Collectively Speaking

Join this episode's host, Ken Chua (Director, (these)abilities) as he speaks with fellow Disability advocates, Theresa Goh (SportSG) and Dawn-Joy Leong (Independent Artist), as they navigate through the meandering path of labels, identities, support and employment en route towards self-discovery & self-mastery.

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities!

Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.

Part 5: What are our panelists' pro-tips for other facilitators - those already on their journeys, and those just starting out?

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The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking that curates the diverse talents from within the Birthday Collective to share with our listeners, in hopes that you would find them useful in some way.

Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation.

Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent.

What's in the different parts:

Part 1: What facilitation means to our panelists, and how they started their facilitation journeys.

Part 2: Facilitation happens at different levels (family, team, organisation, nation!). Which of these are our panelists' favourite, and what does good facilitation look like in each? 

Part 3: How do facilitators hold space for stories to be told, as The Birthday Collective aspires to do?

Part 4: Who are our panelists' favourite facilitators - to watch and learn from / with?

Part 5: What are our panelists' pro-tips for other facilitators - those already on their journeys, and those just starting out?

(A video recording of this episode is also available on The Birthday Collective's Facebook Page)

Follow us on IG (@thebirthdaycollective) and FB (the Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.

Part 4: Who are our panelists' favourite facilitators - to watch and learn from / with?

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The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking that curates the diverse talents from within the Birthday Collective to share with our listeners, in hopes that you would find them useful in some way.

Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation.

Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent.

What's in the different parts:

Part 1: What facilitation means to our panelists, and how they started their facilitation journeys.

Part 2: Facilitation happens at different levels (family, team, organisation, nation!). Which of these are our panelists' favourite, and what does good facilitation look like in each? 

Part 3: How do facilitators hold space for stories to be told, as The Birthday Collective aspires to do?

Part 4: Who are our panelists' favourite facilitators - to watch and learn from / with?

Part 5: What are our panelists' pro-tips for other facilitators - those already on their journeys, and those just starting out?

(A video recording of this episode is also available on The Birthday Collective's Facebook Page)

Follow us on IG (@thebirthdaycollective) and FB (the Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.

Part 3: How do facilitators hold space for stories to be told, as The Birthday Collective aspires to do?

--

The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking that curates the diverse talents from within the Birthday Collective to share with our listeners, in hopes that you would find them useful in some way.

Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation.

Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent.

What's in the different parts:

Part 1: What facilitation means to our panelists, and how they started their facilitation journeys.

Part 2: Facilitation happens at different levels (family, team, organisation, nation!). Which of these are our panelists' favourite, and what does good facilitation look like in each? 

Part 3: How do facilitators hold space for stories to be told, as The Birthday Collective aspires to do?

Part 4: Who are our panelists' favourite facilitators - to watch and learn from / with?

Part 5: What are our panelists' pro-tips for other facilitators - those already on their journeys, and those just starting out?

(A video recording of this episode is also available on The Birthday Collective's Facebook Page)

Follow us on IG (@thebirthdaycollective) and FB (the Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.

Part 2: Facilitation happens at different levels (family, team, organisation, nation!). Which of these are our panelists' favourite, and what does good facilitation look like in each? 

--

The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking that curates the diverse talents from within the Birthday Collective to share with our listeners, in hopes that you would find them useful in some way.

Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation.

Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent.

What's in the different parts:

Part 1: What facilitation means to our panelists, and how they started their facilitation journeys.

Part 2: Facilitation happens at different levels (family, team, organisation, nation!). Which of these are our panelists' favourite, and what does good facilitation look like in each? 

Part 3: How do facilitators hold space for stories to be told, as The Birthday Collective aspires to do?

Part 4: Who are our panelists' favourite facilitators - to watch and learn from / with?

Part 5: What are our panelists' pro-tips for other facilitators - those already on their journeys, and those just starting out?

(A video recording of this episode is also available on The Birthday Collective's Facebook Page)

Follow us on IG (@thebirthdaycollective) and FB (the Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.

Part 1: What facilitation means to our panelists, and how they started their facilitation journeys.

--

The TBC-verse is happy to launch Collective Talents - an adjacent series to Collectively Speaking that curates the diverse talents from within the Birthday Collective to share with our listeners, in hopes that you would find them useful in some way.

Our first Collective Talent is a 5-part series on.. Facilitation. Listen in as Aaron Maniam, Sheila Pakir, Lewis Liu, Prakash Nair, Dawn Yip & Doug O'Loughlin - all seasoned facilitators and contributors to The Birthday Collective - cover all facets of this extremely useful and versatile talent. What's in the different parts:

Part 1: What facilitation means to our panelists, and how they started their facilitation journeys.

Part 2: Facilitation happens at different levels (family, team, organisation, nation!). Which of these are our panelists' favourite, and what does good facilitation look like in each? 

Part 3: How do facilitators hold space for stories to be told, as The Birthday Collective aspires to do?

Part 4: Who are our panelists' favourite facilitators - to watch and learn from / with?

Part 5: What are our panelists' pro-tips for other facilitators - those already on their journeys, and those just starting out?

(A video recording of this episode is also available on The Birthday Collective's Facebook Page) Follow us on IG (@thebirthdaycollective) and FB (the Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.

Join this episode's host, Aaron Maniam and fellow leaders - Ivy Tse, Martin Tan & Natalya Ann Thora Twohill - as they share their lessons on leadership, stewardship, culture & community building during the tumultuous era of Covid-19. This episode is a "Halogen Foundation Singapore x The Birthday Collective" collaboration that was recorded in December 2020. A video recording of this episode is also available on The Birthday Collective's Facebook page. Follow us on IG (@thebirthdaycollective) and FB (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.

Join our host, Nur Hazeem Bin Abdul Nasser, who's joined by Tavis (Yale-NUS) and Adriel (Access Singapore) in sharing about their ground-up initiatives. They discuss the history of various initiatives and how some adapt to the pandemic. The duo elaborate on hyper-local and national communities in their lives, expressing both gratitude and hopes for how communities can grow together. Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.

Join our host, Cherie Lim-Tseng, as she speaks with Dr Kenneth Koh (OneCare Medical), Tim (nonprofit executive) and Gladys (Music Educator) about their covid-19 experience. They talk about pregnancy during the pandemic, and what they hope for a future generation to gain.

Follow us on IG @TheBirthdayCollective for occasional AMAs with our panelists and on FB at The Birthday Collective.

What is The Birthday Collective, and how did it get started? Join this bonus episode's host, Cherie Lim-Tseng, as she speaks with the founding members of The Birthday Collective - Malminderjit Singh, Aaron Maniam & James Chan - on how an idea at the back of a cab has led to a series of Birthday Books (and other products like this podcast) to gather perspectives of Singapore's past, present & future, contributed by people from all walks of life.

Follow us on IG (@thebirthdaycollective) & FB (The Birthday Collective) to learn about other initiatives and opportunities we have to share.