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Issues

Volume 11 Issue 2 | Published on 19 Jul 2024

  • Whether in the classroom or the marketplace, there’s no perfect formula for innovation and entrepreneurship [PDF | HTML]
    Successful innovation is never easy, and the fine line between creating the next tech unicorn and the next failed start-up often lies in the founders’ capacity to learn from both their successes and setbacks.
  • Innovating Today to Build a Sustainable Tomorrow [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Daryl Ng, Deputy Chairman of Hong Kong-based real estate property developer Sino Group.
  • Nurturing Entrepreneurship and Growing Entrepreneurs [PDF | HTML]
    How Southeast Asia’s universities can pave the way.
  • Cognitive Technologies [PDF | HTML]
    AI and the revolution of work.
  • Igniting Creativity in an Organisational Rainforest [PDF | HTML]
    Tata Group’s quest for Open Innovation.
  • Supplier-Complementor Alliances [PDF | HTML]
    Enhancing value creation for the ecosystem.
  • Entrepreneurial (Re)vision [PDF | HTML]
    Transforming DMK footwear for the next-gen market.
  • The Creativity Conundrum [PDF | HTML]
    Balancing remote work and face-to-face collaboration in Asia.
  • Setting Up the Right Guardrails [PDF | HTML]
    Using a stakeholder orientation view to steer infrastructural public-private partnership projects.
  • Driving Success with Data [PDF | HTML]
    Aaron Tan leveraged his computer science education with venture capital experience to build a unicorn.
  • The Growth of Southeast Asia’s MSMEs [PDF | HTML]
    Funding winter presents opportunities to reboot for the future.
  • Staging Singapore’s Cultural Economy [PDF | HTML]
    Growing and cultivating soft power is the name of the game.
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Volume 11 Issue 1 | Published on 28 Mar 2024

  • AI may be the future of work, but caveat emptor [PDF | HTML]
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) could well become the phrase du jour for 2024.
  • Developing Singapore as a Smart Nation [PDF | HTML]
    Creating trust in digital services is key to building a tech-enabled society.
  • Hello, JARVIS [PDF | HTML]
    How AI-enabled interactive agents will reshape our workforce of today and tomorrow.
  • Superminds at Work: The Promise of Human-AI Collaboration [PDF | HTML]
    Shaping a collaborative future.
  • Navigating Sustainable Futures [PDF | HTML]
    A leadership imperative.
  • Smart Heuristics for Smart Management [PDF | HTML]
    How leaders can make effective decisions in a VUCA world.
  • Service Transformation that will Boost Your Business [PDF | HTML]
    Focus on your customers to catapult your company to success. However, leaders must drive a culture change to make it happen.
  • EyRIS: From the Lab to the Market [PDF | HTML]
    Singapore’s trailblazer AI algorithm for detecting diabetes-related eye diseases.
  • Navigating Through Chaos [PDF | HTML]
    How AI and optimisation models can strengthen supply chain resilience.
  • The Chatbot Challenge: How SMEs can Leverage AI for Growth and Engagement [PDF | HTML]
    Enhancing SME workforce efficiency with chatbots for improved business communication.
  • Maximising the AI Revolution in Southeast Asia [PDF | HTML]
    For that, the region must narrow the digital divide.
  • From Emergency Rooms To Boardrooms [PDF | HTML]
    How doctors think can improve business decision-making.
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Volume 10 Issue 3 | Published on 30 Nov 2023

Does Elite Quality Matter?

  • Building Urban Sustainability with Quality Elites [PDF | HTML]
    Do elites contribute to a society more than they extract from it?
  • Leading by Example and Giving Back to Society [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with N.R. Narayana Murthy, the founder and former Chairman of Infosys.
  • Does Elite Quality Matter? [PDF | HTML]
    Yes, it can make or break a society.
  • Reimagining Sustainable Urban Communities in Hong Kong [PDF | HTML]
    Using environmental and social urban design principles to create future new towns.
  • Increasing the Acceptance of Cultivated Meat [PDF | HTML]
    Factors to consider when designing communication strategies for diverse nations.
  • Riding the Decarbonisation Wave: BHP and Its LNG Dual-Fuelled Vessels [PDF | HTML]
    What does it take to decarbonise charter-related shipping?
  • Novus ex Machina: Realise Your Organisation’s Creative Potential with AI [PDF | HTML]
    Innovation managers must learn how to harness AI’s transformative potential.
  • From Mindset to Action: Accountants as Stewards for Sustainability [PDF | HTML]
    They need to start preparing for this new role now.
  • Pursuing Profit and Sustainability in the Age of Climate Change [PDF | HTML]
    Building dual-agenda innovation capabilities is the way to go.
  • Building Success in the Philippine Retail Sector [PDF | HTML]
    Jimmy Thai tells us about how the Primer Group has expanded to become the retail giant it is now.
  • The Rise of Multi-Homing in Asia's Ride-Hailing Industry [PDF | HTML]
    Getting it right secures environmental and economic wins for the present and future.
  • Delivering Healthcare to the Underserved [PDF | HTML]
    Non-profits, governments, and businesses need to come together and use a data-driven approach to improve local basic healthcare access.
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Volume 10 Issue 2 | Published on 07 Jul 2023

Where the World is Heading in 2023 and Beyond

  • Editor's Note [PDF | HTML]
    Charting directions and steadying the ship amidst the storms, waves and currents
  • Pursue Sustainability, Stay Paranoid in a Post-COVID World [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings.
  • Where the World is Heading in 2023 and Beyond [PDF | HTML]
    The global economy is showing resilience, despite strong headwinds.
  • What Really Works Best in Vision Creation [PDF | HTML]
    The answer might surprise you.
  • Navigating Investor Expectations [PDF | HTML]
    Why start-ups need to speak the language of numbers.
  • China's MYbank: Creating Shared Value [PDF | HTML]
    Online banking has delivered financial inclusivity and profits, but has it also created shared value?
  • Making Manufacturing Strategic for the 21st Century [PDF | HTML]
    The role of the manufacturing executive must be upgraded too.
  • Beyond a Single Quadrant [PDF | HTML]
    Rethinking platform businesses in the digital era.
  • Care Labour Shortage Needs a Cure, Not More Band-Aids [PDF | HTML]
    Retaining care workers will become more difficult for Asia’s ageing economies.
  • Achieving Success in Silicon Valley [PDF | HTML]
    Desmond Lim tried, failed, and finally succeeded with Workstream, an app that helps businesses hire and manage hourly workers.
  • Rebuilding Supply Chains in APEC [PDF | HTML]
    This calls for greater collaboration.
  • Future-Proofing Healthcare Systems [PDF | HTML]
    This includes tackling climate change challenges too.
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Volume 10 Issue 1 | Published on 16 Mar 2023

Creating the Capacity for Digital Government

  • Creating the Capacity for Digital Government [PDF | HTML]
    It's more than tech.
  • Digitalisation touches everything [PDF | HTML]
    “There is no alternative to digital transformation…[and] those that don’t adapt will fail.”
  • Steering Steadily in the Post-Pandemic World [PDF | HTML]
    Chartsiri Sophonpanich, President of Bangkok Bank, speaks with Tan Chin Tiong about the future of banking in Thailand and the region as the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Social Media: Enabling Touchpoints Beyond Advertising [PDF | HTML]
    An effective customer service platform and a strategic communication channel.
  • How Boards can Up their Digital Game [PDF | HTML]
    Board leaders need to keep up with the accelerating rate of change.
  • Robowealth: Boosting Financial Inclusion in Thailand [PDF | HTML]
    Advanced fintech lowers barriers to investing.
  • Participatory Digital Futures [PDF | HTML]
    How digital transformation can be made good for all.
  • Harnessing the Power of Video Ads [PDF | HTML]
    In digital advertising, video ads as a top-of-funnel function have a longer-lasting efect than display and search ads on a consumer's consciousness.
  • Real Estate Assets: To Build or not to Build? [PDF | HTML]
    It’s about when, not whether.
  • Don't Try to be a Superman [PDF | HTML]
    N. Edwin Widjonarko, co-founder and Director of Technology of Xurya, speaks about his entrepreneurial journey in Indonesia’s solar power generation space.
  • Helping Asia’s Elderly to Become Digital Citizens [PDF | HTML]
    This needs an urgent ‘whole-of-society’ approach.
  • Don’t Fear the Reaper [PDF | HTML]
    Digital transformation in Singapore’s MICE industry.
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Volume 09 Issue 2 | Published on 20 Oct 2022

