{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Micromobility Podcast","title":"The Potential of Abundance - the parallels of Nokia-to-influencers in micromobility","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3489,"description":"In this episode, Horace and Oliver talk though the flood of news post-Berlin, and how the micromobility is being circulated around by the giants of automotive and large tech, as they work out how to best participate. We also explore: - the parallels between feature phone experimentation and the extensive discussions over form factor experimentation we’re seeing in lightweight electric vehicles (ie. the rise of the Scoot/Bird Cruiser)- why that has the potential to lead to unifying operating systems that unite the fragmentation, and who the most likely contenders are to lead this.- How implausible the rise of social media influencers seemed when looking at phones in the early 2000’s, and why and how micromobility could also drive such a change- The potential and risks that we have of ‘squandering abundance’ when the cost of movement trends towards zero- How movement towards a transport ‘experience’ requires multiple layers of integrations, and what those will need to be- Why just winning the ‘utility’ argument isn’t enough for HoraceIt’s a great conceptual episode and follow up to how Horace’s thinking is evolving.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/at7G3gxGDWglvTJ3FfhPtfaxPELHBPmCFC9m1Fl166c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZjFh/Y2JhNjg4Mzg5MzJi/ZGJlMGFmNjA4ZjU4/NzMzOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}