Episodes
Join this episode's host, Ken Chua (Director, (these)abilities) as he speaks with fellow Disability advocates, Theresa Goh (SportSG) and Dawn-Joy Leong (Independent Artist), as they navigate through the meandering path of labels, identities, support and employment en route towards self-discovery & self-mastery. Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities! Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.
Published 12/03/21
Published 12/03/21
The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking. Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation. Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to TBC - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent. Part 5: What are our panelists' pro-tips for other facilitators - those already on their journeys, and those just...
Published 10/14/21
The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking. Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation. Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent. Part 4: Who are our panelists' favourite facilitators - to watch and learn from / with?
Published 10/14/21
The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking. Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation. Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent. Part 3: How do facilitators hold space for stories to be told, as The Birthday Collective...
Published 10/14/21
Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation. Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent. Part 2: Facilitation happens at different levels (family, team, organisation, nation!). Which of these are our panelists' favourite, and what does good facilitation look like in each? 
Published 10/14/21
The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking. Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation. Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent. Part 1: What facilitation means to our panelists, and how they started their facilitation...
Published 10/14/21
Join this episode's host, Aaron Maniam and fellow leaders - Ivy Tse, Martin Tan & Natalya Ann Thora Twohill - as they share their lessons on leadership, stewardship, culture & community building during the tumultuous era of Covid-19. This episode is a "Halogen Foundation Singapore x The Birthday Collective" collaboration that was recorded in December 2020. A video recording of this episode is also available on The Birthday Collective's Facebook page.
Published 08/18/21
"Join our host, Nur Hazeem Bin Abdul Nasser, who's joined by Tavis (Yale-NUS) and Adriel (Access Singapore) in sharing about their ground-up initiatives. They discuss the history of various initiatives and how some adapt to the pandemic. The duo elaborate on hyper-local and national communities in their lives, expressing both gratitude and hopes for how communities can grow together. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday...
Published 07/12/21
Join our host, Cherie Lim-Tseng, as she speaks with Dr Kenneth Koh (OneCare Medical), Tim (nonprofit executive) and Gladys (Music Educator) about their covid-19 experience. They talk about pregnancy during the pandemic, and what they hope for a future generation to gain. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.
Published 06/11/21
What is The Birthday Collective, and how did it get started? Join this bonus episode's host, Cherie Lim-Tseng, as she speaks with the founding members of The Birthday Collective - Malminderjit Singh, Aaron Maniam & James Chan - on how an idea at the back of a cab has led to a series of Birthday Books (and other products like this podcast) to gather perspectives of Singapore's past, present & future, contributed by people from all walks of life.
Published 05/29/21
Join this episode’s host, Prof. Kenneth Goh (SMU) as he speaks with Allan Lim (ComCrop), Pamela Chng (Bettr Coffee Co.), Huang Shao-Ning (CareerBuilder) and Kwok Jia Chuan (Conjunct Consulting) about using business to create more than just monetary value. They talk about the problems they attempted to solve through business, and what they've learned along the way. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.
Published 03/06/21
Join this episode's host (Eddie Choo) and guests (Khoo Seok Lin, Dr. Nazry Bahrawi & Khee Shihui) as they share their ever-changing purpose & manage tensions between seemingly binary choices in life and society. Can one be Austere, yet Audacious? Prudent, yet Spontaneous? Only one way to find out - listen in! Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective and FB (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.
Published 02/09/21
Join this episode's host, Geetha Creffield & Christopher Chok and guests Hazel Peh, Jamie Tan & Arunan Amuthalingam as they revise through the past, present & future including the lessons from their own journeys in making the most of their education. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to offer.
Published 12/15/20
Join this episode's host, Cherie Lim-Tseng, as she joins Joan Leong, Simar Kaur & Rain Khoo in traversing the multitude of pathways that families undertake - beyond what is conventionally shared. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to offer.
Published 11/08/20
Join this episode's host, Joshua Chambers (Govinsider), as he speaks with Tseng Wun Hsiung (Secur Solutions Group), Lim May-Ann (TRPC, Asia Cloud Computing Association) & James Chan (Ion Mobility) on a platitude of considerations pertaining to integral technologies used towards building Singapore's Digital Future. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.
Published 10/08/20
Join this episode's hosts, Aaron Maniam (Founding Head, Centre for Strategic Futures, 2010-2011) & Eddie Choo (Scalable Analysis) as they speak to Cheryl Chung (Quad.sg), Mariam Aljunied (Chartered Psychologist) and Tan Eng Teck (Systems Analyst) about trying on various lenses, rose-tinted or otherwise, in an attempt to envision a glimpse of Singapore's future. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.
Published 10/08/20
The Future, Technology, Family, Education, Entrepreneurship, Purpose and 11 other themes (read: Episodes) in waiting - plus bonus content! Don't miss any episodes, subscribe to the show!
Published 10/06/20