Back in early 2020, TrendWatching launched ‘Covid Innovations’ to inspire entrepreneurs and marketers to serve their customers better in dire covid times.
With Covid thankfully no longer impacting daily life, we’re fully focused again on all innovations that make the world a little bit better - check out Daily, our free publication to stay on top of the latest trends, insights and innovations.
More than 40 laid-off Finnair employees offer voluntary online homework support to help schoolchildren in the so-called 'Flying Lesson Help Chat'. The volunteers come from a variety of educational backgrounds, and homework help can be obtained from both the captain and cabin crew.
Read More‘Date From Home’ is a new feature in the Hinge app where users can easily tell someone whether they're ready for a virtual date, then take it off the app and onto voice or video calls.
Read MoreThe Westin Houston medical Center is the first hotel in the US to use LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robots™ to combat germs and fight COVID. The robots use UV light to zap germs away across the property — even disinfecting products such as bath amenities and coffee, which are then stored in sealed bags for guests.
Read MoreA lot of artists are now performing online, with live concerts or new songs being released. But the new music video "Phenom” by Thao & the Get Down Stay Down marks an evolution in quarantine songs, as the nine-person crew managed to deliver meticulous choreography in their individual spaces on Zoom.
Read MoreCotecmar and Indumil will support the Colombian government by manufacturing robust hospital beds that can be produced quickly, at reasonable costs and easy to transport.
Read MoreThe campaign allows diners to get involved in helping Spanish restaurants by buying a ‘prepaid voucher’ that will be redeemed once the restaurants are operational again.
Read MoreQuinn Callander made a wide plastic strap that goes around the back of the head and prevents the elastic bands on a mask from rubbing against the backs of people’s ears. The 3D-printing design is available to download from the open-source community Thingiverse.
Read MoreThe socially-conscious and purpose-driven pizza brand is now offering five different Craft Pizza Care Packages with ready-to-go meals and interactive make-at-home pizza activities for families. For every care package sold, 10% of profits in April will be donated to Feeding America to support food banks helping communities impacted by COVID.
Read MoreUsing any cameras that Smartvid.io can connect to Vinnie, the company’s AI interface, it will be able to work as a virtual safety inspector and determine the distance between any two workers on construction jobsites.
Read MoreGigsGuide is listing online live music events, helping people stuck at home use the time in quarantine to discover new artists from all over the world.
Read MoreDwellito's mini offices are quiet places to work from that can be built next to your home, or in your garden. In 6 to 8 weeks, a pre-built office can be delivered to your front door, starting at $9,000.
Read MoreThe network wants to support musicians, actors, comedians, DJs, teachers and creatives, replacing the work of paid gigs while venues, clubs and bars remain closed. Streaming 24/7 through Vimeo, Our House TV will present a variety of pre-taped content.
Read MoreAn IT professional in Ahmedabad has developed an app using a Google Maps feature to provide the exact location of patients so that people can stay away from such areas.
Read MoreThis platform provides a map with the local businesses you can find in your surroundings in order to support the local economy and, at the same time, provides visibility to the businesses to be found easily.
Read MoreThe tool will be used by a Region of Waterloo-owned long-term care facility called Sunny Side Home that requested it to help screen residents for common COVID symptoms.
Read MoreAmelia Evensen's family decided to create a piece of interactive chalk artwork at their respective homes every day, instead of going on their spring trip together. The family would then text each other the funny photos, and the parents would determine winners and give out prizes.
Read MoreThe book, aimed primarily at children aged 6-11 years old to help them understand and come to terms with COVID, is a project of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings.
Read MoreAirbnb launched Online Experiences, a “new way for people to connect, travel virtually, and earn income during the COVID-19 crisis.” Airbnb also partnered with social organisations around the world to provide Online Experiences to elderly people for free so they are able to find human connection during isolation.
Read MoreThe platform provides a free interactive Public Map where anyone can see and register points of sale for masks, alcohol gel, gloves and psychological help throughout Brazil for free or for honest prices.
Read MoreDOVE puts new face on its iconic 'real beauty' campaign in salute to health workers showing their faces marked by the protective gear they have been wearing during the current crisis.
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