When I was 10, 50 is an alien. It will be percieved as an intruder in my mind and will be chased out on sight. How strange. When I was 20, 50 is…
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This blog attempts to capture the full description and essence of the adventures and their associated reflections of our Coddiwompling endeavours to make deep impacts to the clients, the society and world we live in. It will also be a place for expert sharing in the field of systems thinking, facilitation and coaching and mentoring as part of my contribution to society and the clients that I serve.
Driving Safety Excellence Through Systems Thinking
Shahrin, the Managing Director of the SMRT TEL line (now CEO of Singapore Post), approached Dr. Jenson after attending my customized Systems Thinking Habits programme for SMRT TEL. He recognized the immense value…
Bet on me
For more than 1.5 year now since I started my company “Coddiwompling”, I have been feeling lonely about my decision. Notwithstanding all the doubts and uncertainties that I faced on the day to…
>800 Participants – Experience of Designing Large Scale LEGO(R) Six Bricks Activities for Rainbow Centre
On 31 May 2023, together with a group of LEGO(R) Six Bricks Level 1 and 2 facilitators that I have trained and certified and the trainers from Rainbow Center (a Not for Profit…
Stories of Asia’s Mentor-Mentee Monthly Event – Give & Take Circle Facilitation with LEGO(R) Six Bricks
I would never expect a call to serve the Stories of Asia‘s mentor-mentee monthly meetup session would go viral in Linkedin. I received more than 30 invitations to connect and multiple posts from…
LEGO(R) Six Bricks Lead Trainer & Facilitator Conference – May 2023
I was in heaven for 1 week at Care for Education, Johannesburg in late May. As one of the few Lead Trainers of LEGO(R) Six Bricks Facilitators around the world, I am honored…
The Magic of LEGO(R) Serious Play
I never played with LEGO(R) when I was young, although I love getting my hands on gaming devices. It never occurred to me how the serependity exploration of wanting to use LEGO(R) bricks…
As large as you can get with Canvas – LEGO(R) Serious Play for ITE IT Strategy Workshop
It was another one of my largest LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R) [LSP] workshop (for close to 60 people) specially designed for Institute of Technical Education IT Division to help them develop their strategies going…
Consultancy + LEGO(R) Serious Play + Keynote Speech = ITE Refective Practices Project
It was a more than six-month consultancy project. The end goal is to help ITE College West design and co-create a reflective practices toolkit that can be used for all academic, admin and…
Systems Thinking Habits for Leaders of SMRT TEL
March has been a really busy month for me. One of the reasons is because I have this opportunity to customize, design and implement two rounds of systems thinking habits programme for leaders…
LEGO(R) Serious Play Strategy Development for SHRI
It is a great honor and privilege to be given this opportunity to run a LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R) [LSP] strategy development for the council members (consisting of many DCEO, CHROs and HR Directors)…
Getting People to Enbrace Growth Mindset – SCALA Brown Bag Series
Giving a lunch time brown bag talk has always been a challenge for me. You are fighting for the attention between hunger and the need to create some forms of impact in the…
The privilege of facilitating the Annual ITE Strategy Review Workshop
Ever since I was 1 of the assessment leads for the Singapore Quality Award with Special Commendation for Insitute of Technical Education (ITE) in 2018, I am deeply inspired and sold to the…
What I love about teaching in Turiba University, Latvia
I always looked forward to my trip to Turiba University, Latvia as an Adjunct Professor every year. One of the main reasons is because it gave me an opportunity to live and interact…
A teacher’s reflection on his approach to teaching systems thinking and modelling
This blog post was written on 22 Sept 2018, close to 6 years ago. Yet, my teaching and learning philosophy on systems thinking and system dynamics has not changed. It is a great…
Mono No Aware (物の哀れ)
Mono no aware (物の哀れ) is a Japanese term that I picked up when I read the book ‘Spark Joy’ written by Marie Kondo. If you don’t know who she is, she is a…