top of page
Search


Tech Ethics – Programming the Future in 2020
How Will We program the Future? THE CASE FOR ETHICS 2020 is the year of ethics. Clear vision is needed where we’re going. We now live in...
Chelsea Rustrum
Oct 25, 20191 min read


Co-creation Castle — Join us in June!
An experiment in sharing, gifting, and living large As some of you know, I’ve been working on a project for more than a year that...
Chelsea Rustrum
May 28, 20192 min read
![What is Poverty? [Video]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbbd15_f9439c058b85481f9cf1d06793e1b695~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbbd15_f9439c058b85481f9cf1d06793e1b695~mv2.webp)
![What is Poverty? [Video]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbbd15_f9439c058b85481f9cf1d06793e1b695~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbbd15_f9439c058b85481f9cf1d06793e1b695~mv2.webp)
What is Poverty? [Video]
I woke up this morning thinking about poverty. Wondering if poverty is something we made up, along with land ownership and rights to...
Chelsea Rustrum
Sep 27, 20182 min read


Airbnb is looking to offer hosts equity — the evolution of the sharing economy
The future of business is value sharing Every now and then, the future arrives. But the future always arrives in pieces, tiny little...
Chelsea Rustrum
Sep 25, 20185 min read


Future of Sharing Economy & Blockchain, a TEDx Talk
For several years, I ran around stringing together ideas that felt half-baked and improperly incentive aligned. I knew they carried the...
Chelsea Rustrum
Jul 27, 20182 min read


We Got an Italian Castle (Convent) – Become a Founding Member
A year ago, I posted that Italy was giving away castles which absolutely blew up with over 100 comments. It turned out that most of the...
Chelsea Rustrum
Jun 14, 20182 min read


From the Sharing Economy to Equity Crowdfunding
How the sharing economy points to shared value in organizations Will the next wave of the sharing economy be even more influential than...
Chelsea Rustrum
Aug 14, 20174 min read


From the Sharing Economy to Sharing Value
I was recently at Connect Ukraine in Kiev where I spoke about: the sharing economy ownership models questioning who owns what and...
Chelsea Rustrum
Aug 2, 20171 min read


Going Beyond the ‘Rational’ Will Save Us
How philosophy became the casualty of modern economics, politics, and science — and what we can do about it As a small child, I sang...
Chelsea Rustrum
Aug 2, 20174 min read


From the 1960s to Modern Life – What’s Changed?
I found myself at a very small, but luminary event at the Exploratorium in San Francisco this week with VCs, tech pioneers, psychedelic...
Chelsea Rustrum
May 26, 20176 min read


My Experience at Katapult 2017
When my good friend, industry peer, and three time author, David Passiak mentioned Katapult in Oslo, I was interested in attending mostly...
Chelsea Rustrum
May 19, 20173 min read


The Power of Transient Community
Community. Such an interesting and complex word. I wrote a few words on community years back, trying to break down and open up the pieces...
Chelsea Rustrum
May 3, 20176 min read


Corporate & Innovation Talks on Sharing
Recently, I’ve done a number of corporate talks where I go in to shake things up and help teams think differently about: Competition Team...
Chelsea Rustrum
May 2, 20171 min read


Speaking at Year of the X in Munich
Year of the X is an innovation festival, happening annually in Munich, Germany. The title, year of the X, relates to the Chinese new year...
Chelsea Rustrum
May 1, 20172 min read


Airbnb Experiences for Social Impact
When I first caught wind that Brian Chesky was working on ‘transformational’ experiences as the next next of Airbnb, I thought it sounded...
Chelsea Rustrum
Apr 1, 20174 min read


Are Sharing Economy ‘Gig Workers,’ Actually Employees?
Since the sharing economy went into mainstream Unicorn America, I’ve been questioning the validity of workers who are incentivized to...
Chelsea Rustrum
Feb 26, 20172 min read


Now is the Time to Be an Activist
We’ve entered a new season. This is the time to put your phones away. Interrupt your transfixed glaze. Step away from your laptop. Move...
Chelsea Rustrum
Jan 24, 20173 min read


Refreshing for 2017
2016 was a challenging year for many, myself included. Regardless of the challenge, I’d like to take a step back and appreciate all that...
Chelsea Rustrum
Jan 12, 201719 min read


Chelsea Rustrum in Conversation with Douglas Rushkoff
Chelsea Rustrum, author of It’s a Shareable Life and founder of Sharers Talks is in conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, diving into how...
Chelsea Rustrum
May 2, 20161 min read


“I” vs. “We” – How Does the Brain Distinguish?
I’ve been thinking a lot about energy flow, life force, and how each of us moves about in the world. So much of what we do is attached to...
Chelsea Rustrum
Apr 22, 20151 min read
bottom of page