The paper inquires how collaborative services evolve in ubiquitous
network. By comparison study in systems of solutions and interactions of
services, it defines a conceptual framework of spaces of auras in mobilized
collaborative services, proposing four kinds of network and interaction
structures: Peer-to-Peer (P2P), Role-to-Role (R2R), Peer-to-Common (P2C)
and Role-to-Centre (R2C). The conclusion of discussion is that in MCS, the
form of space of auras decides mainly the way of interaction, the structure of
system and degree of relational quality.

by Ezio Manzini

The only sustainable way to get out of the current global financial and ecological crisis is to promote new economic models, new production systems and new ideas of wellbeing. To define and implement these new models is, of course, very difficult. But it is not impossible. And we do not have to start from zero. In the last decades, in fact, a multiplicity of social “actors” (institutions, enterprises, non-profit organisations, but also and most of all, individual citizens and their associations) have been capable of acting outside of the mainstream models.

What is a sustainable lifestyle? What will our daily lives become if we agree to change some of our routines? How do we reduce our environmental impact without lowering our living standards? Observations show that growing material wealth and levels of people satisfaction are increasingly uncoupled. Could the pursuit of more sustainable lifestyles also lead to better quality and more satisfaction? This book attempts to answer some of these questions. Mainly, it suggests a scenario: the Scenario of Collaborative Services.