What is the culture you long to see?
How can we work on changing things together?
We help you work on “what’s not working” for yourself, your people and your organisations so that we can all do better together.
We do this by:
designing a cultural change strategy that best fits your situation
training you in strategic thinking + people skills needed to create that change
facilitating complex team and organisation-wide conversations
coaching your key people who will be managing and leading the change.
The problem we see:
We all want things to do well in our personal and professional relationships, organisations and communities.
But many of our beliefs and behaviours can get in the way. Self-doubt. Powerlessness. Distrust in others. Unhealthy patterns of relating and communicating.
All this can create cultures that are less psychologically safe, less productive - which ultimately affects our wholeness and well-being.
OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
We help you develop your self-awareness, your thinking + people skills & your cultural change strategy SO THAT we can all:
Function more from a place of personal wholeness.
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Engage better with differences arising from diverse people, perspectives and agendas
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Engage in our personal, professional and civic lives more wholeheartedly.
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Work with others to support the well-being of diverse groups, organisations and communities.
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DEFINITIONS CURRENTLY GROUNDING OUR WORK
A community is "a group of people who share mutual concern for one another's welfare."
(Charles Vogl)
Wholehearted living “is about engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness.”
(Brene Brown)
OUR PRACTICE
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We TRAIN + COACH.
We help you develop the strategic thinking and people skills you need to work on “what’s not working” for yourself, your teams and your organisation.
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We STRATEGISE.
We help leaders and organisations work within their limits to develop the most suitable cultural change strategy that can immediately better their ways of working.
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We FACILITATE.
We facilitate complex team and organisation-wide conversations. We also convene citizen conversations around societal issues to facilitate a discussion around what can be done.
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We R&D.
We speak to the ground to develop public resources for people who want to support themselves, their groups and their organisations to do things better together.
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We COLLABORATE.
Through our civic centre, we work with our Common Ground resident + community partners to collaborate on projects that help address societal issues.
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We SHARE BACK.
We share our insights and our ideas through citizen circles, field-guides, newsletters and podcasts.
OUR PRESENT TEAM
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Shiao-yin KUIK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LEAD TRAINER, DESIGNER & CONSULTANTShiao-Yin has been working on cultural change strategy since 2002. She helps people discover meaning and grow their capacity for power and love. She was a co-founding director of The Thought Collective (2002-2021) and Nominated Member of Parliament (2014-2018).
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Nurulhuda ABDUL RAHIM
HEAD, PEOPLE & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Nurulhuda has been developing people and designing processes since 2010. She walks with people in their journey of self-discovery and believes in the importance of every individual having a good support system. She was a co-founder of Good Food for Community, a COVID-19 initiative supporting affected individuals and communities with daily meals. She also loves dark chocolate and her four bratty cats.
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Eileen YEO
LEAD, ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
With over decades of experience in the audit, banking and finance industry, Eileen has been working with The Thought Collective’s finance department since July 2009. Her philosophy includes learning new skills and expanding her experiences to contribute back to society.
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Hui Ying KOO
LEAD, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Hui Ying has been working in the field of hospitality and community building since 2010. She loves being in the act of service, and often connects with people to activate possibilities. She was part of the management team at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) from 2014 to 2020, and is also a freelance coach with Forest School Singapore (2020-present).
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Alexa SOH
LEAD, TRAINING & CONSULTANCY
Alexa has been working on project execution since 2017. She has an appreciation for the arts and values it as a venue of self-expression. She was a social media and marketing operations executive that has helped raise brand awareness of smaller companies in industries like F&B and Fashion.
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Camillia THNG
SENIOR EXECUTIVE, CONSULTANCY & COMMUNITY RESEARCH
Camillia has been interested in understanding motivations and behaviour since 2015. She believes that diversity is what makes the world an interesting place to live in. She was a Research Assistant at the National University of Singapore (2018-2020) and worked at the Ministry of Social and Family Development (2017-2018) previously.
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Kevin CHIAM
LEAD, HOSPITALITY & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Kevin has been working on serving personal transformation since 2008. He helps to provide a safe and sacred space for people to feel secure to rediscover themselves. He believes love and empowerment can create huge impact. He was a Naval Combat Diving Officer (1997-2008) and Lead for Hospitality & Facilities Management (2008-present).
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Mhd Fazly AHMAD ROSLI
SENIOR EXECUTIVE, HOSPITALITY & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Fazly is an avid sportsman who enjoys cycling and sepak takraw. He has been involved in the sepak takraw community since 1996. He is currently coaching youngsters to fulfil their potential through sports and believes in compassion and love. He is the Senior Executive, Hospitality & Facilities Management (2021-present).
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Azrin ZAIHAN
LEAD, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Azrin has been committed to her own self-exploration journey since joining the team in 2021. She hopes to help others get started on their own path towards wholeness one piece of content at a time. She loves a good conversation and believes that we each have great stories hidden inside us - we just need to be asked the right questions! She was previously working in marketing in the arts and social sector.
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Rambo the CAT
CHIEF HAPPINESS OFFICER
Rambo joined the team in March 2022 bringing with him joy and lightness to the Common Ground Civic Centre. Rambo loves a good cardboard box, watching birds and going on adventures around the Civic Centre.
CIVIC CENTRE
Meet our community of Resident Partners we get to work and experiment with.