Developing Climate-Resilient Cities

  • Agriculture and Sustainable Farming in Vietnam [PDF | HTML]
    Le Minh Hoan, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, talks about the future of sustainable agriculture in ASEAN.
  • Sustainability, a Priority [PDF | HTML]
    The word ‘sustainability’ is thrown around liberally these days. But what does it really mean?
  • Developing Climate-Resilient Cities [PDF | HTML]
    We need to be quicker.
  • The Alphabet Soup in Reporting and Measuring ESG [PDF | HTML]
    Harmonising frameworks with the Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework.
  • How the Fast Food Industry can Protect Its Lunch (and Eat It Too) [PDF | HTML]
    The digital transformation of the industry.
  • Encouraging Social Entrepreneurship [PDF | HTML]
    It’s about taking the first steps.
  • Ageing Strong [PDF | HTML]
    Making the best of the third age.
  • Looking Beyond the 'Middle Class' for the Other Chinas [PDF | HTML]
    A new perspective on China’s consumer population.
  • Acquiring an Entrepreneurial Mindset [PDF | HTML]
    Key ingredients to facilitate the acquisition.
  • Building a Sustainable End-to-End Aquaculture Solution [PDF | HTML]
    Gibran Huzaifah, founder and CEO of eFishery, speaks about his entrepreneurial journey in the aquaculture space.
  • Asia’s Waste Crisis [PDF | HTML]
    A festering issue.
  • Leading by Example [PDF | HTML]
    Leadership lessons from Singapore’s pioneer civil servants.
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Volume 09 Issue 1 | Published on 29 May 2022

Transforming Health System

  • Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF | HTML]
    As COVID-19 infection rates stabilise throughout the world, countries have already begun to prepare for life beyond the pandemic.
  • Agility and Focus Save the Day [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja, Founder and President Commissioner of Indonesia’s PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi.
  • Transforming Health Systems in a Post-COVID World [PDF | HTML]
    Three recommendations for building system resilience.
  • How to Smoothen AI Implementation in Healthcare [PDF | HTML]
    Three domain-focused prescriptions.
  • Pivoting to Robo-Advisor Services in Wealth Management [PDF | HTML]
    A white space for digital banks.
  • External Asset Managers in Singapore [PDF | HTML]
    Opportunities and challenges for the sector.
  • Mission Possible [PDF | HTML]
    Overcoming challenges to bring clean water to rural India.
  • NIO's Battery-as-a-Service Strategy [PDF | HTML]
    A game changer in the EV industry?
  • Designing Successful Strategic Partnerships [PDF | HTML]
    The Achilles’ heel of digital transformation.
  • Digital Entrepreneurship in ASEAN [PDF | HTML]
    Capitalising on the COVID-driven digitalisation phenomenon.
  • TurtleTree: Cultivating Food Sustainably [PDF | HTML]
    Lin Fengru, co-founder of TurtleTree, speaks about her entrepreneurial journey in the biotech space.
  • Philanthropy in Asia [PDF | HTML]
    Its changing face and evolution.
  • The Executive’s Guide to Getting AI Wrong [PDF | HTML]
    It’s all math. Really.
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Volume 08 Issue 2 | Published on 16 Nov 2021

Global Mobility Reshaping National Policies

  • Navigating the Pandemic as it Enters its Second Year [PDF | HTML]
    Many countries, enabled by the rapid vaccine rollout, experienced some moments of relief from the Covid-19 pandemic as they embarked on their long and winding transition toward normalcy.
  • Managing Covid and Complexities in Myanmar [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Serge Pun, Executive Chairman, Yoma Strategic Holdings and First Myanmar Investment.
  • Global Mobility: Why People Migrate [PDF | HTML]
    Implications for a nation's human resources and technology policies.
  • The Procrustean Bed Revisited: Ways to Scale 'Physical Service' Platforms [PDF | HTML]
    The course of their growth and extension never did run smooth.
  • Transforming Businesses with E-Commerce Intelligence [PDF | HTML]
    Finding the right E-Commerce Intelligence solution for your firm.
  • Cashing in on Disruptions from Covid-19 [PDF | HTML]
    Promoting cashless payments at Singapore’s hawker centres.
  • Carlos Ghosh: The Rise and Fall of an Automobile Legend [PDF | HTML]
    Was it politics, greed, or hubris that led to Carlos Ghosn’s downfall?
  • Mediate, not Litigate, to Resolve Disputes [PDF | HTML]
    A leader’s first resort.
  • The Global Chinese Consumer [PDF | HTML]
    At the forefront of growth in the luxury goods market.
  • Getting the Best of both Worlds [PDF | HTML]
    Pair a technical expert with a generalist for successful change management.
  • Start Small. Do it Well. Then Expand your Offerings. [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart.
  • Asia Embraces Digital Currency and Cryptocurrency [PDF | HTML]
    A decade ago, everyone was sceptical about cryptocurrency.
  • Luxury Back in Vogue [PDF | HTML]
    Not just a rebound, it is set to flourish in the coming decade.
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Volume 08 Issue 1 | Published on 12 May 2021

