20160806, Article, Taichung

[Jasmine0316]

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Time：第 358會，2016年8月 6日（週六）下午2:30~5:30
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15

Agenda
14:30~15:30 Session One
15:30~15:50 Speech Session
15:50~16:00 Change Group and then Break Time
16:00~17:15 Session Two
17:15~17:30 Happy Time

Host: Micro
Assistant Host:

Topic:
Debating the Sharing Economy
Source:
http://www.greattransition.org/publicat ... ng-economy
Reference:
https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_gebbia_ho ... uage=zh-tw


Please Note:
Venue:台中市南屯區 大業路182號 Mos Burger二樓
Thanks a lot for your attention.

Questions:

1. Have you ever experienced the services provided by Uber or Airbnb? Are they attractive to you?

2. If you can make a profit from the Sharing Economy, what items would you like to share with others?

3. What’s your primary consideration for using shared services? Why?

4. Do you think the Sharing Economy is mortal, legal, or fair for licensed drivers and hotel owners? Are there more sustainable solutions for sharing services?


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http://www.happyforum.org/Association_Principle.htm
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參與例會，請自行列印當週的討論文章，並帶至現場
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewforum.php?f=33
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http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1766
週六晚餐(Saturday Dinner)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewforum.php?f=76
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所有行程(All Schedule)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewtopic.php?t=883

[Jasmine0316]

Dear Taichung Happiers,

Make sure you won’t Uber your professor, please! All right. Yet, how many alternatives can Airbnb-for-academia leave us with? “Some professors’ offices are huge, so you could easily get a couple of IKEA bunk beds in the corner without too much difficulty,” https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/airbnb-academia-plan-inject-pro-market-ethos-sector

It’s been a while, and hope all of you are doing well. Have you contemplated what can truly carry a person? Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu proposed "The fundamental law of human beings is interdependence. A person is a person through other persons." To forge bonds between Happiers, our host Micro has previously impressed the beauty of the collective Summer Conference memory on our minds by his efficient efforts for the documentary. And he won’t stop there—he will lead us to critically examine the implications of collaborative consumption, the Sharing Economy.

UberYACHT sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8exgPr6DfM However, Professor Arun Sundararajan exhibited the direction a healthy economy can fly in: “Steady incomes and a social safety net are characteristics of a healthy economy which has moved past simply getting people to work for a living to creating a higher quality of existence” Then, why do we believe collaborative consumption efforts can sustain our life purposes? What is the value of it? Some researchers named it “Access Economy” instead of “Sharing Economy” due to the finding of less aims in sharing and connectedness building within the current collaborative consumption; meanwhile, the created benefits—convenient access and effective cost—are still appreciated. https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-sharing-economy-isnt-about-sharing-at-all

“Sharing” (By Shel Silverstein)

I’ll share your toys, I’ll share your money,
I’ll share your toast, I’ll share you honey,
I’ll share your milk and your cookies too– –
The hard part’s sharing mine with you.

Relaaaaax, please—how about Airbnbing in legendary Libraries, such as the Rolex Learning Center? My wildest dreammm……. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O0OqdIoOPQ All right. The question on the Sharing Economy is what positive effect we can exert on others’ lives; the critical theme of Sharing Economy is privacy and security. How fast can the new platforms move freely but safely? http://time.com/money/3119317/sharing-economy-disrupt-housing-wages/ Will you still love Uber the same when driverless Uber or UberDrone is everywhere? How to manage the forever-changing- technology-driven organizational change of Sharing Economy companies? Nevertheless, calling for more practice and evidenced researches, Law scholar and author Stephen R. Miller optimistically presented Community, Ownership, Reputation, and Equity as the core principles for creating opportunities of positive impacts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MRQSE1IxCg

What does money or economy really mean to you? You might have heard of the story Living Without Money—what do you think of this experiment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djzitB1xyoc British author Etienne de L'Amour promoted a positive thought“William Shakespeare once wrote: ‘The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.’ They call this the Hidden Economy and it is not based on greed or love of money, but on unconditional, selfless, boundless and unstinting Love.” Now, check out this documentary film Odysseus' Gambit which exquisitely interprets the reason and value of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BN-i4rE0aY

Another happy thing for this weekend is about your one and only childhood ATM. Yes! PaPa!!! Definitely, you’ll be forever proud of him. Happy Father’s Day to every Dad. Remember that being happy is the perfect present to your Papa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwMJc-T8Db4 Join us. Thanks!!!





With Gratitude,
Jasmine

[Kevin01]

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