okay well I reckon that it’s time for some sharing what do you say Frankfurt
some sharing what do you say Frankfurt
some sharing what do you say Frankfurt we’re ready to share oh sure
we’re ready to share oh sure
we’re ready to share oh sure okay so every single one of you came
okay so every single one of you came
okay so every single one of you came here to share because you trusted that
here to share because you trusted that
here to share because you trusted that this would be time well spent well I’m
this would be time well spent well I’m
this would be time well spent well I’m going to spend the next few minutes
going to spend the next few minutes
going to spend the next few minutes talking about why I believe the sharing
talking about why I believe the sharing
talking about why I believe the sharing economy is transforming our world and
economy is transforming our world and
economy is transforming our world and how every single one of us can benefit
how every single one of us can benefit
how every single one of us can benefit if we know the secret that’s at the
if we know the secret that’s at the
if we know the secret that’s at the heart of it
heart of it
heart of it you see I’m passionate about the sharing
you see I’m passionate about the sharing
you see I’m passionate about the sharing economy because I believe that sharing
economy because I believe that sharing
economy because I believe that sharing can change the world so what is the
can change the world so what is the
can change the world so what is the sharing economy well it’s a
sharing economy well it’s a
sharing economy well it’s a socio-economic system built around the
socio-economic system built around the
socio-economic system built around the sharing of human and physical resources
sharing of human and physical resources
sharing of human and physical resources knowledge skills time goods cars clothes
knowledge skills time goods cars clothes
knowledge skills time goods cars clothes food housing but the sharing economy is
food housing but the sharing economy is
food housing but the sharing economy is often misunderstood the sharing in the
often misunderstood the sharing in the
often misunderstood the sharing in the term sharing economy doesn’t mean it’s
term sharing economy doesn’t mean it’s
term sharing economy doesn’t mean it’s free it’s about accessing shared
free it’s about accessing shared
free it’s about accessing shared resources it’s a hybrid economy with
resources it’s a hybrid economy with
resources it’s a hybrid economy with different forms of value exchange rent
different forms of value exchange rent
different forms of value exchange rent swap borrow lend exchange cooperate
swap borrow lend exchange cooperate
swap borrow lend exchange cooperate co-create collaborate all of these terms
co-create collaborate all of these terms
co-create collaborate all of these terms refer to different types of sharing so
refer to different types of sharing so
refer to different types of sharing so there are over three point five trillion
there are over three point five trillion
there are over three point five trillion pounds worth of idle resources in the
pounds worth of idle resources in the
pounds worth of idle resources in the world food shelter water yet 40,000
world food shelter water yet 40,000
world food shelter water yet 40,000 people die every single day because they
people die every single day because they
people die every single day because they don’t have access to food shelter and
don’t have access to food shelter and
don’t have access to food shelter and water and so in a sharing economy we
water and so in a sharing economy we
water and so in a sharing economy we connect
connect
connect idle resource with need so there’s no
idle resource with need so there’s no
idle resource with need so there’s no need for poverty well that sounds all
need for poverty well that sounds all
need for poverty well that sounds all well and good but how do we build a
well and good but how do we build a
well and good but how do we build a sharing economy
sharing economy
sharing economy it sounds like an impossible task a
it sounds like an impossible task a
it sounds like an impossible task a dream maybe but there’s a secret to
dream maybe but there’s a secret to
dream maybe but there’s a secret to building a sharing economy and it was on
building a sharing economy and it was on
building a sharing economy and it was on a trip thirty years ago that I
a trip thirty years ago that I
a trip thirty years ago that I discovered that secret so when I was 19
discovered that secret so when I was 19
discovered that secret so when I was 19 I drove across America with my best
I drove across America with my best
I drove across America with my best friend for just $30 we took what’s known
friend for just $30 we took what’s known
friend for just $30 we took what’s known as an auto-driver way a form of car
as an auto-driver way a form of car
as an auto-driver way a form of car sharing where you transport someone
sharing where you transport someone
sharing where you transport someone else’s car and you just pay for the gas
