We’re sharing more and more things, from bikes to apartments to, well, everything. One CEO called it “the rise of dis-ownership.” But as this economy of shared goods and services has grown, so have ...

A few weeks ago, payments startup Stripe made it significantly easier for collaborative consumption startups to take and process payments. The company’s new technology allowed for payments to be ...

This interactive infographic explains some of the benefits of car sharing, and how it’s taking off around the world. The Top 11 Collaborative Consumption Stories Of 2013 We're sharing more and more ...

Some corporate marketers are stepping out bravely, evidenced by the impending national rollout of RelayRides – peer-to-peer car sharing, courtesy of GM with partner OnStar – which tips a hat to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Trusted business relationships: that’s what I do. The terms “the sharing economy” and “collaborative consumption” are both used to ...

Peer-to-peer (“P2P”) business models based on the Internet and technology platforms have become increasingly innovative. As such models have proliferated, they frequently result in clashes with ...

This is an edited excerpt from Pablo Barros' upcoming book, Behaviour change, consumption and sustainability: how companies can influence individuals in a world in transition*, due for publication in ...

In April of 2000, on the spur of the moment, Casey Fenton bought a cheap airplane ticket to Reykjavik, Iceland, for a long weekend. At the time, Fenton was 22 years old and had no place to stay in ...

Everything, it seems, is becoming collaborative. From Airbnb to RentCycle to Zipcar, we are swapping our cars, our homes, even our clothes with each other. According to Lauren Anderson from ...

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. Kudos. The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re ...

New innovations in the way we communicate and develop trust are radically altering old ways of doing business. By leveraging the latest platforms for sharing information, businesses operating in the ...

A power tie for a job interview, an educational puzzle for a teething 2-year-old, a fancy dress for a White House gala. A decade ago, we bought these items at the mall. Today, we rent them with a ...