# We've stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSummit
- Speaker: Rachel Botsman
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_botsman_we_ve_stopped_trusting_institutions_and_started_trusting_strangers)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Something profound is changing our concept of trust, says Rachel Botsman. While we used to place our trust in institutions like governments and banks, today we increasingly rely on others, often strangers, on platforms like Airbnb and Uber and through technologies like the blockchain. This new era of trust could bring with it a more transparent, inclusive and accountable society -- if we get it right. Who do you trust?

## Lectures

1. [We've stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rachel_botsman_we_ve_stopped_trusting_institutions_and_started_trusting_strangers/0f339f6aeaef), 17 min (TED's player)