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How Singapore can show that it is no fluke

For a small nation to stay ahead of the curve, the role of ordinary citizens is more important than ever before.

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Individual actions, no matter how small, can make a difference to the entire system, says the writer.

Individual actions, no matter how small, can make a difference to the entire system, says the writer.

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History is replete with examples where an event could easily have had a different outcome.

Indeed, in the book Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters, the author Brian Klass expounds on the concept of flukes – where small, random occurrences can create change to an entire state of affairs. 

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