The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly changed the lives of people worldwide.  The environment and the perceptions of how we move around it will be forever changed. 

The pandemic has also inspired designers, innovators and inventors to rise to the occasion to develop empathetic solutions to address living with our new normal. The generation of new ideas and smart uses of technology can make a difference in adjusting to the virus.

The following concepts are thought starters to address the need to keep people safe in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. These concept vignettes illustrate how creative implementations of design and technology can help reduce the spread of the virus, reinforce social distancing, provide a more accessible way to test for COVID-19 and create more sanitized environments.