The Next 50 YearsDiscovering aspirations and curating the next 50 years

WHY KITAx?

SG50KITAx is a program that amalgamates passionate and energetic young Singaporeans. The 4-month program, aims to curatively project and develop long term actionable programs (and processes) addressing future needs.

We have to know what is going to happen in the world, anywhere in the world. Major trends, unexpected developments such as globalisation and technological progress can create and disrupt businesses swiftly, much faster than we think and much faster than sometimes we would like (…) We want to know and we want to be part of this change. We have no choice.

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”- PM Lee Hsien Loong, October 2014

In an ever changing global environment, what future lies for the small nation of Singapore and its future generation?

KEY OBJECTIVES

‣ Curate possible at scenarios around selected themes, along with inputs from key opinion leaders in the relevant themes (i.e. industry).

‣ Develop long-term actionable programs and processes to address issues or pain-points in these curated scenarios

‣ Creating the SG50 identity based on curated youth aspirations of the future.

‣ Expose young people to what the future will look like (through scenarios) as part of a larger step to prepare them for such future(s).

‣ Provide an opportunity and platform for young change-makers to learn new skills, insights and develop a network of future leaders.

BROAD APPROACH

Extending to the larger community to seek out ideas and participation from the ground.

‣ Ground Up

‣ CollaborativeTo cross-pollinate talent and aspiration across diverse back-ground (and beyond the Malay community) with a common purpose.

‣ AspirationalIdentify, develop and curate individual aspirations, in the longer term building a larger narrative of collective future aspirations.

‣ Future ProofEvery ideas, aspirations and process requires a certain “foresight filter” to make them relevant for the conditions of the future.

‣ Long-Term ImpactPrograms and ideas should never be a one-off, in other words participants need to map out processes for the long term.

HOW IT WORKS

100 YOUTH | 20 tEAMS

Nadia‣ NTUMS EXCO ‣ 3rd Year University Student ‣ Active in MS and other community activities ‣ Experienced in organising ad-hoc events

Ariff‣ Mosque Youth Leader ‣ 2nd Year Polytechnic Student ‣ Been volunteering at the mosque since the last 4 years. ‣ Basic program management skills

Zack‣ Have a special interest in photography, and broadly the arts ‣ Organised regular meet-ups of photography enthusiast ‣ Has not been involved in the MM community activities ‣ Prefer to explore areas of his personal interest

PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE

Alan‣ Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leader ‣ Passionate about contributing to the community ‣ Have participated in the likes of Halogen, SIFE and Ideasinc.

Prakash‣ Active Youth Leader in SINDA ‣ Like Alan, he is passionate about innovation and how it

impacts society.

100 YOUTH | 20 tEAMS

Paulina‣ Is part of the Eurasian community, particularly keen on youth

caucuses. ‣ Theodore spends his weekend volunteering at the Singapore

Recreational Club.

PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE

Peter‣ Young handicapped individual (wheelchair bound) ‣ Active in helping others in need (particularly the

handicapped)

100 YOUTH | 20 tEAMS

Serene Nguyen‣ An ASEAN Scholarship student studying in NUS ‣ Active in student activities ‣ Finds Singapore a viable place to settle.

PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE

SENSE CRAFT BUILD IMPLEMENT

1 2 3 4

SG50KITAx Conference is a launchpad for the ideas.

Applying future thinking, participants create future scenarios of Singapore 2065 utilising tools and insights from experts.

Participants begin identifying and defining issues thus develop executable solution to address these future challenges.

Iteratively build beta(s) prototypes to ideas and solution while curatively engaging with stakeholders.

March April May June

‣ Ideation & Validation ‣ Prototype & Build ‣ Capacity Development ‣ Resource Support

PROGRAM TIMELINE

SENSE CRAFT BUILD IMPLEMENT

1 2 3 4

Sensing 2065 2 days + 2 nights

13 - 15 March

March April May June

‣ Ideation & Validation ‣ Prototype & Build ‣ Capacity Development ‣ Resource Support

PROGRAM TIMELINE

Crafting 2040 2 days + 2 nights

10 - 12 April

Make & Hack 2 days + 1 nights

8 - 10 May

SG50KITAx Conference

27 June

KEY IDEATION TOOLS

1. Causal Layered Analysis

CLA is strategic planning tool often utilised in the field of future thinking to effectively shape the future. Causal layered analysis focuses on “opening up” the present and past to create alternative futures rather than on developing a picture of a particular future.

