1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Surrey University have launched an exciting new crowdfunding initiative&amp;nbsp;in concert with the local council and local charities. Surrey's crowdfunding platform Gaggle Connect is hosting a raft of campaigns including one to expand the 'Library of Things' service - which brings a new dimension to the sharing economy. Barry talks to Jim Sears who is programme Director MSc in Entrepreneurship &amp;amp; Innovation &amp;amp; Senior Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Together with Helen Leech from Surrey library service - who run one of the growing number of LoT services and Benz Thanida a student running their campaign. &amp;nbsp; Could this be a pattern for the future of Crowdfunding and the Sharing Economy? &amp;nbsp; Frontier Tech Radio https://frontiertechrad.io <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13340252/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/66017711