else’s car and you just pay for the gas
else’s car and you just pay for the gas we had the time of our lives it was a
we had the time of our lives it was a
we had the time of our lives it was a magic experience and it sparked my
magic experience and it sparked my
magic experience and it sparked my interest in what’s now known as the
interest in what’s now known as the
interest in what’s now known as the sharing economy in our case we needed a
sharing economy in our case we needed a
sharing economy in our case we needed a car but we have no cash and a family
car but we have no cash and a family
car but we have no cash and a family needed their car transporting it was a
needed their car transporting it was a
needed their car transporting it was a win-win situation now somewhere between
win-win situation now somewhere between
win-win situation now somewhere between the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas I had
the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas I had
the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas I had this epiphany but when you trust someone
this epiphany but when you trust someone
this epiphany but when you trust someone something wonderful can happen when you
something wonderful can happen when you
something wonderful can happen when you trust life is an adventure
you see we needed to get somewhere and
you see we needed to get somewhere and we trusted each other we trusted that we
we trusted each other we trusted that we
we trusted each other we trusted that we could drive for five days 3,000 miles we
could drive for five days 3,000 miles we
could drive for five days 3,000 miles we trusted that the car would even get us
trusted that the car would even get us
trusted that the car would even get us there we trusted our driving which may
there we trusted our driving which may
there we trusted our driving which may have been a mistake but we have this
have been a mistake but we have this
have been a mistake but we have this incredible experience and along the way
incredible experience and along the way
incredible experience and along the way I realized but the reason that something
I realized but the reason that something
I realized but the reason that something wonderful happens when you trust is
wonderful happens when you trust is
wonderful happens when you trust is because you open yourself up to sharing
because you open yourself up to sharing
because you open yourself up to sharing you see first you trust
you see first you trust
you see first you trust and then you share so the first step
and then you share so the first step
and then you share so the first step towards building a society based around
towards building a society based around
towards building a society based around sharing is to trust so Trust is the
sharing is to trust so Trust is the
sharing is to trust so Trust is the secret to building a sharing economy
secret to building a sharing economy
secret to building a sharing economy well that’s all well and good but how do
well that’s all well and good but how do
well that’s all well and good but how do we know who to trust or what to trust
we know who to trust or what to trust
we know who to trust or what to trust let’s face it you can’t just trust
let’s face it you can’t just trust
let’s face it you can’t just trust anyone these days can you so I’m
anyone these days can you so I’m
anyone these days can you so I’m embarrassed to tell you what happened
embarrassed to tell you what happened
embarrassed to tell you what happened next but I’m going to trust that you
next but I’m going to trust that you
next but I’m going to trust that you didn’t mock me if you won’t mock me so
didn’t mock me if you won’t mock me so
didn’t mock me if you won’t mock me so we needed someone to share the driving
we needed someone to share the driving
we needed someone to share the driving but before you can share you’ve got to
but before you can share you’ve got to
but before you can share you’ve got to trust so we needed to find a stranger
trust so we needed to find a stranger
trust so we needed to find a stranger who we could trust now back in the
who we could trust now back in the
who we could trust now back in the analog days of 1986 this wasn’t so easy
analog days of 1986 this wasn’t so easy
analog days of 1986 this wasn’t so easy right so I wrote an ad and I put this in
right so I wrote an ad and I put this in
right so I wrote an ad and I put this in the local newspaper and here’s what it
the local newspaper and here’s what it
the local newspaper and here’s what it said to attractive adventurous British
said to attractive adventurous British
said to attractive adventurous British girls looking for someone to share the
girls looking for someone to share the
girls looking for someone to share the drive from Washington DC to LA if you’re
drive from Washington DC to LA if you’re
drive from Washington DC to LA if you’re up for it
up for it
up for it call us now not surprisingly this
call us now not surprisingly this
call us now not surprisingly this attracted several perverts
attracted several perverts
