Cars stand still, people sitting at home, unemployed, office buildings stand empty, apparel but a season, and a lot of food goes into the bin. This gigantic surpluses and overcapacity screaming for beneficial use. That is happening now. All that is or is likely to be wasted is increasingly the basis for new business models.
And that’s smart, because what is being stopped or not used, costs money … Eventually you will find a shift that many issues do not even go through the money economy, but are exchanged or shared. This will greatly save on raw materials and also sent a neighbors talk to each other when they borrow from each. Not only among consumers, we see this trend but also companies start to exchange increasingly knowledge, services and even personnel with each other, without paying any money,
Despite the environmental and social and profits generated by this new economy is increasingly drawn to the minus side. Displacement of labor, allegations of old-fashioned capitalism with a new look and illegal practices. While we are still discovering how this new exchange economy can be responsibly shaped, the potential of the excess is used more often. Look below for a small selection of examples.
