Collaborative Consumption in Action: Building Trust Between Strangers

Date: 07.02.2011 14:00 - 18:00

Location: NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE

Watch an interview with Rachel Botsman as she sets out her views on how collaborative consumption can be scaled up to provide meaningful services at a national level.

Watch our interview with Rachel Botsman

Watch videos of all the speakers at the event

A question of trust

Following on from our first collaborative consumption event in October 2010, this event explored how we can build trust between strangers.

How can public services and social organisations create environments for sharing resources between citizens?

Many of the answers lie in strengthening trust, incentivising people, using collaborative technologies and creating a balance of privacy with transparency.

This event with Rachel Botsman, author of What's Mine is Yours, explored the following key questions:

• What role does strengthening trust between strangers play in re-imagining public services?
• What is reputation capital and how can it be transferred across different communities?
• What can couch-surfing teach us about intimate transactions?
• How can we balance privacy with openness and transparency?

Speakers

The event was chaired by Jon Kingsbury, Director at NESTA. Speakers included Rachel Botsman, Jonathan Simmons from Public Zone, Stan Stalnaker, founder Hub Culture, Ben Reason, Designer LiveWork and Meriel Lenfestey, founder Ecomodo.

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Presentations