attracted several perverts who were clearly not to be trusted right
who were clearly not to be trusted right
who were clearly not to be trusted right so we did what 19 year old girls did
so we did what 19 year old girls did
so we did what 19 year old girls did back in the pre social media world of
back in the pre social media world of
back in the pre social media world of 1986 we went to a bar and there we met
1986 we went to a bar and there we met
1986 we went to a bar and there we met fellow student John the existentialist
fellow student John the existentialist
fellow student John the existentialist and it was decided that he would join us
and it was decided that he would join us
and it was decided that he would join us on our cross-country adventure and
on our cross-country adventure and
on our cross-country adventure and there’s John now you see we listen to
there’s John now you see we listen to
there’s John now you see we listen to our instincts so when we got the
our instincts so when we got the
our instincts so when we got the perverts calling we knew that they were
perverts calling we knew that they were
perverts calling we knew that they were not to be trusted but when we met John
not to be trusted but when we met John
not to be trusted but when we met John in the bar we knew that he was
in the bar we knew that he was
in the bar we knew that he was we trusted our instincts we trusted
we trusted our instincts we trusted
we trusted our instincts we trusted ourselves for the key to trust is that
ourselves for the key to trust is that
ourselves for the key to trust is that first we have to trust ourselves because
first we have to trust ourselves because
first we have to trust ourselves because how can we trust others if we don’t
how can we trust others if we don’t
how can we trust others if we don’t trust ourselves but trusting yourself is
trust ourselves but trusting yourself is
trust ourselves but trusting yourself is really difficult isn’t it it’s hard to
really difficult isn’t it it’s hard to
really difficult isn’t it it’s hard to listen to that voice to go with your gut
listen to that voice to go with your gut
listen to that voice to go with your gut to trust yourself it takes strength it
to trust yourself it takes strength it
to trust yourself it takes strength it takes courage it takes self-confidence
takes courage it takes self-confidence
takes courage it takes self-confidence but just think when you do trust you
but just think when you do trust you
but just think when you do trust you open yourself up to sharing you open
open yourself up to sharing you open
open yourself up to sharing you open yourself up to positivity and positivity
yourself up to positivity and positivity
yourself up to positivity and positivity and experiences so if we try just
and experiences so if we try just
and experiences so if we try just imagine
imagine
imagine overcome our fear that negativity and we
overcome our fear that negativity and we
overcome our fear that negativity and we dare to trust ourselves and we open up
dare to trust ourselves and we open up
dare to trust ourselves and we open up ourselves to possibility to potential to
ourselves to possibility to potential to
ourselves to possibility to potential to adventure to change how we can transform
adventure to change how we can transform
adventure to change how we can transform our own lives and the world because when
our own lives and the world because when
our own lives and the world because when you share you’re saying I am vulnerable
you share you’re saying I am vulnerable
you share you’re saying I am vulnerable I can’t do this by myself I’m choosing
I can’t do this by myself I’m choosing
I can’t do this by myself I’m choosing to do this with someone else you reveal
to do this with someone else you reveal
to do this with someone else you reveal your true self you show that you are a
your true self you show that you are a
your true self you show that you are a sharer because to share is to be human
to share is to be human now trusting
to share is to be human now trusting ourselves is one thing but of course how
ourselves is one thing but of course how
ourselves is one thing but of course how do we trust strangers how do we trust
do we trust strangers how do we trust
do we trust strangers how do we trust strangers well fortunately in this day
strangers well fortunately in this day
strangers well fortunately in this day and age we no longer have to rely on
and age we no longer have to rely on
and age we no longer have to rely on instincts alone and I would argue and I
instincts alone and I would argue and I
instincts alone and I would argue and I believe that there’s never been a better
believe that there’s never been a better
believe that there’s never been a better time to trust
time to trust
time to trust thanks to the rise of the sharing
thanks to the rise of the sharing
thanks to the rise of the sharing economy and the over 10,000 different
economy and the over 10,000 different
economy and the over 10,000 different apps and platforms and projects
apps and platforms and projects
apps and platforms and projects worldwide we can share everything from
