If you can't trust those in charge who can you trust? From government to business banks to media trust in institutions is at an all-time low But this isn't the age of distrust -- far from it In this revolutionary book world-renowned trust expert Rachel Botsman reveals that we are at the tipping point of one of the biggest social transformations in human history
- with fundamental consequences for everyone A new world order is emerging we might have lost faith in institutions & leaders but millions of people travel in cars with total strangers exchange digital currencies or find themselves trusting a bot This is the age of "distributed trust" a paradigm shift driven by innovative technologies that are rewriting the rules of an all-too-human relationship If we are to benefit from this radical shift we must understand the mechanics of how trust is built managed lost & repaired in the digital age In the first book to explain this new world Botsman provides a detailed map of this uncharted landscape
- & explores what's next for humanity