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Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020
Collective Design And Innovation: LCSI's Impacthon Series
The Lien Centre for Social Innovation believes in the power of ideas, and the translation of ideas into positive actions that can change people’s lives for the better. These ideas need to…
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020
SMU Student Ishan Singh Reflects On His Experience At The Regional Youth For Change Conference
A trip to the Philippines sounded like all the jazz when I expressed my desire to travel with LCSI's Executive Director, Christy Davis, to the Youth For Change Conference in December 2019. The team…
Tuesday, Jan 07, 2020
Lotus Initiative: Human-Centred Design Workshops In Sahidbhumi Village, Nepal
2019 marked an exciting new partnership for social innovation between the Lien Centre for Social Innovation (LCSI) and Lotus Life Foundation Singapore (LLF). Together with Avsar, LLF's sister…
Friday, Dec 27, 2019
Conference On The Move (COTM) II: Jamiyah Nursing Home
Jamiyah Nursing Home (JNH), tucked away in the west coast of Singapore, hosted the COTM on 6 December to close out the year with an illustration of thoughtful care, innovation and partnerships – all…
Tuesday, Oct 22, 2019
The Lotus Initiative: Latest From The Field
The Lotus Initiative kickstarted with an innovative approach towards understanding the community needs in Sahidbhumi, a rural village in Eastern Nepal. Utilising the Human-Centered Design (HCD), we…
Thursday, Sep 19, 2019
An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Singapore’s Food Insecurity
Singapore is renowned as a food lover’s paradise and ranks as the most food-secure nation on the 2018 Global Food Security Index. However, according to a research conducted by the Lien Centre for…
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2019
Hungry for Change: An Impacthon for Food Justice
Food security is a hot topic in Singapore. As a country that imports 90 percent of its food, the island nation is extremely vulnerable to disturbances in food distribution. Things…
Monday, Aug 26, 2019
At Boys' Town, Social Workers Expect The Unexpected
“Expect the unexpected,” is Programme Supervisor (Youth Worker) Sheila Selvaraju’s answer when asked about a typical day of work at Boys’ Town. One day might be “a rollercoaster [with] lots of…
Monday, Aug 19, 2019
An Appetite for Giving: Interning At Food From The Heart
My name is Fadhillah and I am a final year Business student at Singapore Management University (SMU). I am also a national Judo athlete and was the previous captain and President of the SMU…
Wednesday, Aug 14, 2019
5 Students Reflect On Their Summer Internship
No matter what your academic major or preferred industry is, having real-world working experience puts you at an advantage in front of prospective employers. That is why it is not uncommon…
Friday, Aug 02, 2019
Brewing Social Impact: One Cup Of Coffee At A Time
Hello everyone, I'm Santhosh Watson, going into my third year at Singapore Management University studying Business Management, majoring in both Corporate Communications and Public Policy while…
Monday, Jul 22, 2019
Bringing Joy To The Elderly: Kimberly Soh
Kimberly Soh (in green) with volunteers at HOA, held at Geylang West CC every day from 9.30am – 12pm.
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2019
What It's Like Working On A Farm: Bernice Goh
As part of the DBS Business for Good Internship programme at the Lien Centre for Social Innovation, we partnered with 9 social enterprises to provide…
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2019
Engagement, Education, and Empowerment: Helping Youths to Solve Their Own Problems
Many consider the thirties to forties to be the most important years of our lives. In fact, our adolescent years are just as critical - if not more so - as they can determine whether we…
Friday, Jun 14, 2019
"The Future of Ageing for Singapore" Roundtable
"Dream to make Singapore the model for ageing." - Janice Chia, Founder…
Friday, May 17, 2019
Using Social Innovation as a Tool for Growth
Many of society's most pressing challenges today require innovative solutions that span organisations, sectors and disciplines. In a bid to help social service organisations (SSOrgs) navigate and…
Thursday, Apr 18, 2019
Art Jamming For A Good Cause
Persons on the autism spectrum are strong visual learners, they can be brilliant at expressing themselves visually through art and illustrations. They can be fixated "experts" on specific topics such…
Thursday, Apr 04, 2019
Students From Japan Visit Southeast Asia To Learn About Social Innovation
While academic grades are important and should be a key priority for all students, learning that takes place outside the classroom also helps to nurture leadership and character, in addition to other…
Friday, Feb 15, 2019
Demystifying Design with Dr Harah Chon
Coffee houses have a long tradition in society as places where people gather to share stories and socialise over a cup of coffee. In this spirit, we launched the ‘Social Space Café Hop’ where we…
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