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Offer Networks Cadell Last !18 Oct 2015 GLOBAL BRAIN INSTITUTE GLOBAL BRAIN INSTITUTE Offer Networks Cadell Last !18 Oct 2015 GLOBAL BRAIN INSTITUTE OFFER NETWORKS ! Objective The following is list of organizations and/or communities operating within, displaying the potential for, or gradually approaching a “collaborative commons” mode of socioeconomic interaction. The purpose of such a list is to better conceptualize and understand the emerging range of “post-capital” “post-market” socioeconomic phenomena that, if their development were supported and cohesively integrated, could aid in the active construction of a new international societal paradigm built around “offer networks”. Here “offer networks” will be tentatively described as: fields of social exchange facilitating self-organization of goods/ 1 !services built on the foundation of trust and reputation as primary bonding mechanism. !Distinct modes of economic exchange identified below: Market economy: offer for monetary compensation ($) Barter economy: offer for an offer perceived to be of a comparable use/exchange value by persons involved Gift economy: offer with no expectation of a return offer (i.e. the “selfless offer”, or a gift!) Sharing economy: offers made accessible to common distributed network of prosumers (producers/ !consumers) Organization/ Good/Service Bond mechanism Other information Website Community “offered” (“trust”, “reputation”) Hospitality/ Social references, Gift economy, for- https:// accommodation verified accounts profit, www.couchsurfing. exchange (travel, ($), personal com community building) vouching (discontinued) Hospitality/ Social references Gift economy, non- http:// accommodation profit, www.bewelcome.or exchange (travel, g community building) ! Hospitality/ Social references Gift economy, non- http:// accommodation profit, www.hospitalityclub exchange (travel, .org community building) 1 In contrast to capitalist market dynamics where the primary bonding mechanism can be found in the exchange of standard monetary units. For an introduction to a futurist theoretic perspective on “offer networks” see: Goertzel (2015). COMPANY NAME Organization/ Good/Service Bond mechanism Other information Website Community “offered” (“trust”, “reputation”) Hospitality/ Social references, Market economy, https:// accommodation shared user for-profit, www.airbnb.com platform (travel, connections, house distributed facilities, rent) specific rules/ for listing/finding/ details/prices ($) renting lodgings, vacation-centric, ! General giving Volunteers design, Gift/sharing http:// ! platform (news, implement, and economy, non- www.servicespace. social media, food, administer various profit, distributed org clothing, etc.). community projects facilities, open- function design General tools and Volunteers design, Gift/sharing/barter http:// resources for local implement, and economy, non- www.givetakeprojec community administer various profit, focused on t.com organizing community building local ! projects, community events, http://givetake.eu social play, local ! knowledge, general http://give-take.org socio-creativity, resilient authentic communities, etc., Ride sharing Social references Market economy, https:// platform (multiple for-profit, geared www.blablacar.com (transportation) dimensions), towards long- passenger/driver distance travel, sharing transport costs (carpool) ($), verified accounts ($) ! Rental car platform Verified users, low- Market/sharing https:// ! (transportation) cost rent ($), renter/ economy, for-profit, relayrides.com rentee information, peer-to-peer car sharing, rental car for various durations, provides road side support Taxi platform Centrally-regulated Market economy, https:// (transportation) price depending on for-profit, on- www.uber.com speed and distance demand service, travelled ($), driver intra-city trip and user rating demand matched systems to local-driver supply network Organization/ Good/Service Bond mechanism Other information Website Community “offered” (“trust”, “reputation”) Automobile parking Users browse Market/sharing https:// platform centrally-regulated economy, for-profit, www.justpark.com (transportation) network of available matches drivers parking spots, pre- with available paid request of parking spots parking spaces ($) (either commercial or private), advanced parking, eliminate risk of municipal violation Automobile sharing User membership Market economy, http:// platform (monthly/annual) ($), for-profit, car rental/ www.zipcar.com (transportation) fee per reservation sharing ($), personalized depending on user needs (time/ location, etc.), General e- Social references, Market economy, https:// commerce platform verified users/ for-profit, peer-to- www.etsy.com (small-independent stores, financial peer distributed entrepreneurs: