Seeds of Change Workshop Series
A hands-on six workshop series that combines systems thinking and futures tools to help environmental sustainability practitioners think and decide differently in complexity.
UPCOMING EVENT
1/22/20263 min read
Why it matters
Today’s environmental sustainability challenges — from marine conservation to climate adaptation — don’t exist in silos. They emerge from interconnected systems, feedback loops, power dynamics, and the uncertainty of how the future might unfold.
This series offers a hands-on introduction to systems thinking and futures tools, grounded in real cases from Singapore. Each workshop focuses on a different tool and topic, inviting participants to slow down, see patterns, surface assumptions, and explore where meaningful change might be possible.
What Makes This Series Different
Seeds of Change is not a lecture series or a solution-design sprint.
Instead, each workshop:
Works with real-world context provided by a casegiver (an NGO, social enterprise, or community initiative)
Uses participatory tools from systems thinking and futures
Emphasises sensemaking over solutioning
Creates space for reflection, dialogue, and collective insight
Is accessible to participants with no prior experience
You can attend individual workshops or follow the series across the year to build a progressive practice of systems and futures thinking.
What You'll Walk Away With
Across the year, participants will:
Gain hands-on experience with practical systems and futures tools
Strengthen the ability to read complex systems beyond surface symptoms
Examine how emerging signals, drivers, and decisions shape different transition pathways
Build confidence in collective sensemaking across disciplines and viewpoints
See the system.
Sense the connections.
Imagine the future.
Seeds of Change
A public workshop series that combines systems thinking and futures tools to help practitioners, changemakers and curious citizens think and decide differently in complexity.
Upcoming Workshops
Marine Conservation x 3D Mapping
6 Mar 2026, Fri | 6.30–9.30pm | Palo IT | S$30
Urban Food Systems x Iceberg Model
18 April 2026, Sat | 9.30am – 12.30pm | Kampung Kampus | S$30
Human-wildlife Conflict x Polarity Mapping
15 May 2025 | Details to be announced
Responsible Energy Transition x Three Horizons
29 Jul 2025 | Details to be announced
Circular Economy x Futures Triangle
mid Sept 2025 | Details to be announced
Climate Adaptation x Futures Wheel
early Nov 2025 | Details to be announced
The Facilitators
Boon Pei Ya
Founder, The Shoal Co.
Tay Hwee Bin
Founder, Purpose Field Works
Choo Phaik Ai
Founder, Embodied Edge Leadership Consulting
Lee Zhong Han
Learning Facilitator, Host Lab
Priyadarshini Thillainathan
Founder, Chrysalis Quest Leadership Consulting
Carol Lim
Founder, The Human Futures Practice
Rachel Cheang
Co-Founder & Education Director, Energy CoLab
Lin Chin
Founder and Coach, Deliberate Humans
The Casegivers
Frequently asked questions
What's the size of the workshop?
We are limiting the number of participants to 40 pax.
Who is this workshop series for?
Seeds of Change is for:
Environmental sustainability practitioners
NGO, public sector, and social impact professionals
Researchers, educators, and students
Funders, volunteers, and community organisers
Anyone curious about how change happens in complex systems
If you’ve ever felt that:
technical solutions aren’t enough, or
interventions create unintended consequences, or
the future feels uncertain but urgent
— this series is for you.
Do I need to prepare anything?
You’ll receive a brief case overview ahead of time to help you get oriented. It’s a short read designed to help you participate fully, not a heavy assignment. Beyond that, there’s nothing to prepare—just bring your curiosity and willingness to engage.
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