worldwide we can share everything from
worldwide we can share everything from dogs to didgeridoos we can find housing
dogs to didgeridoos we can find housing
dogs to didgeridoos we can find housing jobs food clothing you have it
jobs food clothing you have it
jobs food clothing you have it experiences we can even find love
experiences we can even find love
experiences we can even find love everything that you do every single day
everything that you do every single day
everything that you do every single day every transaction every experience every
every transaction every experience every
every transaction every experience every activity can be done better through the
activity can be done better through the
activity can be done better through the sharing economy but first you have to
sharing economy but first you have to
sharing economy but first you have to trust you can transform your life by
trust you can transform your life by
trust you can transform your life by sharing one social enterprise in the UK
sharing one social enterprise in the UK
sharing one social enterprise in the UK fair share
fair share
fair share last year delivered eighteen point three
last year delivered eighteen point three
last year delivered eighteen point three million meals to people living in food
million meals to people living in food
million meals to people living in food poverty out of food that would have
poverty out of food that would have
poverty out of food that would have needlessly gone to landfill just think
needlessly gone to landfill just think
needlessly gone to landfill just think about that car sharing reduces household
about that car sharing reduces household
about that car sharing reduces household carbon emissions by 37 percent this is
carbon emissions by 37 percent this is
carbon emissions by 37 percent this is the world that we build if we can trust
the world that we build if we can trust
the world that we build if we can trust just think about that so there’s never
just think about that so there’s never
just think about that so there’s never been a better time to trust and now
been a better time to trust and now
been a better time to trust and now we’re eight others we verify their
we’re eight others we verify their
we’re eight others we verify their identities we have these online
identities we have these online
identities we have these online reputations these personas we can find
reputations these personas we can find
reputations these personas we can find out more information about people about
out more information about people about
out more information about people about strangers than we ever could through
strangers than we ever could through
strangers than we ever could through traditional means there has never been a
traditional means there has never been a
traditional means there has never been a better time to trust now we can make
better time to trust now we can make
better time to trust now we can make informed decisions about who to trust we
informed decisions about who to trust we
informed decisions about who to trust we can decide who share worthy so it is
can decide who share worthy so it is
can decide who share worthy so it is possible to trust and as I’ve shown
possible to trust and as I’ve shown
possible to trust and as I’ve shown there are three ways in which we can
there are three ways in which we can
there are three ways in which we can safely trust strangers so first as I’ve
safely trust strangers so first as I’ve
safely trust strangers so first as I’ve mentioned is trust yourself listen to
mentioned is trust yourself listen to
mentioned is trust yourself listen to that inner voice what does your gut tell
that inner voice what does your gut tell
that inner voice what does your gut tell you
you
you you don’t ignore it trust yourself do
you don’t ignore it trust yourself do
you don’t ignore it trust yourself do your research because today you can when
your research because today you can when
your research because today you can when I decided that we were going to do our
I decided that we were going to do our
I decided that we were going to do our first family house swap my husband was
first family house swap my husband was
first family house swap my husband was convinced our home was going to get
convinced our home was going to get
convinced our home was going to get trashed so of course I had to go online
trashed so of course I had to go online
trashed so of course I had to go online and do the research and I checked out
and do the research and I checked out
and do the research and I checked out the family that had answered our request
the family that had answered our request
the family that had answered our request on a home swapping site
on a home swapping site
on a home swapping site what did other people say about them
what did other people say about them
what did other people say about them were they good sharers did they have
were they good sharers did they have
were they good sharers did they have good sharing ratings and I communicated
good sharing ratings and I communicated
good sharing ratings and I communicated with them I asked them questions what
