fundamental concept. In fact it is a premise of our childhood. Could this concept really be taken to a new level and impact our economy? Arguably it is at the roots of economy itself. We have been providing goods that satisfy needs since the caveman era. “My rock for your club.” The … Continue reading
