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Apr 17, 2021

Applying the NEXT model in decision making

The NEXT model advocates four desirable attributes: Networked healthily (about networks of people) Environmentally integrated (about the Nature) Xtraordinarily big-hearted (about inner self) Technology-savvy (about man-made things) which can be organized into 2 axes of science and humanity. These simple and concise yet broad and all-encompassing attributes can become a…

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Mar 12, 2021

Lessons from Weeding — on Networks and COVID-19

What do you see from this picture? I see a network created by Nature. While the ’N’ in the NEXT model is about human networks, there are plenty to learn from the networks of Nature (actually they sit on the lower right quadrant of the model). Lesson 1 — Network…

Network

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Lessons from Weeding — on Networks
Lessons from Weeding — on Networks

Jan 6, 2021

Gifts of COVID

What are nature’s gifts that coronavirus is bringing to mankind? (classified under the 4 elements of Generation NEXT) Personal (‘X’) Better personal hygiene Encourage healthy exercising habit Reduced wants and unnecessary consumption and purchase More innovation as a result of changes in many parts of life More and healthier home…

Covid 19

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Jan 6, 2021

A Taxonomy of Knowledge Areas

The curriculum for Generation NEXT suggested splitting STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) along the 3 major divisions of sciences: physical science, biological science and information science. The order of STEM stack is actually incorrect, given that mathematics is the foundation, so MSTE is a better acronym. Arts has been…

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A Taxonomy of Knowledge Areas
A Taxonomy of Knowledge Areas

Jan 6, 2021

Curriculum for Generation NEXT

How should the curriculum for Generation NEXT look like? Here is an attempt to start from the drawing board, trying to incorporate the best ideas that have stood the test of time since the dawn of humanity, as well as addressing the current issues. How each field of study relates…

Curriculum

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Curriculum of Generation NEXT
Curriculum of Generation NEXT

Jan 6, 2021

Generation NEXT

Generation NEXT is not just about the next generation. It is an aspiration to nurture a generation that is: Networked healthily Environmentally integrated Xtraordinarily big-hearted Technology-savvy NEXT is an acronym of four key elements to cope with the world as it evolves over the past few decades. Two (‘E’ &…

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