Ch. 30 The Power of the Collaborative Economy
"It is only by pulling together that we can hope to salvage and protect what is most intrinsically valuable about our world, and perhaps even improve lives over the long term." - Richard Heinberg, The Big Picture, Resilience.org With what we have discussed so far in this book, we are inching our way towards a working plan to shift our culture and create a true Collaborative Economy. There is a larger picture here that should be getting clearer with each chapter you read. Let's start by going back over the lessons from Part 3: Energy. The First Two Industrial Revolutions (Ch. 22) - An Industrial Revolution is defined as a time period when advances in three specific areas (energy, transportation, and communication) coincide and revolutionize the way we organize, power, produce, and move goods and services in the world. First Industrial Revolution Energy - coal and steam power Transportation - steam engine, steam powered locomotives/trains Communication - printing press, ...