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Co-living: Could it be the future of home ownership?
ANALYSIS. Co-living is a form of shared accommodation halfway between hotel services and traditional housing. It offers an alternative to traditional housing while questioning our relationship to property. But to what extent can this experiential strategy of ownership really transform the logic of ownership? And what is the situation today, at a time of pandemic and injunctions to social distancing? Behind the fine promises and marketing operations, does coliving meet real needs? Or is it exploiting the flaws of a system that is out of breath? A historical and documented insight, by Nassim Moussi.
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Work for life, work for death!
ANALYSIS. While pension reform continues to stir up public debate, what does it hide about the evolution of work, its value, its recognition, its inequalities? What does it say about our collective representations of ageing? An assessment by Laëtitia Vitaud and Mélissa Petit.
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Network in a Box
ANALYSIS. For several years, Ouishare has been experimenting what it means and what it takes to be a networked organisation. Here we capture some of publications and tools relevant to the creation and growth of networks.
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What became of the projects developed at POC21? Meet with the teams who are building a zero carbon and zero waste society.
ZOOM. In the summer of 2015, Ouishare's teams embarked on a big adventure: bringing together designers, engineers and scientists in a French castle to prototype a zero carbon and zero waste society. During 5 weeks, 12 sustainable technologies were developed and an international community of innovators was created. 4 years later, we wanted to know what happened next: what was the impact of POC21 for the teams that worked there? Where are they now? What are their next steps? An encounter with those who are preparing for a post-carbon society with low tech.
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Making sense of what's next: Holding space for change in times of Climate Crisis
Leading scientists give our civilization something between 18 months to twelve years to implement the far-reaching changes that could limit the current climate emergency. Across generations, people engage is mass protest and young people feel justifiably betrayed. In this complex context, how do we relate to the notion of “changing society” that has echoed through Ouishare’s mission since the beginning, and where do we go from here?
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How to use art to unlock urban imaginaries and public spaces
The modern city has long been thought of as a machine, a device that must respond mechanically and efficiently to the needs created by car traffic or housing. On the contrary, we believe that cities need to be evolving, living systems and that public spaces can be welcoming places and sources of creation. We discussed the topic with Dan Acher, artivist at Happy City Lab, Camille Bonazzi, journalist and vice-president of Noise La Ville and Pascal Le Brun Cordier, artistic programmer and head of the Master 2 Professional Cultural Projects in Public Space.
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How neighbourhood social networks can help communities and local businesses thrive
In the small state of Vermont, residents log on to Front Porch Forum, an online service, to ask for recommendations for a plumber, or to borrow a ladder, or to discuss the school budget. Unlike other social media, however, postings are aggregated and sent as a digest typically once a day. So members read postings from their neighbors only after they have been reviewed first by Front Porch Forum’s team of moderators. Michael Wood-Lewis, a founder of Front Porch Forum, spoke to Ouishare about the platform’s role in building community, increasing social capital, and, most recently, its take on Big Tech.
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How emerging forms of civic engagement are shaping the future of our cities
We met Joke Quintens to talk about new forms of citizen collaboration and how we can accelerate change-making for the common good.
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Why we need to address the digital divide if we want to foster more democratic societies
Digital divides mirror social inequalities. Fostering inclusion and participation can not only lead to better digital services but ultimately more democratic and just societies.
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In times of collapse - The keys to economic system change
Since founding Ouishare eight years ago changing the economic system stayed central to solving the biggest problems of our time. In 2019, buzzwords like Sharing Economy, Collaborative Economy, Circular Economy, Feminist Economy or Wellbeing Economy have become mainstream but the challenges have become even more pressing.
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Ouishare Foundation: promoting and supporting local social innovation
While themes such as “global warming”, “urban wasteland”, “digital divide” are becoming more and more critical in the public debate, why are social innovation projects not developing as fast as the startups from which they often take the inspiration?
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Blurring the lines between hospitality and residential
Zoku are at the Co-Liv summit in Paris on the 11th and 12th October 2018. We were lucky enough to find some time to chat about what they do and where they see the phenomenon of co-living leading to.
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