#146 Smart ways to still connect with people, How Makers are fighting The Virus and Getting Started in Design
The world is forced to do more things remotely and Zoom is the people’s choice for video calls.
There’s a lot more attention on:
Remote fitness
Telemedicine (think Babylon Health),
Online entertainment (Gaming, InstaLive and Houseparty)
In terms of meeting great connections, these are 2 platforms that I have personally used and I think are great.
Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon
If you’re a founder who needs to shut down your business and go get a job at someone else’s, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. 99% of people didn’t see this coming. Be kind to yourself. Get your house in order and come back even stronger next time. #keepyourheadup 👊🏽
Design
Getting Started in Design | 35 Video Series
Starting with “Is now a good time to be a designer”. Sit back and enjoy this 35 video series from The Futur
Insights
I know it feels wierd sharing this in the middle of the year, but #norules 🤷♂️, below is an interetsing article on the science of goal-setting.
It’s all about the science/psychology of how to accomplish your goals
Goal Setting: A Scientific Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals
Whether you’re setting personal goals or professional goals, this guide reveals the science and strategy behind smart goal setting.
Makers
How Makers are supporting in fighting The Virus
Ben Tossel of Makerpad created a page to support teachers and healthcare workers who want to use low-code tools to build apps, automations and websites. Click here and you’ll see the section called ‘Community-submitted projects’ where you can see the things people have built.
Makers are obviously shipping random things like this shopping list generator
How Data Wizzes are supporting in fighting The Virus
There is a large body of data and research continuously evolving around COVID-19. Help the global community and health organizations better understand the pandemic by contributing to this ecosystem of knowledge today.
How Accelarators are supporting in fighting The Virus
In order to confront the COVID-19 crisis, we need to immediately mobilize global scientific and technical talent. We have refreshed our Request for Startups, which are concepts we believe are important in the coming decades, to reflect this newest addition: Responding to COVID-19.
Culture Chat
Little Places
A website documenting small businesses, creators and makers in London who are shifting their businesses to cope with the current situation.
We should most definitely #clapforourcarers, but we should also #stopthewhitewash https://t.co/8uifRisW24