Collaborative Consumption describes the rapid explosion in traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping reinvented through network technologies on a scale and in ways never possible before. We have collected over a thousand examples of Collaborative Consumption from all corners of the world. Below is just a handful of the hottest ideas from around the globe.
Product Service Systems
Pay for the benefit of using a product without needing to own the product outright. Disrupting traditional industries based on models of individual private ownership.
Car sharing
Zipcar, Streetcar, GoGet, WhizzCar, Autoshare, Stattauto, Autolibre, Denzeldrive, Cambiocar, Zazcar
Car sharing (from big automobile brands)
BMW DriveNow, Volkswagen Quicar, Peugeot Mu, Daimler Car2Go
Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing
Whipcar, RelayRides, Drivemycar Rentals, Getaround, Tamyca, Buzzcar, Nachbarschaftsauto
Bike sharing
Velib, Bixi, Barclays Cycle Hire, B-Cycle, Ecobici, Call-A-Bike, CyclOcity, Niceride, HZ Bike, Social Bicycles
Ride sharing
Zimride, Nuride, Liftshare, Jayride, goCarShare, GoLoco, Carpooling, Caronetas, DuckSeat, RewardRide, Avego, Zebigo, Tickengo
Solar Power
Solar City, Solar Century, PretaSol, One Block Off The Grid, CitizenRe
Toy Rental
Dim Dom, BabyPlays, Rent-a-toy, ToyLib, Speelotheken, Brinquedoteca, Smarty Rents, Toygaroo
Textbook Rental
Chegg, CampusBookRentals, Zookal, BookRenter
Art Rental
Art.sy, Artsicle, TurningArt
Fashion Rental
Bag Borrow & Steal, Fashionhire, From Bags To Riches, i-Ella, Dress Vault, Love Me and Leave Me, Renttherunway
Movies
Netflix, Quickflix, LoveFilm
General Online Rental
Rentcycle, AnyHire
Peer Rental
Zilok, Rentoid, Ecomodo, HireThings, Thingloop, Rentalic, RentStuff, Bid & Borrow
Neighborhood Rental
Sharesomesugar, Neighborrow, Neighborgoods, The Sharehood, Frents, Friends With Things, Hey Neighbor!
Redistribution Markets
Redistribute used or pre-owned goods from where they are not needed to somewhere or someone where they are.
Big marketplaces
craigslist, eBay, Flippid, Gumtree
Free/Gift Exchanges
Freecycle, GiftFlow, Givmo, Ziilch, Exchango, Freally, Yoogot, ThingLoop
Used Electronics
Gazelle, eBay Instant Sale, Apple Recycling Program
Swap sites for books
BookHopper, Thebookswap, Paperbackswap, Bookmooch, eBook Fling
Swap sites for baby goods and toys
Toyswap, thredUp, Swapitbaby, Swapkidsclothes, MumSwap, Tauschteddy
Clothing swaps
Swapstyle, Clothing Exchange, 99 Dresses, Big Wardrobe, i-Ella, Mano Drabuziai
Swap sites for media (Dvd’s, books, games)
Swap, SwapSimple, Dig N’Swap, Netcycler, GaBoom
Neighborhood Marketplaces
Egg Cartel, Zaarly, Garage Sale Trail, Hey, Neighbor!
Collaborative Lifestyles
It’s not just physical goods that can be shared, swapped, and bartered. People with similar interests are banding together to share and exchange less tangible assets such as time, space, skills, and money.
Coworking Spaces
Citizen Space, Hub Culture, The Hub, Vibewire Enterprise Hub, TechHub, NewWorkCity, StudioMates, Bees Office, CoLoft, La Ruche
Coworking Space Finders
Loosecubes, DesksNearMe, DeskWanted, CoLoco, OpenDesks, DeskSurfing
Social Lending
Zopa, Prosper, The Lending Club, Boober, Maneo, Qifang
Social currencies
Ven, Quid, TimeBanks, LETSystems, SPICE Timebank
Peer-to-Peer Travel
CouchSurfing, Airbnb, Roomorama, Crashpadder, One Fine Stay, Bed And Fed, 9flats, iStopover
Taxi Sharing
Taxi2, TaxiDeck, TaxiStop, FellowCab, Weeels
Bartering
Barterquest, OurGoods, ITEX, Bartercard, Tourboarding
CrowdFunding
IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, StartSomeGood, Pozible, Crowdcube, Movere.me, Catarse, Profounder
Gardens
UrbanGardenShare, Landshare, SharedEarth, YardShare
Skill sharing
Brooklyn Skill Share, TeachStreet, TradeSchool, Skillshare, Skilio, WeTeachMe
Shared Studios/Workshops
3rd Space Studios, TechShop
Parking spots
ParkAtMyHouse, ParkCirca, Park On My Drive
Neighborhood Support
WeCommune, Share Some Sugar, Bright Neighbor, Hey Neighbor!, Streetbank, OhSoWe, ToolzDo
Errand & Task Networks
TaskRabbit, Zaarly, YourJobDone, AirRun, MyTaskAngel, Gigwalk
Unique Experience Marketplaces
Vayable, Gidsy, Sidetour
Social Food Networks
Gobble, Grub.ly, GrubWithUs, EatWithMe, Wok ‘n’ Wine, HouseFed
Storage Networks
StorPod, ShareMyStorage, SpaceOut