Volunteer labor is all over the sharing economy. Much of it builds brands and economic value that becomes property of platforms themselves. Building better platforms means more than dialing-up "engagement" – it involves welcoming and supporting volunteer labor in all of its forms. This talk shares two stories, explores the tension of labor for lifestyle and livelihood, and pulls out lessons for cooperative and commons-based platforms.

1. Danny Spitzberg
Communities for Commons
• Danny Spitzberg
• peakagency.co
• @daspitzberg

5. LIFESTYLE (FUN!) ≠ LIVELIHOOD (FUNCTION)

6. FUN (LIFESTYLE)
LIVELIHOOD
(FUNCTIONAL)

7. FUN (LIFESTYLE)
LIVELIHOOD
(FUNCTIONAL) IDEAL

8. FUN (LIFESTYLE)
LIVELIHOOD
(FUNCTIONAL)
SUBOPTIMAL
IDEAL

9. FUN (LIFESTYLE)
LIVELIHOOD
(FUNCTIONAL)
SUBOPTIMAL
PAINFUL
IDEAL
PLATFORM EXTRACTION

10. FUN (LIFESTYLE)
LIVELIHOOD
(FUNCTIONAL)
PLATFORM FAIRNESS
REAL

12. TWO CASES: A SPACE AND A PLACE

14. FREE FLOWER DAY
(AKA FRIDAY)

15. HACKING HOMELESSNESS

16. ...!?

17. LENDING LIBRARY

18. GARDEN DAY

19. www.freespace.io/toolkit/

21. BIKE LAB

22. MYCOLOGY CLASSES

23. FABRIC WEAVING

24. FACE PAINTING

25. SPLENDOR ALL AROUND 🎶

26. FUN (LIFESTYLE)
LIVELIHOOD
(FUNCTIONAL)
PLATFORM EXTRACTION
IDEAL

27. FUN (LIFESTYLE)
LIVELIHOOD
(FUNCTIONAL)
PLATFORM FAIRNESS
REAL

31. COMMONS FIRST, TOOLS SECOND

32. VOLUNTEERING ≠ WORKING FOR FREE

33. VOLUNTEERING ≠ WORKING FOR FREE
= TRYING NEW SKILLS

34. VOLUNTEERING ≠ WORKING FOR FREE
= TRYING NEW SKILLS
= BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE

35. VOLUNTEERING ≠ WORKING FOR FREE
= TRYING NEW SKILLS
= BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
= PRACTICING

36. VOLUNTEERING ≠ WORKING FOR FREE
= TRYING NEW SKILLS
= BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
= PRACTICING
= STEWARDING...!?

37. EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP

38. EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP
• STARTS WITH AN INITIATIVE

39. EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP
• STARTS WITH AN INITIATIVE
• ‘WORKING GROUPS’

40. EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP
• STARTS WITH AN INITIATIVE
• ‘WORKING GROUPS’
• WELCOMING

41. @daspitzberg
creatingcommons.org