Link to original article: 25 Industries & Tech Shaping The Post-Covid World

The Post-Covid World

In industries from healthcare to education to finance to manufacturing, quarantine and extended work-from-home forced companies to use technology to reimagine nearly every facet of their operations. As the world reopens in fits and starts, we analyze the industries poised to thrive in a post-Covid world.

As the Covid-19 pandemic has charted its unprecedented path around the world, it’s carried with it the question: What will Covid-19’s legacy be?

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question.

In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. As more people have worked, learned, banked, exercised, relaxed, and even sought medical care from home during Covid-19, they have gotten a crash course in just how much can be accomplished at home.

In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. In other cases, like virtual reality, 3D printing, or telehealth, the crisis may change the course of the industry, enabling companies to demonstrate value that, until now, consumers have been unable or unwilling to see.

Download the full report to learn about trends created or accelerated by the onset of Covid-19 that are likely to change the way we live, work, learn, and relax long after the pandemic is over — and how the future of those innovations is likely to unfold.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Healthcare: Using data, wearables, and VR to make care more accessible
  • Telehealth technology
  • Continuous & remote diagnostics
  • Teletherapy
  • Virtual fitness & gyms
  • Senior care & aging in place
• Work: Sudden surge in remote work accelerates digital infrastructure adoption
  • Telecommuting tech
  • Enterprise virtual reality
• Education: Technology and online content make the classroom optional
  • Remote learning technology
  • Online courses & content
• Manufacturing: 3D and automation technology boost industry’s agility and flexibility
  • 3D printing
  • Industrial automation & robotics
• Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution
  • Online grocery
  • Enhanced e-commerce
• Customer service: Customer experience goes virtual with conversational AI
  • Conversational AI/chatbots
  • Cloud call centers
• Finance: Demand for contactless options accelerates digital adoption
  • Contactless payments
  • Branchless banking
  • Parametric insurance
• Security: Higher internet usage and data generation lead to increased investment
  • Personal surveillance technology
  • Distributed cybersecurity
• Entertainment: “Real world” goes online with virtual reality and virtual events
  • Social online gaming
  • Virtual events
• Food services: Social distancing propels take-outs and deliveries to success
  • Restaurant & grocery delivery
  • Cloud kitchens
• Mobility: Shared micromobility and D2C bikes & scooters bounce back after initial disruption
• Life after Covid: Continuation or backlash?