Gig Economy
As the world starts to question and rely more than even on the gig economy, these select projects show a range of different approaches of the future within the gig economy. These projects have taken the definition of Gig economy and questioned what it means to be a part of such a broad umbrella term. The teams have worked on exploring the services of freelancers, buskers and blue-collar groups.
Who did we look at?
Projects

Relay

How might we solve the problem of community delivery in China and improve the work conditions of couriers?
Platform provides order relay services for couriers, sharing the time pressure of couriers, improving the efficiency of in-community deliveries and providing new employment opportunities

Busk busker

How might we allow buskers to connect with their audiences, promote themselves and get a rational allocation of preformance resources?
Service system with a digital platform and interactive devices designed to better connect the Performing Industry Association(PIA) with buskers and audiences. Buskers can get more fans while PIA aids in the management and publicity of the artists

Upgreat

How might we empower delivery riders to seek out better future prospects for more financial stability?
Upgreat is a training and placement platform that empowers delivery riders to gain higher financial stability by preparing them to face changing work environments and helping them find work they love

KEEPTRUST

How might we show customer that "housekeeper" is a skilled job and help them to promote themselves?
Homemaking skills sharing app that connects housekeepers and customers. Housekeepers can share professional knowledge through video, live broadcast, Q&A, offline lectures. Customers can assess housekeeper skills through knowledge sharing and find the ideal help to clean their homes

Rely

How might create a new social contract that enhances trust between young freelancers and employers?
Web platform that establishes trust between freelancers and employers by rating their actions on a set of social values. It also provides a mentor to support freelancers through their collaboration and give them credibility

Konnect+

How might we connect creative freelancers with each other to increase their connectivity amongst the community for better networking and collaborations?
Community to connect, network and learn online in a community of like-minded people. Collaborate as you create and discover events or book an offline pod for your next meeting

Snapjob

How might we help illiterate blue-collar groups better integrate into contemporary society through a job hunting?
Platform for the illiterate group to obtain gig work recruitment information with simple operation. It emphasis enlarging the acquaintance network, establishing a physical interaction device in local space, and enhancing non-text language communication

StarT.

How might we increase the transpancy of actor recruitment process and increase the effecieny of recruitment so that can hlep the actors reduce anxious during job applying process?
StarT. is a job seeking online platform which offers an anxious-less, efficient and transparent job-seeking experience to directors and guest actors. The actor can apply for jobs, store portfolio and track job process timeline while the director can match-fit actors by auto filtering functions and AI
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