Design of Masks and Face Coverings
Overview
Question: How do we design masks and face coverings to optimize for wearability, comfort, style, accessibility, and adoption?
View Contributions: https://www.pandemicresponsecolab.org/challenges/2020/design-of-masks-and-face-coverings-
Submit Contributions: https://www.pandemicresponsecolab.org/challenges/2020/design-of-masks-and-face-coverings-/createProposal
Rules: All entrants must agree to the Challenge rules and Terms of Use
Expert Criteria & Incentives: See below.
Key Issues
Some areas of opportunity to consider are:
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How we could innovate mask design to be disability-accessible.
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How we could influence social behaviors around masks and reduce stigma.
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How we could use new materials to make masks easier to wear while exercising.
Review Criteria
Subject matter experts will evaluate the solutions submitted to the challenge to identify possible promising ideas. Sometimes there is one who stands above the rest, and sometimes there are two to three. This is not a typical challenge where there are winners and losers. We are hoping to build a much more inclusive and collaborative platform to encourage others to cross-pollinate ideas and work together.
Challenge Incentives
There may be some novel and promising solutions that will emerge and those will receive the following:
1) Visibility in the form of an announcement by MIT Pandemic Response CoLab on MIT News;
2) A badge for their social media platforms and Pandemic Response CoLab that shows they were selected as a “Most Promising Solution” by experts;
3) 2 45-minute calls with challenge experts.
A community choice solution is one that receives the most votes during a public voting period. They will receive the following:
1) A badge for their social media platforms and Pandemic Response CoLab that shows they were selected as a “Community Choice Solution”.