On the OurStreets app, crowdsourcing has been used for a long time to report unsafe incidents on the road and now a new map called OurStreets Supplies is being introduced to help people locate items that are in high demand. Although many people are turning to convenient home deliveries, many able shoppers are heading to stores to stock up on home essentials—and they want to do so in a way that makes sense, meaning that they hope shelves will be stocked with what they actually want to buy and they won't encounter excessively long wait times.
With OurStreets Supplies, crowdsourcing is used to indicate whether or not shoppers will be able to find items like meat, dairy, bread, water or toilet paper, as well as if they can do so safely in an environment where social distancing is respected.
Crowdsourced Supply Apps
OurStreets Supplies Helps to Locate Items with Limited Availability
Trend Themes
1. Crowdsourced Supply Apps - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing a crowdsourced supply app that helps people locate essential items with limited availability.
2. Convenient Home Deliveries - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a platform that facilitates convenient home deliveries for essential items, minimizing physical store visits.
3. Social Distancing Shopping - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing solutions to enable people to shop for essential items while maintaining social distancing measures.
Industry Implications
1. Retail Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating crowdsourcing technology into retail apps to optimize supply chain management and improve consumer experiences.
2. Delivery Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expanding delivery services for essential items by leveraging advanced logistics and automation technologies.
3. Healthcare Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing technology solutions to support safe shopping experiences, particularly for individuals at higher risk of COVID-19.