From 10 – 14 February, Collaborative Lab's Chief Strategy Officer April Rinne travelled with Tim Draimin, SiG National's Executive Director, and One Earth's Executive Director Vanessa Timmer on a collaborative economy tour across Canada, co-sponsored by SiG and Cities for People. Speaking with community and government leaders in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, the tour was a great insight into collaborative consumption activity in Canada and the potential for shareable cities in North America.
25. REGULATORY GREY AREAS
1 Collaborative economy platforms are different than
incumbents. Often no regulation really “fits.”
2 Personal vs. commercial: making ends meet vs.
running a business?
3 How to fairly and equitably allocate liability and
risk?
28. LYFT CASE STUDY
1 Lyft is not a taxi, and yet there is no
other regulation that “fits” ridesharing
platforms like it.
2 Policy-makers spent months going
back-and-forth: awkward gridlock.
3 Ultimately policy-makers were able to
innovate: new Transportation Network
Corporation (TNC) designation.
29. KEY TAKEAWAY:
MANY COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY
COMPANIES ARE OPERATING IN A
LEGAL GREY AREA.
How can local government regulators anticipate
challenges, identify outdated rules, and create
supportive policies and “enabling environment?”
32. 80% OF THE STUFF WE OWN, WE USE LESS THAN ONCE A MONTH
33. BIXI CASE STUDY
1 Bixi’s technology has been successfully
exported to city bike-sharing programs
around the world.
2 The relationship between Bixi and the
Montreal government was unique.
3 What other measures could policymakers have taken? What can other
cities learn from Bixi’s experience?
34. KEY TAKEAWAY:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES ARE ABUNDANT.
How can local government further enable private
sector ideas with public benefit, and determine
the best channels to offer support and resources?
38. AIRBNB CASE STUDY
1 Local Airbnb community had tremendous
assets (space) and social connections to
contribute.
2 Local government could tap into, and
leverage, these assets during crisis.
3 By collaborating, both Airbnb and local
government were above to achieve more
(and more efficiently) together than alone.
39. KEY TAKEAWAY:
COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES CAN
PROVIDE ACCESS TO CRUCIAL
RESOURCES IN TIMES OF CRISIS.
How can collaborative platforms be identified,
built and scaled to enhance emergency
management and boost overall resilience?
42. LEARNING PLATFORMS CASE STUDY
1 Helping residents learn about the
collaborative economy is an easy first step
towards becoming a Shareable City.
2 Local governments are well-positioned to
disseminate useful information.
3 These platforms are also a great way for
local governments to learn about the
collaborative economy too!
43. KEY TAKEAWAY:
GOVERNMENT HAS A BIG ROLE TO
PLAY IN ENDORSING, BUILDING AND
IMPLEMENTING COLLABORATIVE
PRACTICES.
How can local government best enable assets to
be shared with, by and amongst its residents?
44. SHAREABLE CITIES
ENABLING RESIDENTS TO EFFICIENTLY AND
SAFELY SHARE ALL KINDS OF ASSETS –
FROM SPACES TO CARS, SKILLS AND
UTILITIES – TO CREATE STRONGER,
HEALTHIER, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES