Today is the beginning of the second half of 2020. Here’s the thematic workplan for tech4tea.com for the second half of the year.
Thematic Workplan 2H2020 – centred around the “aftermath” of COVID-19.
The first half of 2020 has been ALL about something that began last year – COVID-19.
Trends for the New Normal
Greater segregation and social distancing as opposed to physical mixing and social interactions.
Greater #WorkingFromHome rather than predominantly working at the office.
More #HomeBasedLearning in addition to school-based teaching.
Greater hygiene and social responsibility in preventive measures versus self-centred individualism in pursuit of personal convenience and comfort.
Movement and entry logging at facilities as well as personal movement tracking for contact tracing.
Quarantine facilities and operational monitoring and control to ensure compliance.
All sorts of measures to reduce physical movement and proximity eg. telemedicine to replace physical visits to clinics etc.
The list goes on and on.
The impact and disruption of COVID-19 on our lives will be all-pervasive.
Unfortunately, the second half of 2020 looks set to be all about the pandemic as well.
The past six months saw countries all over the world reeling from the impact of a new disease – frantically learning about it and desperately trying to stem its spread.
The next six months will see countries continue their fight against the global epidemic- managing second wave outbreaks, racing to develop vaccines and cures, and emerging out of lockdowns to return to some form of normalcy.
Going forward, the “new normal” will be very different from the normal of pre-COVID days.
So the next half year will be all about living WITH COVID-19 – in all aspects of life.
For tech4tea.com, I’ve laid down a focal theme for each month in the second half of 2020.
Get in touch (johntan@tech4tea.com) if you have topics or products aligned with the above themes.
Here goes…
July
The theme for July will be on the new normal for “Life” with COVID – the new normal for safe and healthy living while coming out of CB.
This will include, technologies, solutions and gadgets that enable us to protect ourselves from COVID-19.
August
For August, it’ll be on “Working” with COVID – the new normal for business and work.
This will include again technologies, solutions and gadgets based on the new trends emerging as a result of COVID-19, including #WorkFromHome, #GoingBackToOffice and what I believe will be the new normal for work – a hybrid comprising a balance of both.
September
For September, the theme will be on leisure as our personal and work lives normalise more and we revert from crisis/survival mode back to a state when we can let our hair down a bit.
October
In October, the theme will be on travel, as hopefully, by then the situation would have improved to the extent that people begin thinking/planning their travels.
November
Next in November (in anticipation of the year-end festive season), the theme will be on the new “gift-giving” – given the upheavals on all aspects of life due to COVID-19.
December
For December, the theme will be on the family and family life as we regroup from the trauma of COVID-19 and celebrate kinship and love.
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