Collaborative Lifestyles
= one of three forms of Collaborative Consumption identified by Rachel Botsman et al.
Description
"This system is based on the sharing and exchange of resources and assets such as space, skills, time and money." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_consumption)
Examples
Examples include: Peer-to-peer lending (Zopa), Coworking (HubCulture), Time banks, LETS, Couchsurfing, Garden sharing (www.landshare.com, www.sharedearth.com), Co-housing, peer-to-peer room rental (www.airbnb.com, www.roomorama.com), skill-sharing (www.tradeschool.com), bartering (ITEX, Bartercard, http://ourgoods.org)"