Innovation teams worldwide have chosen to use Design Thinking processes to identify gaps and problems for businesses. Join us to find out how you can harness Design Thinking techniques to help your team define problems and ideate for creative solutions. Engage with our trainers through this interactive online session to understand how your organization can take on practical steps to improve from actionable feedback.

EVENT OUTLINE:

• Obtain an overview of the Design Thinking process
• Engage with the trainers through an interactive online session
• Gain insight into how Design Thinking is used to develop creative solutions from actionable feedback

AGENDA:

2:50PM – 3:00PM: Registration

3:00PM – 3:45PM: Webinar

3:45PM – 4:00PM: Q&A

4:00PM: Event ends

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Samuel Tan, Senior Lecturer and Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Samuel has vast interests and experiences in the fields of Innovation and Psychology.During his stint at the Ministry of Defence, Samuel consulted senior management leaders on change management and transformation, particularly on the set-up of an innovative culture within organisations.

Besides this, he facilitated training and workshops on innovation and creative thinking for internal staff, as well as guests from other public agencies (MOT, NLB, LTA, and MOE).

Prior to joining MINDEF, Samuel worked with children with special needs as an educational-behavioural therapist. His experiences with Autistic, ADHD, and Down Syndrome kids have strengthened his belief that every child is a special and unique individual who does wonders and performs miracles.

Genny Chia, Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Genny Chia is a certified image consultant recognized by the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI). She received professional image trainings from 3 world renowned image masters (there are currently 12 image masters) since 2007.

Genny is also formally trained as a business etiquette trainer at Emily Post Institute (USA). Genny had served as a board member at the Association of Image Consultants International Singapore Chapter. She was the chapter’s Treasurer from 2011 to 2013, Vice President of Membership from 2013 to 2015 and Secretary from 2015 to 2016 Jan.

Genny’s passion lies in giving the younger generation the empowerment to bring out the best within them. She is currently teaching Life Management Skills and Career Planning modules at IS.

ABOUT NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC

As an Institute of Higher Learning, Ngee Ann Polytechnic has been actively training students for the workforce since 1963. Five decades on, the Polytechnic has become a leading institution of higher learning, anchored on its core strength of pioneering a broad-based and holistic learning approach for all learners. More and more, NP aspires to be a ‘poly for all ages’ - seeking to create an ecosystem that supports not just young adults, but all lifelong learners who need to continually adapt to changing job demands and economic transformation. In just a few short years, NP has made significant strides toward transformation. Adult education and SkillsFuture initiatives were integrated with all academic schools. In the current academic year, NP’s CET Academy is on track to clock more than one million training hours for lifelong learners.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) has over 16 years of experience in Design Thinking (DT) training. As the first polytechnic to see the relevance of DT, NP offered DT as a compulsory module for all our students through the School of Interdisciplinary (IS). This module has since been the stepping stone for many of our students who went on to become entrepreneurs. Some of the DT capability building courses and workshops developed and conducted by the IS team includes Innovation Made Possible, a 15-week module offered to 5000 students annually, Annual Overseas Innovation Challenge, a 7-day programme in Hong Kong, Innovation Bootcamps and Hackathons.