What does Singapore need from its next generation?

Being exam-smart is not enough. One should be able to think from first principles, venture out of one’s comfort zone and join dots across different domains.

Singapore must remain relevant as a financial and economic hub but also accentuate its role as the vanguard for knowledge creation and innovation. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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For Singapore to continue to thrive, we need a significant shift in the way our younger generation think and act. And we need to support them in making that shift.

What should we be looking for in our youth? We need independence of thought, dexterity in connecting ideas, growth and innovation orientation, and we need a more human, more interpersonal, more networked and more culturally literate generation than ever before.  Here’s why.

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