Design Thinking
PplCert
A business solution to fight the shortage of medical supplies during the COVID-19 crisis
At PplCert we want to make the most innovative medical products against COVID-19 accessible to clinics and care facilities.
We are a small team of social entrepeneurs, designers and software engineers that met during the Hack the Crisis hackathon organised by The Next Web in April 2020. We won the first prize at the Logistics & Supply Chain category and since then we have not stopped developing our platform.
We are building a marketplace with products that might not be certified yet but have some validation or reviews from labs and the medical community. Our vision is to create trust and transparency around medical supplies, while becoming a self-sustainable and independent organisation.
We are a small team of social entrepeneurs, designers and software engineers that met during the Hack the Crisis hackathon organised by The Next Web in April 2020. We won the first prize at the Logistics & Supply Chain category and since then we have not stopped developing our platform.
We are building a marketplace with products that might not be certified yet but have some validation or reviews from labs and the medical community. Our vision is to create trust and transparency around medical supplies, while becoming a self-sustainable and independent organisation.
Making it easy to stay safe by creating trust and transparency around medical supplies
I have taken different roles in the team, from doing research on suppliers and creating pitch videos, to co-designing the product and creating a first prototype of our platform with Figma.
In addition, as winners of Hack the Crisis we were entitled to have free consultation on strategy with SparkOptimus. Thanks to their support, and together with another team member, we have developed our Value Proposition, a Business Model Canvas and finally an MVP.
In addition, as winners of Hack the Crisis we were entitled to have free consultation on strategy with SparkOptimus. Thanks to their support, and together with another team member, we have developed our Value Proposition, a Business Model Canvas and finally an MVP.
5 things I learnt during this project
1. This has been a crash course on a whole new and complex ecosystem, the distribution of medical supplies.
2. Adding to the difficulty of remote work due to the corona crisis,
we were a team of complete strangers when we met at the hackathon. Setting individual expectations and clear communication are key in this context.
3. Creating a business model where social impact and profit are well balanced.
4. Creating a legally compliant model in a highly regulated environment.
5. Effective collaboration between content writers, designers and developers.
2. Adding to the difficulty of remote work due to the corona crisis,
we were a team of complete strangers when we met at the hackathon. Setting individual expectations and clear communication are key in this context.
3. Creating a business model where social impact and profit are well balanced.
4. Creating a legally compliant model in a highly regulated environment.
5. Effective collaboration between content writers, designers and developers.