2. Human Centered Design Approach

HCD is a is a process in which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product, service or process are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process. HCD can be characterized as a multi-stage problem solving process that not only requires designers to analyse and foresee how users are likely to use a product, but also to test the validity of their assumptions with regard to user behaviour in real world tests with actual users.

1. Value Proposition Map

The Value Proposition Map makes explicit how solutions are creating value for key stakeholders (i.e end-users, customers). Primarily, it helps change-makers to design products and services that end-user wants.

2. Business Model Canvass

BMC is a strategic management and business template for designing, implementing and documenting key business strategies. For change-makers this is a useful tool as it considers key factors in developing desired solutions.

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KEY OPINION LEADERS & SPEAKERS

Mr Bahren Shaari CEO, Bank of Singapore

Mr Jack Sim Founder, World Toilet Organisation

Mr Steve Leonard Executive Deputy Chairman, IDA

Mr Tay Lai Hock Founder, Ground Up Initiatives

Dr Steven Fang Chairman, Action Community for Entrepreneurship

Dr Fatris Bakaram Mufti, Singapore

Mdm Zuraidah Abdullah Senior Assistant Commissioner, SPF

Mr George Yeo Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr Najib Ali Artist & Producer

Mr Aaron Maniam Director, Ministry of Trade & Industry

Mdm Moliah Hashim Principal, Princess Elizabeth Primary School

Dr Tan Lai Yong Director for Outreach & Community Development, NUS College of Alice & Peter Tan

Mr Janadas Devan Director, Institute of Policy Studies

Mr Ho Kwonping Executive Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings

Day 2 Day 3

7.00am Activity 2: De-Frosting & Bond Binding

7.00am Activity 4De-Frosting & Bond Deepening

9.00am Future Panel 1: Future Brain Freeze Mr Aaron Maniam

8.00am Breakfast + Deep Dive 6The Morning After - Scenario Building

9.30am Future Panel 2: Economy & Health, Mr Bahren Shaari and A/P Tan Lai Yong

9.30am Deep Dive 7Pain-Point + Driving Forces (Causal Layered Analysis)

10.45am Break 11.00am Activity 5Social Critique + Cross Pollinisation

11.00am Future Panel 3: Religion & International Relations Mufti Dr Fatris Bakaram & Mr Janadas Devan

12.00pm Lunch + Deep Dive 8: Review Causal Analysis + Hypothesis Solidifying

Day 112.15pm Lunch + Deep Dive 3:

Capture Key trends / Learning1.00pm Break

5.30pm Registration12.30pm Keynote

Mr George Yeo (Future State)1.30pm Session 3

User Research Study

6.00pm Session 1: Intro SG50KITA X

2.00pm Future Panel 4: Arts & Education Mr Najib Ali and Mdm Moliah Hashim

2.00pm Deep Dive 9Design User Research Study

6.30pm Activity 1: Ice Breaker

3.15pm Break 3.00pm Final CurtainsHypothesis Presentation + Next Steps

7.00pm Dinner Discussion 1Sensing Tools - The Good, Bad & Ugly1

3.30pm Future Panel 5: Environment & Science (Technology) Mr Tay Lai Hock & Mr Steve Leonard

5.00pm Adjourn ….

4.45pm Break

8.00pm Break 5.15pm Activity 3 - Ties that bond

8.30pm Deep Dive 1:Past Timeline + Future Exploration

5.45pm Future Panel 6:People & Society Mr Ho Kwonping

7.00pm Break

10.30pm Deep Dive 2: Theming & Focusing1

7.30pm Dinner + Deep Dive 4Taking stock, reframing and the way forward ….

11.00pm End of Day 1Kita Huddle

8.30pm Deep Dive 5Scenario Building

11.30pm End of Day 2Kita Huddle

Deep DiveBig discussions into the direction that team are heading, as part of the largest process of discovering the essence of their ideation!

