Isolation driving innovation
Winston Churchill is credited with first saying, “never let a crisis go to waste.” And for many innovators and entrepreneurs across the country, they’ve taken that to heart. Here’s a roundup of some of the amazing things coming out of this isolation. Plus if you’re a keen innovator get involved in the #HacktheCrisisNZ Challenge.
Check-in 19
Our very own local innovation: Checkin-19. Created by the clever guys over at Digital Stock this is a fast, free & zero-contact system for capturing visits at physical locations.
SOS Business (previously known as SOS Cafe)
SOS Business is a website allowing consumers to buy voucher from their regular coffee stores, local books stores and other businesses. If you’re not buying a coffee each morning now, consider purchasing vouchers instead. https://soscafe.nz/ now https://sosbusiness.nz/
PPE innovations
Creative Critters Design) has developed an outer layer of PPE called the KiwiShield and has made the design open-source. It’s 100% laser or die cut-table single material face shield and fully adjustable strap.
Cactus Outdoor has pivoted from outdoor wear to the production of face masks. Initially designed for tradespeople such as builders and painters, the masks are now under unprecedented demand, and are being sold to rest homes and on the Cactus online store with a retail price of $45.
Covid insights + data tech
In-depth COVID-19 analysis for NZ (and the world) https://pinginsights.nz/covid-19-cases-in-new-zealand/
Chrome plug-in from Invercargill’s own Doug Thwaites, that changes Stuff's Covid-19 confirmed cases tracker to include percentage changed instead of just showing how many new cases there are. https://tinyurl.com/wvdsa39
Chnnl
Chnnl is a digital platform providing insights, information and data on employee mental health and wellbeing in our health sector. Via a short daily interaction on your smartphone, chnnl takes as little as 30 seconds each day to answer its wellbeing questions.
Supply NZ
If you are a maker, purchaser and/or supplier of healthcare products; or an organisation or individual with production capabilities (e.g. raw materials, bulk fabric or 3D printing) and/or time to give, you can help fill in the gaps in supply chains.
Caremongering
Makes it easier for New Zealanders to help each other, from home during the lockdown, and to find essential care as needed.
Maanaki
Manaaki is a support network of business experts, uplifting the mana of small businesses by helping them navigate Covid-19. And empowering us all to come out stronger. Seek advice or offer support.
Safer Lines
Promote social distancing, eliminate long queues at the entrance, and protect staff by keeping customers in their vehicle until it’s their turn to enter.
NZ Marketplace
The NZ Marketplace is updated and managed by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) and designed to connect New Zealand businesses with others that may need or have extra resource at this time.
https://nz-marketplace.nzte.govt.nz/
Shop it Forward
Think small first. Shop it Forward with these little kiwi companies and show them some love. Similar concept to SOS Cafe/Business
Food Delivery Innovations
Tracking NZ supermarket click & collect slots. https://clickandcollect.nz/
Aggregator of businesses across the country delivering food https://delivereat.co.nz/
This relies on people updating the information https://howlongistheline.org/
Artisan food producers can still deliver here http://www.maker2u.co.nz/
Job Matching platforms
TIPU is a job-matching platform developed by and for the Tairāwhiti horticultural sector. www.tipu.org.nz
We’d love to see more innovations, so if you come across any or are working on one yourself, flick them to the team at louise.evans@coinsouth.nz
And if you’re a keen innovator get involved in the #HacktheCrisisNZ Challenge. Submissions close Thursday.