There’s something about thing economy (maybe more than just one) that has us isolated.

Single person dwellings. No shared community spaces. Everyone having their own cars.  Always buying new things. As if we should all be entirely self sufficient. But as any parents can tell you – the old ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ has as much to do with child care as collective wisdom.

There are already so many resources out there. Do we really need to create more? Or could there be another wave of entrepreneurship that’s all about sharing what we already have?

In Edmonton, there has been this rise of clothing swaps – with a huge response. We’ve also now got a ‘free store’ where people can go get anything they want for free – and they can bring things in to be given away.

At TEDxSydney, Rachel Botsman says we’re “wired to share” — and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior.

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