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Rachel Botsman: Collaborative Consumption Will Define the 21st Century

Rachel Botsman, leading futurist, thinks that if the 20th century was defined by hyper consumption, the 21st century will be defined by collaborative consumption. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Wq_R_fEok] Botsman defines collaborative consumption as being about “reputation, community and shared access” as opposed to “credit, advertising and individual ownership”. It is about connecting to each other and sharing and […]