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THE SHARING ECONOMY AND DESIGN
Smith, J Drew; Morgan, David; Howell, Bryan
Type:
Year:
2015
Editor:
Guy Bingham, Darren Southee, John McCardle, Ahmed Kovacevic, Erik Bohemia, Brian Parkinson
Author:
Series:
E&PDE
Institution:
1Student of Industrial Design, Brigham Young University, 2Faculty of Industrial Design, Brigham Young University, 3Associate Professor, Industrial Design, Brigham Young University
Section:
Research
Page(s):
588-591
ISBN:
978-1-904670-62-9
Abstract:
The sharing economy is gaining momentum and changing the way people think about and interact
with products. The commercial economy has created a culture of conspicuous consumption, where
status is displayed by owning lots of stuff. But the sharing economy encourages collaborative
consumption where status comes from having access to a lot of goods [1]. In the sharing economy,
companies use technology to facilitate peer-to-peer rental schemes [2]. These “using rather than
owning” strategies have the potential to reduce our demand for natural resources, and revive the old
virtue of building products that last [3]. For this reason it is important that design students be exposed
to courses, lectures, and projects where they learn to design for the unique challenges of the sharing
economy.
with products. The commercial economy has created a culture of conspicuous consumption, where
status is displayed by owning lots of stuff. But the sharing economy encourages collaborative
consumption where status comes from having access to a lot of goods [1]. In the sharing economy,
companies use technology to facilitate peer-to-peer rental schemes [2]. These “using rather than
owning” strategies have the potential to reduce our demand for natural resources, and revive the old
virtue of building products that last [3]. For this reason it is important that design students be exposed
to courses, lectures, and projects where they learn to design for the unique challenges of the sharing
economy.
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