Future PanelKey opinion leaders and experts share their opinion on the scenario of respective sectors and pain-points that exist in the short and long term.

Part of the program, where folks walk around for blood circulation, and importantly interact with other participants for bonding or value-adding cross-pollinating discussions.

Activity

SENSING 2065

Day 2 Day 3

7.00am Activity 2: De-Frosting & Bond Binding

7.00am Activity 4De-Frosting & Bond Deepening

9.30am Deep Dive 2Human Centered Experinment

9.00am Deep Dive 7Business Model Environment

10.00am Get out of the Building! 12.00pm Lunch + Deep Dive 8: Telling Your Story

Day 12.00pm Deep Dive 3

When it hits you in the face2.00pm Final Presentation

6.00pm Registration 3.00pm Get out of the Building! 4.00pm Adjourn ….

6.00pm Dinner & Group RecapParticipants settle down and continue where they left off ..

5.00pm Deep Dive 5Getting the facts right

7.30pm Panel Session:Rising to the Pinnacle

Mdm Zuraidah Abdullah Dr Steven Fang

6.30pm Dinner & Sharing Session Solution the World NeedsMr Jack Sim

7.30pm Deep Dive 6Business Model Design

9.30pm Deep Dive 1Hypothesis Solidifying Product - Market Fitting

8.30pm Break

9.00pm Deep Dive 6Business Model Design (cont’d)

10.30pm End of Day 1 10.30pm End of Day 2Kita Huddle

CRAFTING 2040

Deep DiveBig discussions into the direction that team are heading, as part of the largest process of discovering the essence of their ideation!

Part of the program, where folks walk around for blood circulation, and importantly interact with other participants for bonding or value-adding cross-pollinating discussions.

Activity

Get out of the Building!Participants goes and meet or speak to stakeholders, or potential customers in order to gain deeper insights on the problems. This is a critical process in focusing on the root cause of the problems or pain-points.

THE x-TEAM

Ibnur Rashad

- Engineering Science Programme, NUS (First Cohort of 40)- Co-Founder, Sustainable Living Labs- Member, Ground-Up Initiative- University Scholars Program & NUS Overseas Campus Participant

(Stanford University)

Shamir Rahim

- Bio-Medical Science, NUS- Managing Director, Sypher Lab- President, Young AMP- NUS Overseas Campus Participant (University of Pennsylvania)- Former Vice-President, NUS Muslim Society

Fazli Mansor

- Computer Science, NUS- Co-Founder, Islamicevents- Founder, 12Geeks (Launchpad Technologies)- NUS Overseas Campus Participant

(Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

Zafirah Mohamed

- Biological Science, NTU- Environmental Management (MSc), SOAS- Senior Consultant, Sequioa Group- President, AISEC (Singapore)

Khairu Rejal

- VC/ Investment Manager, Majuven- The Culprit, Majulah Community- Chief Architect & Former Lead, Ideasinc (Startup

Accelerator Program)- Former Head, Saff-Perdaus

Zaihidi Abdul Rahman

- Principal Architect and Founder, Zahidi AR Arkitek- President, Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Council Member, Singapore Business Federation- Board of Governors, Republic Polytechnic- Board Member, National Library Board- Member (Heritage Development), Malay Heritage Foundation

Hafizah Ghazali

- BA (Fashion, Apparel Design), Lasalle-SIA College of Arts- Fashion Designer & Label Founder, Sutra- Former Zalora Designer- Vice President, Creative Muslim Youth Kakis (CMYK)

Fadzuli Wahab

- Co-Founder, Islamicevents- Computer Science, NUS

Liyana Rosli

- Senior Executive, Singapore Harmony Center- SG50KITA Secreteriat

Siti Aisyah

- Executive, Mendaki- SG50KITA Secreteriat

SECRETERIAT

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

All my motivation for change has really been about the future. If you don't change, are you good enough for the future? That's the real driver. SG50 is about the past, we have to think about the future. What does the future need?

“”(Lim Siong Guan)