{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP1: The Future - Of Next-Normals, What-Ifs & Micro-Futures","description":"Join this episode's hosts, Aaron Maniam & Eddie Choo as they speak to Cheryl Chung, Mariam Aljunied and Tan Eng Teck 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 (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to offer. About the Panel: Aaron Maniam wears many hats as a curious generalist-civil servant, poet, volunteer educator & diversity facilitator. He was the Founding Head of the Singapore Government's Centre for Strategic Futures, host of multiple CNA documentaries on the future of work & equity and is the Co-founder of The Birthday Collective. Eddie Choo writes about futures and systems on his Medium blog, Scalable Analysis. He also engages in interfaith dialogues at Explorations into Faith, a volunteer-run programme supported by Southeast Community Development Council. Cheryl Chung thinks about the future. A lot. As co-founder of Quad.sg, she is obsessed with how to expand space for non-partisan data-driven discourse in hopes that it would help us make better decisions for Singapore's future. Mariam Aljunied is a Chartered Psychologist with more than 25 years of professional practice & research experience in the area of special needs & disability support. She volunteers actively with Autism Resource Centre, OnePeople.sg, Mendaki & Muhammadiyah Home. Tan Eng Teck is a Systems Analyst who lives at the intersection of geopolitics, technology & social issues. As a social scientist, learner, builder & coordinator, he enjoys futures thinking - where he dances with black swans & rides with the black elephants of tomorrow. ","author_name":"Collectively Speaking","author_url":"https:\/\/thebirthdaycollective.org\/","html":"