We believe that conversations involving the public can increase awareness, engagement and ownership of sustainability issues in Singapore, and enable the public to discuss constructive and specific solutions to address the issues. More importantly, the conversations will plant the seeds that it is possible to nudge or effect environmental change…
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Conversations on Sustainable Singapore (Food Security)
Together with Nature Society (Singapore) and SMU verts, Green Future Solutions co-organised 3 Conversations on Sustainable Singapore, with the objectives to understand people’s thoughts and stories, and to generate constructive and specific suggestions for the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint review conducted by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR).…
Continue ReadingGreen Media Roundtable Discussion: Singapore and the Environment
I was on the panel for the Green Media Roundtable Discussion organised by Green Drinks Singapore last week, where together with other environmental journalists and bloggers, we shared on Singapore’s journey towards sustainability – how far we have come these 50 years, and what else we can improve or focus…
Continue ReadingThe Green Books That Moved Me
Read! Fest 2014 by the National Library Board is happening this month with the theme ‘The Books that Moved Me’. The reading festival wants to re-kindle your love of reading and encourage you to re-discover books that delighted and inspired you. Here’s 20 green books which have moved me and…
Continue Reading3 Scenarios For a Future Sustainable Singapore
Futures and scenario thinking or planning is not about predicting the future, but is about understanding what is possible, encouraging conversations, and informing decision making. Futures thinking usually looks at trends related to PESTEL – Politics, Economics, Social, Technology, Environment, and Legal. What trends are relevant and predictable? Which direction…
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