I’m in Singapore this week for the first time. Cognitive Edge have invited me to assist with training the Civil Service in narrative and complexity-based techniques. Singapore is a fascinating city, oops, wait … it’s a country. The misconception is easily made. No bigger than 30km by 40km, Singpore is more of a city than a country.
In reading Prime Ministers Lee’s National Day Rally speech (as prep for the training) I get the sense that Lee is more of a mayor than a Prime Minister. The issues this country faces are so localised e.g. identifying particular bus and train routes that are congested. One of the biggest challenges that Singapore faces is that of immigration. Coming from a country with it’s own immigration issues I tend to look at the issue through the lens of xenophobia …