(Re)thinking the Box
THink is a compilation of thought pieces from local and regional contributors from public, private and academic sectors, intended to contribute a voice that focuses on regional development, yet flexible and inclusive in its particular subjects of discourse.
Beyond the Scarcity Mindset – A Letter from My Future Self
Level #77 The InterfaceRaffles City-in-a-Garden10 August 2065 Dear Aaron-in-2016, I was incredibly excited when humanity finally cracked the time travel conundrum and I could…
Rethinking Social Innovation – The Case in Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore and Hong Kong compete on many fronts. These two city-states, comprising half of the original Four Asian Tigers, which also include South Korea and…
Developing Future-Proof Citizens: Drill or Dare Education?
The present time is a challenging one for educators, policy- makers, parents and students alike. There is general consensus that we are in new times…
Searching for New Sources of Energy Why Hydrogen Could be Key
Nature provides us with abundant resources. Over 90 percent of the Earth’s crust is composed of silicate minerals, making silicon its second most abundant chemical…
Book Pick: Why Nations Fail — The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why do nations fail? What is the cause of all of the world’s inequality that keeps me up at night? Having studied and worked in…
Cultural-Intellectual Reinvigoration – Reflections on the Asian Century
Reflections on the Asian Century Asia has been experiencing an economic revival since the 1960s, beginning in Japan, followed by the Little Dragons, the Asian…
The Future of Jobs — Humans Need to Apply
We are on the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and that has given the naysayers a free pass to paint a bleak picture of…
Shaping Social Outcomes – Expanding the Role of Higher Education in Society
A few months ago, I gave a lecture on globalisation to a 500- student classroom of predominantly Thai students from various international programmes within Thammasat…
Accountability of Higher Education in Indonesia
The Essence of Higher EducationDespite the fast growth of Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) in higher education in Indonesia, there is a concern that higher education…