| | | POC12-162 | | Alternative workplace models – saving money, energy, and promoting creativity and collaboration Speakers: Matthew Bauer, BetterWorld Telecom; (Invited) Ian Gover, Better Workplace Roughly 3% of the U.S. workforce telecommutes a majority of the time today, if that number was 50% of those who can, we would cut our carbon emissions in ½, while saving 453 million barrels of oil, reduce 2.1 billion hours wasted in traffic. This session explores the many ways that companies and individuals can bring themselves up to speed with the knowledge worker/broadband economy wave, especially here in the uber connected Bay Area. Audio CDs: 1 | | Audio CD | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
| | | POC12-121 | | Visualizing a sharing economy – a cartoon guide to the policies and practices that are paving or blocking the way Speakers: Janelle Orsi, Author of The Sharing Solution and Director, Sustainable Economies Law Center and Law Offices of Janelle Orsi Sharing is a key ingredient in the transition to a more sustainable world. Car sharing, shared housing, barter networks, gift circles, shared food gardens, meal sharing, community energy projects, cooperatives, community-supported enterprises – these are just some examples of ways that sharing is becoming an essential part of our economy and livelihoods. With the help of somewhat goofy cartoon slides, Janelle discusses practical ideas and tools, ways of overcoming barriers to sharing, and exciting new developments in the realm of sharing economies. Audio CDs: 1 | | Audio CD | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
