Putting the sharing economy to work | Aaron Krolikowski & Darren Cotton | TEDxBuffalo
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The average power drill is used for less than 12 minutes over its lifetime. What if you could get access to common tools, so that fixing up your house, even if you're renting, was far less intimidating and costly? That's what the University Heights Tool Library does. And that was the starting point for many neighborhood-boosting projects that Darren Cotton and Aaron Krolikowski are pushing forward.
Darren Cotton is founder and Aaron Krolikowski a volunteer at the University Heights Tool Library, a project that empowers homeowners and renters to borrow tools and make neighborhood-improving repairs to their homes.
Krolikowski is on the project planning team for ReTree the District. He recently completed his Ph.D in Geography at the University of Oxford, where he studied how mobile technologies are being used for improved public service delivery in East Africa. In addition to his work at the UHTL, Aaron is the director of research and public policy at the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County.
Cotton is the founder of the University Heights Tool Library, which he started while completing his Masters in Urban Planning from the University at Buffalo. After graduation, he began working as an associate planner at the UB Regional Institute. He focuses on the interplay between public engagement, participatory planning and graphic design to inform his professional and personal work in the field of community development.
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Is everyone aware of Jacque Fresco's work on this idea?
watch this in 1,5 times speed, or even 2 times speed if you are a good listener
sharing economy is the only way to get relief.. create models.
This is actually a PEER TO PEER CAPITALISM, NOT "SHARING". Another model that involves money. "Sharing economy" is just another way to make money and can be exploitative to their volunteers, workers and the present system. The workers have to work several jobs to make enough to survive. Not relying on your tax money, money from government funded charity organization and money donation from people is the real sustainable movement: unlike some of these models under "sharing economy" that rent something in exchange for your money is just another profitable form of capitalism in disguise. Do some research who they took from to start their business.
@DarrenCotton
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The definition of sharing economy is: "an economic system in which assets or services are shared between private individuals, either free or for a fee" while obviously the Tool Library functions as an intermediary between individuals, it sure sounds like this model fits the bill for being part of the "sharing economy". It is certainly NOT capitalism, as there is NO profit motive. If you're ever in Buffalo, feel free to stop by the shop sometime. Would love to discuss!
@taloisi
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@@DarrenCotton Darren, Baltimore has an amazing tool library. I joined for almost nothing when I was unemployed, and now I give a generous amount when I renew.