{"id":7555,"date":"2020-03-27T17:41:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T21:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2021-04-21T11:22:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:22:45","slug":"quarantine-heroes-march-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/quarantine-heroes-march-23\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heroes of the Quarantine, Vol. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Welcome back to another edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/heroes-of-the-quarantine\/\">Heroes of the Quarantine<\/a>. Here\u2019s how some admirable folks are using creativity and innovation to help fight the spread of the virus, or at least make our collective isolation a little more enjoyable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>For the kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Figuring out what to do with housebound kids has been a major challenge. Kids aren\u2019t just missing out on math and English while school\u2019s out\u2014they\u2019re missing development in creative areas like music and art, too. Luckily, some leading authors and illustrators are stepping up to fill the void.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Biddulph, a London-based illustrator, is conducting free, twice-weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/free-kids-drawing-lessons?utm_source=Selligent&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=15600&amp;utm_content=230320_Ro+&amp;utm_term=3964706&amp;m_i=zsATZ6JjQU_Xfpoo5qB1PiwQ8HiMJfJ%2BoDcoVDawYZVLahTQ%2BKWenw78yu7bn_Br6l9rSzLrl7Kl78sO8n0hcR4rOpFgIQNzz0&amp;M_BT=7860059392491\">drawing lessons<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobBiddulph\">&nbsp;Twitter<\/a>. His whole collection of drawing tutorials can be found using the hashtag #DrawWithRob. Some past tutorial subjects include a \u201csausage dog\u201d and a cartoon dinosaur\u2014and you definitely don\u2019t have to be a professional illustrator to follow along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"#DrawWithRob 2 Sausage Dog\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pPeyVoZyBzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, <em>Knuffle Bunny <\/em>author Mo Willems is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2020\/03\/16\/mo-willems-is-hosting-a-livestream-doodle-starting-today\/\">hosting<\/a> a daily livestream doodling session at lunchtime each day. He\u2019s encouraging learners of all ages to join the livestream to write and draw with him every day at 1pm EST.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! Episode 07\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JeQu-4k89gI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And\u2026 Amazon is offering its children\u2019s and family programming on Prime Video for free, no Prime subscription required. That\u2019ll keep the little ones occupied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Same same, but different<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically every marketing conference has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and that means big missed opportunities (and a ton of lost revenue) for public speakers. But there\u2019s a way for marketing thought leaders (and other speakers) to still deliver a compelling experience virtually, and Jay Acunzo found it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His <a href=\"http:\/\/jayacunzo.com\/blog\/virtual-events-how-to-craft-a-killer-keynote-for-online-delivery\">deep dive<\/a> into virtual events, and how speakers can customize their presentations to deliver a compelling experience without the physical connection. Some key takeaways: pre-record your speech so you can add production value (but don\u2019t make it more complicated than it needs to be), and don\u2019t hide your face behind a barrage of slides like it\u2019s a webinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Spruce up your Zoom room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are your morning stand-up Zoom meetings starting to feel a little repetitive? If you want to breathe some life into your virtual meetups without derailing the team, try adding a new virtual background to your video feed. The folks at Meow Wolf, an experiential arts and entertainment group from New Mexico, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeowWolf\/status\/1240746055681089537?s=20\">have created<\/a> some fun ones to try out. The group\u2019s House of Eternal Return, an interactive experience in Santa Fe that features over 70 explorable rooms with hands-on art, makes for a good setting the next time the team wants to chat about deliverables.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>People helping people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using Google Forms, Docs, and Spreadsheets, countless communities across the globe are springing into action to help their neighbors. Healthy volunteers are offering services for at-risk individuals like grocery pickups, prescription refills, and more. This <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/0\/d\/1uP49OQGhosfBN4BOYQvyy_Mu3mpCSOYzip13LksC-S8\/mobilebasic#h.z364poqsvsbj\">list<\/a> compiles links for mutual aid lists around the globe. If you\u2019re in New York City, for example, there are four local forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>That\u2019s amore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve seen the coronavirus lay waste to a number of hospitality businesses, which are now forced to lay off many (if not all) of their workers. Danny Meyer\u2019s Union Square Hospitality Group, for example, laid off 2,000 employees, or 80% of its workforce. Some small business owners, however, are going above and beyond to take care of their staff, even if that business is a single-location pizza shop on the Jersey Shore. In one of many inspiring local stories, the owners of Federico\u2019s in Belmar, NJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/amid-coronavirus-new-jersey-pizza-shop-owner-takes-out-50k-credit-for-staff\">took out a $50K credit line<\/a> so that they could retain and pay all of their employees in full.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The response from the community? Federico\u2019s is getting so many orders that they\u2019re selling out each night. And to pay the love forward, Federico\u2019s has set up accounts to receive donations so that the shop can provide food to healthcare workers and first responders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Celebrity and corporate goodwill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this time of crisis, some celebrities stepped up\u2026 and some participated in Gal Godot\u2019s \u201cImagine\u201d video. Musicians like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber, acting-couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and many others are donating money to support those affected by the pandemic. This week In the sports world, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid committed hundreds of thousands of dollars for their local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the corporate world, German multinational corporation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Henkel\/status\/1242429704847724545?s=20\">Henkel<\/a> donated money to the COVID-19 fund, but what\u2019s crucial is that the pharmaceutical giant also donated millions of units of sanitizing products. 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