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collaBorative consumption

R peer-to-peer currencies types of unregulated, digital money, which are issued and usually
controlled by their developers, and used and accepted among the members of a specific
virtual community
R shared workspaces physical workplaces consisting of open plan spaces, shared desks,
break out areas housing collaborative communities of like-minded freelancers, start-ups
and SMEs and offering them space for business support, professional advice drop-ins and
investor meetings, in addition to social and networking events; collaborative workplaces,
co-working spaces
R co-housing semi-communal housing consisting of a cluster of private homes and a shared
community space (as for cooking or laundry facilities)
R co-working a style of work in which independent workers are sharing the same workplace,
often an office
R couchsurfing the practice of travelling around and staying with people you do not know,
who advertise their homes on the internet; couch surfing, sofa-surfing
R crowdfunding the use of small amounts of capital from a large number of individuals to
finance a new business venture
R food co-ops food distribution outlets organized as cooperatives; food cooperatives
R walking school buses ways for a group of children to walk safely in a group with an adult
to and from school, along a route that passes by the children's homes with stop and pick up
times like a school bus
R peer-to-peer rental system in which a house owner makes their property available for others
to rent for a short period of time with the internet acting as a facilitator; person-to-person home
rental, P2P home rental
R scale the size of the network
R product service systems modes of collaborative consumption that allow people to pay for
the benefit of using a product without needing to own the product outright
R redistribution markets forms of sustainable commerce in which used or pre-owned goods
are transferred from where they are not needed to somewhere where they are
R collaborative lifestyles ways in which people with similar needs or interests connect with
each other and share or exchange intangible assets such as time, space, skills and money
R usage mind-set attitude whereby people typically prefer to pay for the shared use of a
product rather than to own it
R social networks websites or software programs that enable people who share similar interests
to communicate with each other by posting text and pictures; social networking sites, social
media networks
R free exchanges virtual marketplaces which provide platforms where used and unwanted
goods are redistributed
R marketplaces platforms where providers and users exchange goods and services
R waste band resources unwanted material left over from a production process; scrap
R retailer a business at the end of the distribution chain, which generally buys a product from
a wholesaler in order to sell it to the final consumer
R consumer a buyer of goods and services who uses them to satisfy their needs
R errands jobs that you do for somebody that may involve taking a message, buying something
or delivering goods for them
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