Collectively Speaking
Join this episode's host, Ken Chua (Director, (these)abilities) as he speaks with fellow Disability advocates, Theresa Goh (SportSG) and Dawn-Joy Leong (Independent Artist), as they navigate through the meandering path of labels, identities, support and employment en route towards self-discovery & self-mastery.
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The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking.
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The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking.
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The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking.
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Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation.
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The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking.
info_outline EP9: Leadership - Of Stewardship, Adaptability & AuthenticityCollectively Speaking
Join this episode's host, Aaron Maniam and fellow leaders - Ivy Tse, Martin Tan & Natalya Ann Thora Twohill - as they share their lessons on leadership, stewardship, culture & community building during the tumultuous era of Covid-19.
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"Join our host, Nur Hazeem Bin Abdul Nasser, who's joined by Tavis (Yale-NUS) and Adriel (Access Singapore) in sharing about their ground-up initiatives. They discuss the history of various initiatives and how some adapt to the pandemic. The duo elaborate on hyper-local and national communities in their lives, expressing both gratitude and hopes for how communities can grow together.
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Join our host, Cherie Lim-Tseng, as she speaks with Dr Kenneth Koh (OneCare Medical), Tim (nonprofit executive) and Gladys (Music Educator) about their covid-19 experience. They talk about pregnancy during the pandemic, and what they hope for a future generation to gain.
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What is The Birthday Collective, and how did it get started? Join this bonus episode's host, Cherie Lim-Tseng, as she speaks with the founding members of The Birthday Collective - Malminderjit Singh, Aaron Maniam & James Chan - on how an idea at the back of a cab has led to a series of Birthday Books (and other products like this podcast) to gather perspectives of Singapore's past, present & future, contributed by people from all walks of life.
info_outlineJoin this episode's host (Eddie Choo) and guests (Khoo Seok Lin, Dr. Nazry Bahrawi & Khee Shihui) as they share their ever-changing purpose & manage tensions between seemingly binary choices in life and society. Can one be Austere, yet Audacious? Prudent, yet Spontaneous? Only one way to find out - listen in!
Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective and FB (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.
About the Panel:
Eddie Choo writes about futures & 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.
Khoo Seok Lin is an economist by training, spending 15 years in the Economic Development Board as Director (Human Resources) and Co-Director (Organisation Development). She left EDB to pursue her passion to introduce the principles of organizational learning and development into education. Seok Lin is currently a freelance trainer and facilitator in leadership development.
Dr. Nazry Bahrawi is a literary and cultural critic at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He is the co-founder and convener of the critical humanities collective Bras Basah Open. His idea of a Singapore utopia necessitates a functioning Arts and Humanities Research Council, among other fanciful things.
Khee Shihui enjoys learning about what gives purpose and meaning to people and seeks to find ways to support them. She's most energised at the confluence of the arts, people and organisation development, community engagement, and social innovation. She is the Programme Director of Common Ground, a civic institution that seeks to facilitate critical partnerships to solve pressing national concerns.