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Covid-19 And Procrastination: The Struggle To Stay Motivated In A Pandemic, Singapore Management University
Covid-19 And Procrastination: The Struggle To Stay Motivated In A Pandemic, Singapore Management University
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COVID-19 has led to the cancellation of countless internships, travel plans, summer jobs, music concerts and festivals, graduations, conferences, you name it. Fixed deadlines have become fluid, and both short-term and long-term goals are presently at the mercy of something far beyond our control. In the face of a global pandemic, we may find ourselves wondering, “Why bother planning for anything anyway?" Yet this very mindset is the crux of the coronavirus procrastination problem, says CHARDONNAY NEEDLER.
Living And Learning In A Lockdown: 5 Ways To Stay Productive And Entertained At Home, Ishan Singh
Living And Learning In A Lockdown: 5 Ways To Stay Productive And Entertained At Home, Ishan Singh
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If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught me that staying at home is tougher than it seems. For introverts like myself, hunkering indoors should come naturally—even pre-coronavirus, I didn't get out a whole lot. Yet the experience has turned out to be very different when hanging out at home becomes less of a pastime and more of national responsibility.
Reconciling The Divide: A Chat With Bill Drayton On Social Inclusion, Tamara Prabhakar, Bill Drayton
Reconciling The Divide: A Chat With Bill Drayton On Social Inclusion, Tamara Prabhakar, Bill Drayton
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Within the confi nes of day-to-day routines, it is often diffi cult to cognitively grasp the exponential rate at which the social and industrial sectors are changing. In recent years, the rising prominence of social entrepreneurship is trending as an evolved, levelling collaborative model for solving social problems more effectively than traditionally rigid hierarchical structures of management. Social entrepreneurs hold the distinct ability to innovate and form novel solutions based on their fi rst-hand cultural knowledge and experiences rather than from popular generalised perceptions or indirect comprehension of situations from diffused information.
Collective Philanthropy: The Strength Of Giving Together, Rob John
Collective Philanthropy: The Strength Of Giving Together, Rob John
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Giving to charity has never been a solitary activity in any culture. People have joined together to give for millennia. In Asia, clan associations, religious groups or just friends have enjoyed the benefits of giving as a group. But there appears to be a renaissance of collective giving with the advent of more organised, strategic and outcome-focused philanthropy. At the Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP) where I am presently based, our research team’s curiosity about giving circles was first piqued when investigating the nature of innovation in Asian philanthropy in 2012.1 In that study, we reported several …
Are We Really Making A Difference?: Lessons From Nesta's Innovation Lab, Philip Colligan
Are We Really Making A Difference?: Lessons From Nesta's Innovation Lab, Philip Colligan
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Are public and social innovation labs achieving impact? Philip Colligan from Nesta's Innovation Lab looks at how we can answer the most important question of whether labs are indeed making a difference to societies.
The Promise And Challenge Of Ecotourism, Biqi Wu
The Promise And Challenge Of Ecotourism, Biqi Wu
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The following article is adapted from an ecotourism case study conducted by Wu Biqi. It was supported by the Lien Centre and supervised by Associate Professor John Donaldson of the School of Social Sciences at the Singapore Management University.
Friendship's 3-Tier Healthcare System: An Innovative Approach To Delivering Healthcare To Geographically And Socially Remote Areas, Runa Khan
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The hardest communities to reach and treat often live in the most remote, harsh landscapes. On the nomadic islands of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh, poor migratory communities are so cut off from urban centres that medical treatment is virtually unheard of. Runa Khan, Executive Director of Bangladeshi NGO Friendship, shares the difficult and inspired journey to build a mobile healthcare system using hospital ships, mobile clinics and community medics.
A Fortunate Life...Even In Singapore, Ivy Singh-Lim
A Fortunate Life...Even In Singapore, Ivy Singh-Lim
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Tilling the soil and soothing the soul: With a dagger strapped at the waist, Ivy Singh-Lim puts a head-spinning twist to the meaning of ‘retiring gracefully’ in Singapore.