copenhagen robin chase
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EXCESS CAPACITY & SHARING as a Springboard for
INNOVATION &
Sustainability
TWO EXAMPLES:
Scarcity Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES:
Too little space Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES:
Too many people Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES:
Too many cars Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES:
Too much traffic Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES:
Too many CO2 emissions Abundance
TWO EXAMPLES:
Not enough money Abundance
20% of carbon emissions in the US
>driving personal cars
Other Fuel Combustion
Electricity and Heat
IndustrialProcesses
Manufacturing andConstruction
Transportation
US CO2 Emissions
zipcar
Sundays in Bogota
957,700 CouchSurfers 924,611 Successful Surf & Host Experiences 1,090,282 Friendships Created1,775,945 Positive Experiences 231 Countries Represented 54,523 Cities Represented
Vienna Funkfeuer network. 500 nodes sharing wireless
Scarcity
Assets Closed & ProprietaryCosts born aloneInnovation & Content internally generated
Abundance
Pay only for what you useShare costs of devices & infrastructure (2.0/Distributed) New unexpected benefits
1. Sell/share Excess Capacity
2. Create platform for others to engage & invest in
3. Government-funded infrastructure should maximize participation through open networks, open devices, open APIs, open data
Architecture of Abundance
Reduce & efficiently use fossil fuelEfficient use of resources, reduced excess waste Maybe we can accommodate the next 3 billion people with whom we will share this one planet
Robin [email protected]
Scarcity
Global WarmingResources Constraints
Population Pressures