Symposium #4: BORDERS

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As Yuval Noah Harari said “in the future… you will need to do more than merely invent new ideas and products, but above all, reinvent yourself again and again.”
 We live in extraordinary times. 
 An age of great disruption; but also great distraction. 
 What future skills, values or attributes will be important in the workplace and our communities in 2030?
 In our next Symposium #4: Borders, we’ll explore that notion and more with <A HREF="https://sg.linkedin.com/in/hefen-wong-55a32133" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hefen Wong</A> (Deputy Director at Co-Lab at Ministry of Manpower), <A HREF="https://sg.linkedin.com/in/josephlouistan" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Joseph Louis Tan</A> (AVP/ Employee Journey Design Coach at DBS Bank) and <A HREF="https://sg.linkedin.com/in/joncarlwong" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jonathan Carl Wong</A> (Community Manager @ The Bridge). Keeping a sense of perspective, together we’ll discuss: 
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<LI>Disruptions in the future of work; important tensions that exist in companies; fundamental changes in leadership and why we need to inculcate better employee development practices to nurture and instil lifelong learning </LI>
<LI>Rethinking the role of co-working spaces, humanising the recruitment process and unravel important attitudes, ideas and values that will shape our harmony of work, home and self </LI>
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Come join us for an afternoon of bold questions, stimulating discussions, personal stories and good company - as we explore the borders of our minds and push the boundaries of our work together with our speakers and audiences. 
 
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Speaker Bios
<A HREF="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjA4cXpv7fgAhUXT48KHUp6AHgQFjAAegQICRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsg.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fhefen-wong-55a32133&usg=AOvVaw3LN8d6VbbCX-YsUilJABSQ" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wong Hefen</A> co-founded Co-Lab in the Ministry of Manpower. She was recently named as one of the world’s 100 most influential young people in government by public service think tank Apolitical in 2018.  
As the Deputy Director of Co-Lab, she leads the team utilizing behavioural insights, design thinking and data analytics to deliver human-centred and data-driven policies. Co-Lab nurtures the culture of empathy, testing and experimentation in the Ministry.
Hefen was based in New York and London in 2016 as a Research Fellow with the Public Policy Lab, Parsons DESIS Lab and UK Behavioural Insights Team. She believes in creating safe workplaces where teams thrive.
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<A HREF="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjn2uiewLfgAhUCgI8KHRcQB78QFjAAegQICRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsg.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjosephlouistan&usg=AOvVaw3QLz_TRamqoJ5yIwsJQjyP" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Joseph Louis Tan</A> is a designer, educator and intrapreneur, who believes in impacting lives for a better future. He helps individuals, brands and organisations to connect the dots and craft meaningful experiences so that they can unlock their potentials to serve more. Currently, Joseph is an Employee Journey Design Coach at DBS Bank, under the PeopleTech – Future of Work platform, on a mission to build  a start-up culture for their 26K employees. Prior to joining DBS Bank, Joseph co-founded and co-led etc.lab, an interdisciplinary centre for social impact and change at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He has also previously taught design thinking & industrial design at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic and Institute of Technical Education, as well as spoken at events like Design Thinking Asia, PechaKucha and Orange Hive.
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<A HREF="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiL-em3wLfgAhXK6Y8KHeIIA5AQFjAAegQICRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsg.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjoncarlwong&usg=AOvVaw2Tl02q3zcGFM3T_3qSu_Ul" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jonathan Carl Wong</A> leads the community team at thebridge, a co-work space and community development platform powered by Ascendas-Singbridge. He focuses on community engagement through building an eco-system of cross-industry alliances and partnerships. He is constantly looking out to purposefully bring people or groups together with the intention of creating mutual value. Part of his day-to-day includes ensuring operational excellence of the space. 
In the last 15 years, Jonathan has dabbled in PR & branding, fundraising for a local charity, leadership development, youth pastoring and running a community-art cafe. The cornerstone of this unique and diverse background is that people matter. Jonathan strongly believes in building trust and meaningful relationships through the right conversations, actions, and value exchanges. 
Jonathan has travelled to more than 100 cities across 37 different countries – with this experience teaching him to embrace cultural diversity. He has learnt to develop patience through his lifelong support of Tottenham Hotspur.

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