Airwards: Changing Hearts and Minds About Drones
February 11, 2021
By Dawn K. Zoldi, Guest Contributor
As we all know, one of the toughest nuts to crack in helping the drone industry to “fly” is community acceptance. How can we change the hearts and minds of the public so that the average person views drones as being critically important to society – and not merely as scary airborne privacy-invading robots? Enter: Airwards!
Founded by United Kingdom (U.K.) native Richard Nichols, this not-for-profit is all about recognizing drones-for-good use cases through a global awards program. In a recent Interdrone Dawns at Drone podcast, Nichols explained, “Recognition propels people. It propels companies.”