with them I asked them questions what
with them I asked them questions what kind of holiday were they looking for
kind of holiday were they looking for
kind of holiday were they looking for what were their interests I spoke to
what were their interests I spoke to
what were their interests I spoke to them the conversations and the I got
them the conversations and the I got
them the conversations and the I got every bit of information that I needed
every bit of information that I needed
every bit of information that I needed to make that informed decision and every
to make that informed decision and every
to make that informed decision and every one of us can do that and thirdly verify
one of us can do that and thirdly verify
one of us can do that and thirdly verify identity we can run identity checks on
identity we can run identity checks on
identity we can run identity checks on anybody so that we know that someone is
anybody so that we know that someone is
anybody so that we know that someone is who they say they are there are lots of
who they say they are there are lots of
who they say they are there are lots of tools out there to do this and if you
tools out there to do this and if you
tools out there to do this and if you carry out these three steps you can
carry out these three steps you can
carry out these three steps you can safely trust strangers and if we trust
safely trust strangers and if we trust
safely trust strangers and if we trust were open to sharing and we can
were open to sharing and we can
were open to sharing and we can transform our world so Julie and I
transform our world so Julie and I
transform our world so Julie and I clocked up 2,800 miles and we arrived in
clocked up 2,800 miles and we arrived in
clocked up 2,800 miles and we arrived in LA you’ll be relieved to hear safe and
LA you’ll be relieved to hear safe and
LA you’ll be relieved to hear safe and sound with John the existentialist he
sound with John the existentialist he
sound with John the existentialist he made the full journey and hundreds of
made the full journey and hundreds of
made the full journey and hundreds of incredible memories it was an
incredible memories it was an
incredible memories it was an unforgettable trip and you see we
unforgettable trip and you see we
unforgettable trip and you see we trusted we opened ourselves up to
trusted we opened ourselves up to
trusted we opened ourselves up to sharing and something wonderful happened
see I believe that what’s wrong with the
see I believe that what’s wrong with the world is that there’s a shortage of
world is that there’s a shortage of
world is that there’s a shortage of sharing and we can fix that because
sharing and we can fix that because
sharing and we can fix that because although our resources are finite our
although our resources are finite our
although our resources are finite our potential to share is unlimited and if
potential to share is unlimited and if
potential to share is unlimited and if we can unleash
we can unleash
we can unleash our collective capability to share and
our collective capability to share and
our collective capability to share and collaborate there is no end to what we
collaborate there is no end to what we
collaborate there is no end to what we can achieve together but first we need
can achieve together but first we need
can achieve together but first we need to dare to trust because of course Trust
to dare to trust because of course Trust
to dare to trust because of course Trust is the secret to the sharing economy and
is the secret to the sharing economy and
is the secret to the sharing economy and Trust we must to build a better world
Trust we must to build a better world
Trust we must to build a better world because sharing feeds clothes educates
because sharing feeds clothes educates
because sharing feeds clothes educates and those 40,000 people that die each
and those 40,000 people that die each
and those 40,000 people that die each day because they don’t have access to
day because they don’t have access to
day because they don’t have access to food shelter and water don’t need to die
food shelter and water don’t need to die
food shelter and water don’t need to die but first we need to dare to trust and
but first we need to dare to trust and
but first we need to dare to trust and as I’ve shown now we all know how and we
as I’ve shown now we all know how and we
as I’ve shown now we all know how and we can trust safely and together we can
can trust safely and together we can
can trust safely and together we can build this sharing economy you came here
build this sharing economy you came here
build this sharing economy you came here today to share but first you trusted
today to share but first you trusted
today to share but first you trusted that this would be time well spent I
hope that for all of you something
hope that for all of you something wonderful happened today I’m Bonita met
wonderful happened today I’m Bonita met
wonderful happened today I’m Bonita met Oscar thank you for sharing
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