Leveraging Shared Assets for Sustainable Local Government: The Sharing Economy

1. Local Government and the Sharing Economy: Leveraging shared assets for sustainability Darren Sharp Director, Social Surplus darren@socialsurplus.com.au M: +61 419 314 655 T: @dasharp MAV Environment Conference Melbourne, 12th July 2016

2. Darren Sharp Director Australian Editor PhD Candidate

3. What is the Sharing Economy? A new story for a new economy; Facilitates the exchange of surplus assets; Connects supply and demand peer to peer; Can share, rent, gift, lend and swap; It matches needs with haves.

4. Access over ownership Bikes Cars Coworking

5. Unlock Idling Capacity Empty shops Public Buildings Vacant land

6. Optimise surplus assets Skills Space Stuff

7. Drivers of sharing Social Economic Technological Environmental Images courtesy of The Noun Project

8. http://www.localgovsharingecon.com/ The Sharing Economy for Sustainability • One Earth developed this roadmap after a year-long engagement with cities across North America. • Living within ecological means • Resilience • Natural systems • Equity • Prosperous local economies • Quality of life http://www.localgovsharingecon.com/

9. Re-thinking waste - circular economy “The Sharing Economy is complementary to the Circular Economy…both the sharing economy and the circular economy focus on efficient and sustainable resource use by individuals, companies, and governments.” WEF Young Global Leaders position paper on the Sharing Economy Food waste e-Waste Recycling

10. Sharing Surplus Energy “In the new system, every business, neighbourhood and homeowner becomes the producer of electricity, sharing his or her surplus with others on a smart Energy Internet that is beginning to stretch across national and continental landmasses.” Jeremy Rifkin – The Zero Marginal Cost Society 2014 Melbourne Renewable Energy Project

11. Blockchain Community Solar Brooklyn Microgrid http://brooklynmicrogrid.com/ In the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Park Slope community members have created the first local marketplace for renewable energy on a blockchain network. They individually invested in solar panels and created a community to sell their excess energy using smart contracts.

12. Sustainable Lifestyles “An analysis of the environmental sustainability of sharing models reveals conditions that are drivers of action and choice—consumer choice, the choices of public authorities and entrepreneurs. The sharing economy can contribute to sustainability if this is the goal that its actors set.” The sharing economy: make it sustainable (IDDIR 2014). Fashion Food Community

13. Client Engagements

14. Share Yarra • Promotes opportunities to participate in the sharing economy within Yarra and become a sharer.  • This project addresses a key action in the Yarra Environment Strategy 2013-2017 to overcome the cultural norms surrounding consumption.  http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/community-participation/share-yarra/

15. Asset Mapping: Yarra Sharing Map • Carsharing pods (CarNextDoor); • Lending libraries (book and toy); • Coworking spaces; • Community Gardens, Farmers Markets, Food co-ops, Local Harvest, Food Swaps; • Neighbourhood Houses & Community Centres http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/environment/community-participation/share-yarra/

16. Vision Mapping: Future Melbourne 2026 • What will Melbourne’s future economy look like in 2026? • The Future Economies Lab combined digital mapping, strategic foresight, appreciative inquiry and human-centred design to imagine changes to Melbourne’s economy over the coming decade. http://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/future/vision-map-melbournes-future-economy

17. Boroondara: An Age-Friendly City Food Swaps Community Gardens Homesharing Meal sharing

18. Design for social innovation • Use human-centred design to collaboratively develop ideas with the community. • Brainstorm new solutions through a creative process that encourages divergent thinking. • Use “rapid prototyping” where small teams create specific solutions related to a design challenge. Co-design workshops with Infoxchange

19. Sharing Cities “City governments can increasingly step into the role of facilitators of the sharing economy by designing infrastructure, services, incentives, and regula­tions that factor in the social exchanges of this game changing movement.” http://www.shareable.net/download-your-copy-of-policies-for-shareable-cities

20. Sharing Cities – a growing trend Cities around the world are designing programs and policies to make their assets and infrastructure more amenable to sharing…

21. ICLEI Strategic Plan 2015-2021 (Seoul Plan) Sharing Cities: Support Members in shaping a framework that allows their citizens and businesses to co-own and borrow goods.

22. ICLEI Strategic Plan 2015-2021 (Seoul Plan) Management of material and waste: Sharing rather than owning models and similar represent advanced approaches to a new material and waste management. Resource-efficient Cities: Promote the concept of Sharing Cities among its Members, who are encouraged to facilitate the sharing economy, supporting citizens and business to co-own and borrow goods. Sharing Cities: Support Members in shaping a framework that allows their citizens and businesses to co-own and borrow goods.

23. Sharing Cities Book Released September 2016 • Land • Housing • Water • Waste • Food • Energy • Mobility • Work • The Urban Commons

24. The Sharing Cities Network! • A grassroots network and community hub with tools, resources and action guides to start and support Sharing City initiatives. http://www.shareable.net/cities/melbourne-australia

25. Thank You! Darren Sharp darren@socialsurplus.com.au +61 419 314 655 @dasharp www.socialsurplus.com.au Amplifying the strengths of people and communities

26. Supporting the Sharing Economy Presented by Kathleen Kemp City of Port Phillip MAV Sustainability Conference 12 July 2016

27. Car share Council manages on-street parking

28. Car share Local testimonials included in parking change studies

29. Melbourne Bike Share CrowdSpot to identify new locations

30. Cargo Bike Elwood Toy Library Cargo bike test drives Toy library manages bookings Can cargo bike replace a car? Now available to all toy library members. • We got out more than usual

31. Little Libraries Men’s shed ran build & decorate workshops Residents adopt and install Location map

32. Community Gardens

33. Linking Neighbours Seniors and community registers Linking Neighbours organise, fundraise and facilitate free, inclusive and accessible events Support during heatwaves/emergencies

34. Thank you Questions?