Emily Castor

Excited for the March Collaborative Chats!

Sold out in 24 hours… B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

collaborativechats:

On the heels of last month’s inspiring launch, Collaborative Chats will be back for our second monthly event on Wednesday, March 21 at Airbnb’s swingin’ SoMa HQ. 

The topic: economic impact. The economic effects of new online collaborative consumption marketplaces are uncharted. Sharing of idle assets redirects consumer spending on goods and services from traditional providers to individual microentrepreneurs and small businesses in local communities. As participation in collaborative marketplaces grows, what will the impacts be within urban economies? What is collaborative consumption’s potential as an economic development tool, and how may such effects vary in different geographic areas and across industries?

Panelists: 

Lauren Anderson, Innovation Director, Collaborative Labs
Egon Terplan, Regional Planning Director, SPUR
Molly Turner, Director of Public Policy, Airbnb

NOTE: The event is now sold out (thanks everyone!), but watch this space for full video after the fact and join in the continuing conversation.

Thanks to our wonderful panelists. It was a pleasure to participate in this stimulating discussion with all of you.

collaborativechats:

Full video of this week’s Collaborative Chats launch event - “Building Community in the Sharing Economy” - is now posted! Check it out here and join the conversation.

Special thanks to Matt McDonald

The panel at the Collaborative Chats launch event on Wednesday night at the Hub engaged in a fascinating talk on the role of community in collaborative consumption. I had a great time moderating the discussion! 

For Shareable’s recap of the conversation, click here.

Also check out these cool data visualizations showing the evolution of social ties within the CouchSurfing community by panelist Bogdan State.

(Left to right: Stanford sociology doctoral student Bogdan State, Airbnb’s Elizabeth Mueller, RelayRides founder Shelby Clark, CouchSurfing founder Casey Fenton, and Stanford sociology professor Paolo Parigi.)

I can’t wait to hear what this amazing panel has to say. If you’re in SF, I hope you’ll be there.

collaborativechats:

Join us for a conversation on Building Community in the Sharing Economy with an outstanding panel of entrepreneurs, sociologists, and users including:

Shelby Clark, Founder + Chief Community Officer, RelayRides
Casey Fenton, Founder + Chief Inspiration Officer, CouchSurfing
Paolo Parigi + Bogdan State, Department of Sociology, Stanford University
Elizabeth Mueller, Host + Community Organizer, Airbnb

Registration is now open! Spaces are limited - RSVP now to make sure you’re on the list. 

When: Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Where: Hub SoMa, 901 Mission Street, Suite 105 (5th & Mission), SF
Format:  Reception with light food and drink followed by moderated panel discussion and Q&A.