Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Open-Source
Solution
Tech and medical professionals are emphasizing open-source collaborations.
3.4
Trend score
Trend
What is the Open-Source Solution trend?
Open-Source Solution: Tech innovators and medical professionals are collaborating in order to find solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched as open-source platforms and partnerships, these initiatives are related to finding a cure or offering better protection and information throughout the crisis.
Insight
The consumer insight behind the Open-Source Solution trend
Amid a localized or global crisis, it is in the best interest of everyone for solutions to be secured as efficiently as possible. In order to break free from restrictions such as lack of accessibility, many innovators, professionals, and even consumers take to open-source platforms. Such resources allow these individuals to feel valuable amid a crisis by using their skills in the problem-solving process through helpful insights, technological advancements, and other projects.
Trend themes
Themes within the Open-Source Solution trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Open-Source Collaboration
The trend of open-source collaborations between tech innovators and medical professionals to find solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic.
02
Community-Driven Solutions
The trend of community-driven solutions with open-source technology to address pandemic-related challenges.
03
Pathogen Evolution-Tracking
The trend of open-source applications that track pathogen evolution continually.
Industry implications
What the Open-Source Solution trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Healthcare Industry
The healthcare industry can reference open-source collaborations and community-driven solutions to create more effective, accessible, and affordable healthcare solutions.
For
Tech Industry
The tech industry can reference the pathogen evolution-tracking and community-driven solutions trends to create innovative and impactful solutions using open-source technology.
For
Non-Profit Industry
The non-profit industry can leverage the open-source tech solution funds trend to provide funding for reasonably mature open-source projects that provide solutions to COVID-19 related challenges.
Workshop question
How might your brand launch or take part in an open-source project?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Open-Source Solution
Trend score 3.4 out of 10, from popularity 49%, activity 44%, freshness 9%.
Popularity49%
Activity44%
Freshness9%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Open-Source Solution trend
4 featured examples from Mar 24 to Apr 2, 2020CategorySocial Good
Open-Source 3D Replaceable Masks
MY FACE MASK Scans Faces to Create a Customized, Reusable Mask
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement 3D printing technology to revolutionize manufacturing processes and enable mass customization.
CategoryTech
Community-Driven Contact Tracing Apps
TraceTogether is a Bluetooth Contact Tracing Solution App
The technology industry can utilize open-source and Bluetooth-enabled technology to create contact tracing apps like TraceTogether.
CategoryTech
Open-Source Tech Solution Funds
Mozilla Announces the Mozilla Open Source Support Program
The healthcare industry can benefit from open-source tech solutions that can help increase the capacity of healthcare systems and address the challenges brought about by the COVID…
CategoryTech
Pathogen Evolution-Tracking Open-Source Applications
Nextstrain Enables Widespread Data-Sharing
The healthcare industry can leverage Nextstrain's pathogen evolution tracking to identify emerging threats and develop targeted interventions.
