The pandemic has taught us that big changes not only come through technology, but also health emergencies can change the established, consumption habits and business models.

What used to be seen as something natural, is now debated. Do we have to personally go to certain places? Are online contacts as relevant as physical contacts?

Our obligation as product designers is to investigate what can transform habits through innovation.

Product design has been fundamental in the fight against the pandemic, offering solutions such as contagion tracking apps, to 3D printed masks.

Currently, faced with the inconvenience of sharing environments, exchanging objects or touching the same surface as others, innovation appears to respond.

Some innovations that appeared or intensified during the pandemic:

-Online communication through Teams, Skype, etc.
-Advances in the IoT (Internet of Things), such as the use of remote control.
-Online shopping and home delivery.
-Non-contact installations, such as temperature taking, faucets, soap dispensers and dryers.
-Driverless cars.
-Use of drones.

It is worth mentioning the creation of Oxyvita respirators. It is one of the cheapest ICU ventilators on the market. Its assembly and use are so simple that they do not require a high specialization and the patent of its design is open.

At Idea Strategic Firm we have also contributed to the design and development of products that help take precautions and stop the spread of COVID-19.

Surely you have seen LOSDI soap dispensers in countless public spaces. They are one of the basic solutions to ensure hygiene; They are also essential to our new normal. The soap dispenser of the Paris series and the “Star” range were born from our collaboration with the benchmark in the industrial hygiene sector, LOSDI. Get to know one of these projects.| 
Our obligation as product designers is to investigate what can transform habits through innovation.