Seed Ideas
Design for Emergency promotes a collaborative way of designing and developing ideas. The goal is to accelerate the implementation of solutions that can improve the lives of people affected by this crisis.
All seed ideas on this platform are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. They can be developed by anyone, as long as authors are credited.
You can contribute by either submitting an idea or developing an existing one.
A contactless app to help patients go through basic check-ups before seeing the doctor.
This app helps users check the the legitimacy of information they see online, as well as guides them to reliable sources.
For those who find it hard to stay up to date on rules to follow, and following them.
Greenhouse recipes to combat food shortages due to environmental pollution, deforestation, poverty, or extended quarantine conditions
A location tracking app to help users stay safe and avoid potentially dangerous situations.
For store owners to allow the permitted amount of people entry after booking their visits, in order to best respect social distancing and local rules.
A bamboo cover designed to prevent fidgeting and tampering, keeping the underlying mask more effective.
Prerecorded videos of daily hygiene tasks to help remind people with dementia.
Emergency iconset to help organizations, associations, companies and institutions communicate key concepts quickly.
Daily dose of good news to balance the scale and manage anxiety.
Users rebuild their “typical day” or week, the app proposes a new agenda with alternatives replacing activities that can’t be performed anymore.
A platform for self proclaimed deadlines, to help creatives stay productive.
a website or app that offers activities to entertain people during this period of emergency, to spend time in a more enjoyable way.
A platform to help beginners learn to read music on their chosen musical instrument.
Food delivery app dedicated to providing healthy ideas through mouth watering videos where the product shown can be sold at the click of a button.
A routine builder to help manage your time more effectively and appropriately with family and work colleagues.
Digital features allowing family to remotely customize tech support for their elderly family in a way they understand best.
Tablets specifically designed for people in their older years.
Compassionate interface addition to help put elderly in control of the application being used.
A compassionate digital assistant which considers voice pitch, choice of words, and body language to better assist.
A blackboard experience that is more involving, engaging and closer to reality for students.
A service that combines social and wellbeing aspects to help you to get in contact with the people that you care about, and with yourself.
A simple smartphone accessory which transforms a vibration coming from the phone into a virtual hug, thanks to LRA.
An aperitivo service that provides physical beverage products in addition to an online social platform.
A virtual reality concert which combines real elements of concert going - merchandise and the chance to meet the performers.
A platform to connect creators and individuals, fighting isolation and encouraging healthy social activity.
For those who want to record and share their thoughts and emotions during this special period of time.
A platform that makes the practice of “self-care” collaborative, including prompts for guided discussions.
A community based website and app to share and create connections between families.
An online platform to connect people with needs to people offering assistance, with gamification elements to promote favor exchanges.
Online trading community that matches those offering skills, services, and specialized equipment, to locals with those needs.
An app to coordinate voluntary grocery shopping for local neighborhoods.
An app dedicated to all job seekers and companies for staff recruitment.
Classes for the younger generation, taught by the elderly. With a focus on being present.