Pierre Levy: Information Economy Meta Language Update – Talk to “The Future of Text 2014”

My Talk at “The Future of Text 2014″ EXTRACT IEML is still at the stage of fundamental research but we now have an extensive dictionary – a set of paradigms – and some grammatical algorithmic rules that conform to the algebra. The result is a language where texts self-translate into natural language, manifest as semantic …

Jean Lievens: Sharing Economy Sucking Chest Wounds…

The Unbearable Loneliness Of The Sharing Economy by Brian S Hall August 25th, 2014 The sharing economy promises the potential for riches, personal empowerment, new modes of work, and fear, the kind of fear that swells from a livelihood dependent upon algorithms, star ratings, and the feedback of strangers. When we imagined the future, certainly …

Jean Lievens: Singapore’s Sharing Economy

Singapore’s sharing economy is on the rise However, observers say the emerging sector has run into some legal snags, while businesses band together to navigate regulatory grey areas EXTRACTS Besides personal assets, services like transport and holiday accommodation can also be made available for sharing. This idea of collaborative consumption allows individuals to buy from …

Jean Lievens: Defining the Sharing Economy

Slideshare, 20 slides. The Sharing Economy Lacks a Shared Definition Giving meaning to the terms TERMINOLOGY CONFUSION There are different terms being used to describe the growing space that includes the likes of Airbnb, Lyft, Zipcar, and Taskrabbit. Namely, the ‘Sharing Economy,’ ‘Peer Economy,’ ‘Collaborative Consumption,’ and the ‘Collaborative Economy.’ Do these terms have different …

Jean Lieven: Peter Ladner on Sharing Economy

Sharing economy shares assets and business opportunities Peter Ladner Business Vancouver, 22 July 2014 One of the most disruptive business trends of recent years is growing at an alarming rate. It’s called the sharing economy, or collaborative consumption. The premise is pretty simple: use digital technology to reap the advantages of ownership without actually owning …

Jean Lievens: How to Design for the Sharing Economy

How To Design For The Sharing Economy How do you create the next Zipcar, Netflix, or Airbnb? Follow these five rules, from Artefact’s Lada Gorlenko. The definition of ownership is changing. We are becoming less interested in owning products and accumulating wealth through long-term purchases. Instead, we crave experiences, seeking out things without much of …