At the end of the recent Singapore Civil Defence Force Senior Leaders and Commanders (SLC) Systems Thinking Habits Programme, a senior officer shared, something to this effect with me in front of the…
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Systems thinking has no place in security operations.
I’ve heard this more times than I can count, from frontline officers to seasoned professionals in both physical and cybersecurity. And I get it. When the job is to respond fast and follow…
🎯 Not everything that counts can be counted.
And in learning and leadership, what can be counted often distracts us from what really matters. Recently, I ran a masterclass called “Failing Forward Through Play.” at Singapore Institute of Technology Applied Learning…
🌪️ “I tried everything. And it still didn’t work.”
That was me a few years ago, standing at the front of a successful leadership programme in a USD billion-dollar company Monde Nissin Corporation, watching leaders nod and say “great tools”… but change…
From Failure to Fulfilment — One Habit, One Company and One Leader at a Time
Five years ago, I failed spectacularly. As Chief Learning Officer of Monde Nissin Corporation (USD 1B MNC), I launched a systems thinking programme. Evaluations were glowing, but no real-world impact. Leaders didn’t apply…
Transformation is hard
“If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change” – Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror. Transformation is hard. You are…
🌟 Gratitude & Passion: Enhancing Leadership Through Systems Thinking 🌟
I am deeply honored and grateful to the Singapore Civil Defence Force for entrusting me once again to lead their esteemed senior commanders and directors from Oman through my Systems Thinking Habits for…
The joy of an educator
Leaving a job of c-suite can be very hard. Lot of things that seems certain to my life to give up. Yet, embracing the unknown for a gut feeling of making impacts to…
Surviving the Journey of Becoming an Entrepreneurer to Fulfill One’s Dream
Every year I would travel more than 6,000 miles twice to arrive at Turiba University, Latvia to complete my teaching with the University. This university has a special place in my heart. Not…
Tech Talent AssemBly (TTAB) Overseas Learning Trip Shanghai 2024
The start of Tech Talent AssemBly (TTAB) Overseas Learning Trip 2024 … Excited about this trip that took more than 6 months to plan and execute with a group of buddies from Shanghai……
True love knows no boundary or limit
True love knows no boundary or limit. What is true love? Really what it is? To me, true love is the feeling I feel for my special someone that is in between my…
The Joy of Being a Teacher
More than a decade ago when we first met, I knew in my heart that Joanna Zhou will be unstoppable in the things that she does. She has very high EQ, a nature…
Achieving Sustainability in our Food Systems – Insights from a 94 years-old Balaton Group Member
A tree that grown for perhaps more than a thousand years behind the backyard of the house of a 94 years old Balaton Group member, Dr Ulrich Loening. Dr Ulric is an inspiring…
Transforming Leadership: Creating Thinkers, One Company at a Time
At Coddiwompling, we’re all about navigating through uncharted territories with confidence and creativity. Recently, the Vice President of NUS Ecosystem enlisted our expertise to design a bespoke strategy development workshop for their senior…
Customizing LEGO(R) Six Bricks Level 1 and 2 Training for Facilitators
I am one of the rare few certified Lead Trainer for LEGO(R) Six Bricks by the inventors at Care for Education in Singapore. LEGO(R) Six Bricks is a learning through play method that…
How learning LEGO(R) Six Bricks has transformed my life?
Since getting certified as a facilitator in LEGO(R) Six Bricks in 2019 and then becoming a Certified Lead Trainer in 2021, the learning through methodology has truly transformed my life. First, it has…
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…