Not Just Survive, But Thrive

  • Technology and Sustainability: The New Business Playing Field [PDF | HTML]
    Two topics that have consistently cropped up in conversations among business leaders during the pandemic are technology, in the context of the pervasiveness and quickening pace of digital transformation, and sustainability, especially how we should be doing business without harming the environment and society.
  • Balancing Social Impact and Business Outcomes in Turbulent Times [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Chairman of Ayala Corporation.
  • Not Just Survive, but Thrive [PDF | HTML]
    Capitalising on the silver linings of the pandemic.
  • Working with Smart Machines [PDF | HTML]
    Insights on the future of work.
  • The Strategic Approach to Internationalisation [PDF | HTML]
    How to build and manage multinationals across Asia.
  • Aiming for the Sun - Averting the Fate of Icarus [PDF | HTML]
    De-risking solar energy projects.
  • Angling for Effective Innovation Governance in Asia [PDF | HTML]
    Lessons learnt from Singapore’s Qian Hu Fish Farm.
  • Kobe Influencer Marketing [PDF | HTML]
    Using social media to promote a herbal tea brand.
  • Steward Leadership [PDF | HTML]
    A win-win-win model for the post-pandemic business landscape.
  • Go Ueber: Start with Ideals [PDF | HTML]
    Elevate your brand’s prestige–even during crises.
  • Helping Organisations Excel, One Breath at a Time [PDF | HTML]
    A meditation toolkit for business leaders.
  • Lead with Your Heart, Hyper Innovate, and Make a Difference [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Steve Johanns, founder and former Chairman of Veriown Global.
  • Educating Children during Covid-19 and Beyond [PDF | HTML]
    Revamping formal education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
  • Brand Singapore [PDF | HTML]
    How businesses can align with their country's branding in a Covid-19-plagued world.
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Volume 07 Issue 2 | Published on 18 Nov 2020

COVID-19 Impact on the Global Economy

  • The Impact of Covid-19 on Asian Businesses and the Economy [PDF | HTML]
    The Covid-19 pandemic will likely end when a vaccine can be made available to everyone, or when we have achieved some measure of herd immunity. Unfortunately, both are as yet nowhere in sight. In the meantime, businesses are scrambling to navigate the ‘new normal’ of maintaining continuity through the pandemic and beyond.
  • Rebuilding Global Supply Chains from the Ground Up [PDF | HTML]
    An interview with Dr Victor Fung, Group Chairman of the Fung Group, on the future of global supply chains. What are some of the key changes taking place in global supply chains?
  • Covid-19 Impact on the Global Economy beyond the Near Term         [PDF | HTML]
    The pandemic is likely to make long term changes to deglobalisation and medium-term inflation.
  • The Hedge Fund Evolution [PDF | HTML]
    Hedge funds offer numerous possible outcomes for investors and fund managers, but there is just no way the future can be predicted consistently during these uncertain times.
  • Trust and the ‘Hive Effect’ in Family Firms [PDF | HTML]
    Boosting creativity and innovation in family firms.
  • The Dorian Gray Phenomenon in Financial Markets [PDF | HTML]
    Looking at the current state of the global economy and the extent of financial market hedonism through the lens of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”.
  • Pinduoduo: Empowering Farmers with an E-Commerce Platform [PDF | HTML]
    A case study on how Pinduoduo's dedicated portal has helped farmers during the Covid-19 outbreak.
  • Healthcare Innovation from the Inside Out [PDF | HTML]
    How Singapore’s Tan Tock Seng Hospital had to strike a balance between reducing business-as-usual services and increasing outbreak-coping capacity when Covid-19 broke out.
  • Two-Way Mentoring: How Employees can Learn from One Another [PDF | HTML]
    Vibrant cross-generational interactions can result in strong relationships being formed, as demonstrated in the case of Tata Steel Ltd.
  • Solving the Work-From-Home Conundrum [PDF | HTML]
    Organisations can implement long-term policies that would make working from home a win-win situation for both employers and employees.
  • To Succeed, Make Hard Choices [PDF | HTML]
    Jeff Tung, Founder, Chairman and Executive Director at Sheng Ye Capital Limited, shares his entrepreneurship journey in the world of supply chain and financial services. What made you want to become an entrepreneur?
  • How Shall We ‘Hammer’ and ‘Dance’? [PDF | HTML]
    On the promises and perils of domestic tourism during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • A Matter of Life in Debt [PDF | HTML]
    Moving away from using debt to tackle economic downturns.
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