EP1: The Future - Of Next-Normals, What-Ifs & Micro-Futures
Release Date: 10/08/2020
Collectively Speaking
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Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to offer.
About the Panel:
Aaron Maniam wears many hats as a curious generalist-civil servant, poet, volunteer educator & diversity facilitator. He was the Founding Head of the Singapore Government's Centre for Strategic Futures, host of multiple CNA documentaries on the future of work & equity and is the Co-founder of The Birthday Collective.
Eddie Choo writes about futures and systems on his Medium blog, Scalable Analysis. He also engages in interfaith dialogues at Explorations into Faith, a volunteer-run programme supported by Southeast Community Development Council.
Cheryl Chung thinks about the future. A lot. As co-founder of Quad.sg, she is obsessed with how to expand space for non-partisan data-driven discourse in hopes that it would help us make better decisions for Singapore's future.
Mariam Aljunied is a Chartered Psychologist with more than 25 years of professional practice & research experience in the area of special needs & disability support. She volunteers actively with Autism Resource Centre, OnePeople.sg, Mendaki & Muhammadiyah Home.
Tan Eng Teck is a Systems Analyst who lives at the intersection of geopolitics, technology & social issues. As a social scientist, learner, builder & coordinator, he enjoys futures thinking - where he dances with black swans & rides with the black elephants of tomorrow.