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  • 11 November 2016, Stockholm

    Vera Demary

    Stepping up the game – the role of innovation in the sharing economy

  • Outline

    ► SETTING THE SCENE

    ► INNOVATION IN THE SHARING ECONOMY

    ► COMPETITION EFFECTS

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    What is innovative about the sharing economy?

    Page 2

  • Outline

    ► SETTING THE SCENE

    ► INNOVATION IN THE SHARING ECONOMY

    ► COMPETITION EFFECTS

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    What is innovative about the sharing economy?

    Page 3

  • Sharing economy on the rise

    Source: Google Trends, 2016

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Number of Google searches relative to highest number during the period, yearly average, maximum: 100, as of 04-11-2016

    Page 4

    Diagram1

    2011201120112011

    2012201220122012

    2013201320132013

    2014201420142014

    2015201520152015

    2016201620162016

    USA

    UK

    Germany

    Sweden

    2.375

    5

    0.75

    0

    2.2641509434

    6.1509433962

    2.6981132075

    4.358490566

    5.4230769231

    6.3846153846

    9.6538461538

    10.4230769231

    10.75

    13.25

    16.7307692308

    31.0192307692

    19.3269230769

    23

    26.1730769231

    42.3846153846

    18.4318181818

    28.0909090909

    26.0909090909

    43

    Tabelle1

    Spalte1USAUKGermanySweden

    20112.385.000.750.00

    20122.266.152.704.36

    20135.426.389.6510.42

    201410.7513.2516.7331.02

    201519.3323.0026.1742.38

    201618.4328.0926.0943.00

  • Sources: Fotolia – chagin, Jana Behr, iStock - 105282885

    Narrow definition Components

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Page 5

    Sharing

    Peer to peer

    Digital intermediation

    All economic activities among

    individuals that focus on using assets

    instead of owning them.

    What is the sharing economy?

  • What is innovation?

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Page 6

    • Transformation of ideas into new/improved products, services or processes What

    • Multi-stage process How

    • Organizations or individuals Who

    • Advance, compete or differentiate themselves successfully in their market or enhance social outcomes

    Why

  • Some additional thoughts on innovation

    IDEA

    Setting 1

    Setting 2

    Setting 3

    • Overthrowing existing structures, business models and consumer bases in exchange for a novel way to cater to consumers‘ needs

    Disruptive innovation

    • Discovery of a fundamentally different business model in an existing business

    Business model innovation

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Page 7

  • Outline

    ► SETTING THE SCENE

    ► INNOVATION IN THE SHARING ECONOMY

    ► COMPETITION EFFECTS

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    What is innovative about the sharing economy?

    Page 8

  • Sharing platforms and patents

    Source: DEPATISnet, 2016

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Number of worlswide patent applications, adjusted for patent families and registered designs, as of 30-09-2016

    Page 9

    Diagram1

    Uber

    HomeAway

    Airbnb

    Lyft

    Prosper

    Datenreihe 1

    52

    12

    11

    2

    1

    Tabelle1

    Datenreihe 1Datenreihe 2Datenreihe 3

    Uber52

    HomeAway12

    Airbnb11

    Lyft2

    Prosper1

  • Business model: Online platform

    Only truly innovative in a few markets

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Page 10

  • Business model: P2P online platform

    Large part of the sharing economy‘s innovativeness

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Page 11

  • The micro perspective

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Individual sharing platforms‘ innovativeness

    Page 12

    • Bringing the first P2P business model to a market First mover

    • Applying the P2P model to different products / services and locations Cloning ideas

    • Copying competitor‘s approach Non-innovative platforms

    • Often in form of software to improve experience or simplify doing business

    Technological innovation

  • Steps of disruptive innovation

    Creation of product or service

    Occupation of niche in a market

    Improvement of product or service

    Attracting mainstream market

    Entrenchment of mainstream market

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Example: Airbnb (Guttentag, 2015)

    Page 13

  • Outline

    ► SETTING THE SCENE

    ► INNOVATION IN THE SHARING ECONOMY

    ► COMPETITION EFFECTS

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    What is innovative about the sharing economy?

    Page 14

  • Effects on competition

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Sharing platforms versus traditional incumbents

    Page 15

    P2P business model

    Market entry Increased competition Innovation incentive

    incumbents and entrant

    Threat of market entry

    Innovation incentive incumbents

    Network effects Economies of scale

  • Effects on competition

    Race for the market

    Decisive factors: • Raised capital • Innovativeness • Costs

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Competition among sharing platforms

    Page 16

  • How to regulate the sharing economy?

    Fostering competition

    and innovation

    Regulating to avoid market failure

    Interests of the

    incumbents

    Interests of the sharing platforms

    The role of innovation in the sharing economy

    Page 17

  • Contact

    Dr Vera Demary Head of Research Unit „Structural Change and Competition“ +49 221 4981-749 [email protected]

    Stepping up the game – the role of innovation in the sharing economyOutlineOutlineSharing economy on the riseWhat is the sharing economy?What is innovation?Some additional thoughts on innovationOutlineSharing platforms and patentsBusiness model: Online platformBusiness model: P2P online platformThe micro perspectiveSteps of disruptive innovationOutlineEffects on competition Effects on competition How to regulate the sharing economy?Contact