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What will the UK collaborative economy look like in 2025?

The UK will be bigger, older and more diverse in 2025. But will it be more collaborative? Here's our six scenarios for the future of the collaborative economy

Amid rising popularity and disruption, where is the UK collaborative economy headed? Nesta has created six possible future scenarios for the UK collaborative economy.

Looking ahead to 2025, each scenario highlights some of the key trends and assumptions that are currently driving forward this space, such as micro-entrepreneurship to environmental sustainability to local economic development. By no means exhaustive or exclusive, the scenarios are intended to stimulate discussion and prompt reflection on the future of the collaborative economy – and how we can influence this future.

To start the discussion, we’ve asked Tooley Street Research to consider each scenario. Their responses can be found at the bottom of each scenario.

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What will the UK collaborative economy look like in 2025?

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What will the UK collaborative economy look like in 2025?

Rise of the micro-entrepreneur

Hyper-productive goods

International monopolies

On demand, convenient and embedded

A million local economies

Increased sustainability

A powerful ecosystem for innovation

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