We are all living through interesting times. We can’t talk to our friends and family in person and we don’t have the opportunities that we normally have. We can’t go to school or work, but we are finding different ways to continue learning and working - here are a few of them…

Many businesses are having more online meetings using tools such as Zoom and Skype. This helps businesses to continue with their work in different ways. In the long term these adapted measures will help businesses cut costs on their office rent and travel expenses, in turn taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint.

Other businesses such as cafes and coffee shops are letting only one person into their shop at a time, to help people to social distance. The dash to find a clear table at Starbucks may be a thing of the past as we take our drinks and treats ‘to-go’.

Shops and supermarkets are letting customers in but, when they are queuing, customers need to stay behind the lines of tape or markings on the floor, indicating the 2 metre separation required for social distancing. Shops are also doing more click-and-collect, so that their customers can order online and then can pick up their shopping

Delivery businesses like Deliveroo, Uber Eats and takeaways that deliver are offering contact free delivery to help keep customers and workers safe. Orders are left on doorsteps and payment taken online. 

School and university teachers are teaching over video calls and are setting work for students to do online.

There are a lot more ways that businesses are adapting, and I am sure that they are doing a great job. But I wanted to point something out… can you recognise that most of the examples above are using technology to help them? This leads me to wonder how we would cope in this situation without technology.

If you would like to find out my opinion on this topic then go and have a look at my ‘what would we do with no technology?’ article now!