quinta-feira, 9 de junho de 2016

«The Growth of the Circular Economy»


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«There is a growing business movement toward what is described as a circular economy, an alternative to a traditional linear economy where the current widespread operating model can best be described as make, use and dispose. 
In the evolving circular model, we strive to keep resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them while in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life. To be successful, this model will require a fundamental rethinking of products, materials and systems of commerce. (,,,)». no Sumário Executivo.


quarta-feira, 1 de junho de 2016

A 4.ª REVOLUÇÃO INDUSTRIAL

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ROBIN CHASE | «Peers Inc: How People and Platforms Are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism»

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Sobre o livro:  Lessons from Zipcar: Simplify, organize, empower
De lá: «(...) Web 2.0, the sharing economy, crowdsourcing, collaborative production, collaborative consumption and network effects are simply terms we’ve created along the way in an effort to capture what is going on. Attributing all this to “the Internet” misses the building blocks and therefore the ability to replicate this type of activity in a more controlled way.
There is one structure that underlies all these — excess capacity + a platform for participation + diverse peers — and it is fundamentally changing the way we work, build businesses and shape economies. I call it Peers Inc. Peers Inc combines the best of people power with the best of corporate power. (...)».