With the world in constant flux, people are using their possessions to ground themselves. However, as certain types of physical goods become less commonplace, many are reflecting on what’s still worth owning in a sharing-enabled world. The evolving nature of digital ownership means that people often feel lik...

While people may be used to the idea of renting a place to live, renting furniture – from cameras to coffee machines to couches – is less commonplace. Circular economy marketplace Fat Llama connects people who have things they want to rent out to those who would like to borrow them.

From perfumes to furniture, there’s a subscription platform for everything – but why do some people keep paying for services they never use? Canvas8 spoke to Jennifer Savary, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Arizona, to find out why cancelling a subscription is so hard.

Tulu is making the sharing economy hyper-local with a library of household tools available to users 24/7 – and they don't even have to leave their apartment lobby to 'rent' one. With people wanting to shop more locally to align with their community values, seamlessness and easy access are key.

After watching Sky Brown nail her Olympic debut, who didn’t want to jump on a skateboard and try out the basics? The sport was already enjoying a boom in popularity before the Games, with the pandemic creating the right conditions for interest to flourish, but what makes it so appealing?