art, transactions ($) commerce, photography, clothing, food, bath/beauty, home, toys) General crowd Creator project Gift/barter/market https:// funding platform pitch/reward offers/ economy, supports www.kickstarter.co (creative projects: history, supporter independent m shows, comics, funding ($), creative activity, journalism, video supporter peer-to-peer games, technology, collaboration funding support, food, films, music, for-profit, books) General crowd Creator project Gift/barter/market https:// funding platform pitch/reward offers/ economy, supports www.indiegogo.co (creative projects: history, support independent m shows, comics, funding ($), creative activity, journalism, video supporter peer-to-peer games, technology, collaboration, funding support, food, films, music, for-profit books) Organization/ Good/Service Bond mechanism Other information Website Community “offered” (“trust”, “reputation”) Energy sharing Contracts of various Market economy, https:// platform durations (1-3 peer-to-peer, vandebron.nl (renewables) years) ($) based on harness power of personalized energy distributed energy needs, producer grids, self-advertising and customer reviews, Health care Hospitals integrated Sharing economy, http://cohealo.com technology sharing via central enables networks of platform verification into hospitals to pool common sharing resources that are network rarely used/not immediately necessary, reduce costs/redundancy, improve efficiency of patient care Financial loan Investors browse Market economy, https:// platform (small-to- centrally-verified for-profit, lower www.fundingcircle.c medium size small-to-medium interest rates for om/uk/ business funding) size businesses, small business loans, less risk for investors Financial Central mediator Market economy, https:// investment platform offers equity/bonds for-profit, focused www.crowdcube.co in registered on raising funds m businesses in from general public exchange for (micro-investors) for investment ($), entrepreneurs, Financial loan Borrower-investor Market economy, https:// platform synergy determined for-profit, peer-to- www.lendingclub.c via algorithms to peer loans (without om ensure lowest central bank as interest rates for intermediate), borrowers and highest returns on investment for investors ($) Organization/ Good/Service Bond mechanism Other information Website Community “offered” (“trust”, “reputation”) Financial loan Borrower-investor Market economy, https:// platform synergy determined for-profit, peer-to- www.zopa.com via algorithms to peer loans (without ensure lowest central bank as interest rates for intermediate), borrowers and highest returns on investment for investors ($) Money transfer Transfers routed Market economy, https:// platform between sender for-profit, peer-to- transferwise.com and recipient via peer international central mediator currency transfer that overrides (without central currency conversion bank as and international intermediate), costs losses ($) Community-based Certified users Market/barter/ https:// small/odd jobs centrally verified sharing economy, www.taskrabbit.co platform (testing, video for-profit, m interview), centrally employees labour is assigned local “gamified” in online tasks/jobs ($), user network, focused reviews, on neighbours helping neighbours (community building), Online skills Industry experts Market/sharing/gift https:// courses platform offer courses to economy, for-profit, www.skillshare.com (learning, education) anyone who wants learning-by-doing to learn, monthly approach to various membership ($), practical skills courses also for (entrepreneurship, free with best branding, teachers emerging marketing, design, from user ratings creative arts), interaction over lectures Organization/ Good/Service Bond mechanism Other information Website Community “offered” (“trust”, “reputation”) Online skills User ratings on Sharing/gift https:// courses platform micro-lectures economy, non- www.khanacademy. (learning, education) (YouTube), system profit, free org rates user progress internationally and automatically available lectures on personalizes future standard academic course material/ subjects, direction personalized progress tracking, generates problems based on skills and reputation Online skills Monthly user Market economy, https:// courses platform membership ($), for-profit, online www.babbel.com (learning, education) interactive games interactive games/ built utilizing lectures focused on computer learning languages algorithms at various levels, personalized reviews directing future learning Food service Common pool of Market economy, http://www.just- aggregator platform local and for-profit, pick-up or eat.co.uk independent food delivery options, services, customer user ratings, pre- payment for food/ delivery ($) Land sharing Common pool of
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