Ideas & Inspiration is a quarterly community event that brings together the world’s leading thinkers and doers to share ideas that matter in any discipline — technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business, development. These events are free to attend. Register now and join us for an evening of thought-provoking talks.

Featured Talks For January 2020's Ideas & Inspireation

You Are More Than Your Job Title 
- Uma Rudd Chia

Elon Musk says in the future, human jobs will be taken over by intelligent machines. But a loss of income won’t be humanity’s biggest problem. We will be faced with an existential crisis as we derive purpose from our occupations. Discover three inspiring points to unlock your full potential beyond your job title, discover and future-proof your true-worth and uncover new revenue streams that will meet the needs of your whole person.

The Pressures of Education & the Emergence of Brain Fog - Valerie Poh

It’s often said that a good education is the cornerstone for success as it equips us with the know-hows to take on the world and opens up our mind to newer possibilities. Education is meant to be a joyous experience as it feeds our innate capacity for curiosity and discovery, and yet, education has become one of the strongest triggers for stress in modern society. In this thought-provoking talk, 13 year-old Valerie Poh shares her perspectives as a student on the pressures of education and the emergence of brain fog, or more commonly known as mental fatigue.

Transform Your Limitations into Advantages - Dr Raman K. Attri

Diagnosed with a condition that left him physically disabled from a young age, Dr Raman shares how no disability is worse than the mental ones we impose for ourselves in the form of limiting beliefs and excuses. In this authentic and personal talk, he shares how he flipped his limitations to advantages… and how we too can break free from a state of perceived disabilities and weaknesses to move towards breakthroughs and achievements.

Bridging The Gender Gap in Sales - Zeenath Kuraisha

It is a global fact that there is a lack of women in sales. Not only is it a diversity topic across all countries, bridging gender gap is recognised as an important boost to bottom line. In this illuminating talk, Zeenath shares why we need more women in sales, root causes, issues, challenges and a deep dive of real truth on the world of sales in Asia especially Singapore.

Why We Work (and how to be more effective and efficient at it) 
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Bob Mittelsdorf

All organisms work to survive. Many higher animals work in groups, having evolved sophisticated social arrangements, especially humans. Organizations do business to create value so they can survive.
Bob Mittelsdorf will show how the value to be created by work can be judged against the cost of creating it (ROI), when resources will be used and when value is realized. Other things to be considered are risks associated with doing work, and who are the right people to get to do work.

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