Exploring Systems and Futures Part I & Part II

Up next in Living Soil Series by T:>Works' CoThink Lab, Part 1 Causal Layered Analysis, facilitating imagination and conversation on land use in Singapore and Part 2 Harvest, a simulation on managing resources.

Sign up for both sessions and you get to join us for a complimentary vegetarian and allium-free lunch!

Please note that the workshop space is accessible only via stairs.

Singapore's relationship with land is complex, deeply personal, and critical to our future.

Are you curious about the forces shaping our urban landscape, our policies, and even our relationship to the land as Singaporeans?

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to look beyond the surface, explore the causes of our land dilemmas, and collectively envision preferred futures.

🧠 Learn about Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) method, a foresight tool that seeks to unpack the present, and deepen the future

💭 Through discussions, apply CLA to the topic of land-use in Singapore, and map the headlines, policies, narratives, and deep metaphors that contribute to our relationship to the land.

🌎Collectively imagine and explore preferred futures for Singapore's land use, fostering new perspectives.

Learning Through Simulation: Harvest* offers an interactive simulation where participants engage in a resource management game.

Through hands-on play, participants will discover how individual choices impact a shared resource. This is followed by facilitated reflections and discussions to explore the insights gained from their experience.

This isn't just a game; it's a microcosm of the challenges that individuals, groups and organizations face when navigating uncertainty; it's a chance to experience the pressures and possibilities of change in a safe, dynamic environment.

It's about understanding how to respond when existing strategies falter, when crisis looms, and when the need for systemic change becomes paramount.

When everything changes, how will you adapt?

Join us for Harvest, a resource management game that simulates real-time response and adaptation!

*This immersive simulation is inspired by the core principles of systems thinking and sustainability

🌾 We’ll play a resource management game that simulates real-world decision-making.

🔄 Through interactive group play, you’ll experience the challenges of balancing individual and collective needs.

💡 After the game, we’ll have a guided discussion to reflect on what we experienced and how it connects to personal, organisational and societal issues.

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Our work is valuable and we want to make it accessible to more people. That is why we thoughtfully designed a tiered ticketing model to help us sustain our offerings. Please choose the standard ($50) or sustainer ticket ($80) if you have the means to support our basic cost and contribute to subsidise others to join.

Those in need of concessionary tickets, please write to us at [email protected] with the title "LSS: 23 Aug Concession ticket request".

Thank you for nurturing a more inclusive and caring community with us.

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Zhong Han is a Coach, Facilitator, and Educator known for his impactful partnerships with individuals and teams.

He has crafted and facilitated engaging learning experiences for groups ranging from intimate workshops to large-scale programmes of up to 200 participants, both locally and internationally.

His gift for designing impactful learning experiences comes from blending theoretical concepts with practical application, with exceptional ability to forge strong connections, pose thought-provoking questions, and cultivate a secure and encouraging space conducive to self-discovery and development.

As an ICF-ACC Certified Coach, Zhong Han has coached clients across industries and cultures. He also teaches sustainability-related modules as an Adjunct Lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic, and channels his passion for personal and organisational development through his own practice, as the Founder and Learning Consultant at Host Lab.

, part of the Foodscape Collective ecosystem, champions a balanced ecosystem built on equity, care, and regenerative practices. Their mission is to broaden knowledge and accessibility of regenerative methods in Singapore, emphasising a community-oriented, care-based approach. They merge ancient wisdom with modern technology to regenerate soil and reconnect people with the land, advocating for soil's crucial role in climate change, food security, and sustainability discussions. This organisation stands as a beacon for environmental stewardship and community-driven sustainability, committed to nurturing each person's unique contributions to a healthier planet and fostering a culture of care and personal engagement.

in its ethos presents thought leadership from independent Singapore artists, cultural workers, writers, curators, and scientists. This fellowship platform began in April 2021 through the format of digital keynotes by Singapore Fellows who are at the forefront of research and/or activating local communities. This has since developed into diverse formats.

As the Singapore companion to the Per°Form Open Academy, Per°Form CoThink Lab focuses on the practitioner as a thought leader engaged between multiple locals and the international, actively bridging histories, the precarious present, and world-creating. It is conceptualised and led by T:>Works Artistic Director, Dr. Ong Keng Sen.

Established in 1985, is an independent and international arts company based in Singapore at its space, 72-13. It is currently led by Artistic Director, Dr. Ong Keng Sen.

T:>Works’ mission and vision are the pioneering of thought leadership in the arts focused on transdisciplinary, transcultural, and inclusive processes.

To this end, there is a strong educational perspective with research and discourse contextualising histories, contemporary experiences, and situated art practices of the global south.

T:>Works also serves to investigate the current urgencies of being located in Singapore, and larger Asia, through different creative expressions in the public sphere.

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