FUTR CITIES CHALLENGE
Partnering with students from Hwa Chong Institution and Anderson Secondary School), ARRKI Singapore kicked off an exciting journey using design thinking to shape a future-ready world.
Problem Statements
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What does a happy, smart and resilient city look like?
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What future sectors, skills and landscape does Singapore and her people need to be future ready and to create a sustainable and inclusive society?
"I learnt that there are no limits to innovation"
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FUTR CITIES CHALLENGE
Envision a prosperous and resilient city, Singapore has to navigate its future with foresight, fostering the skills and sectors required for Sustainability and being an inclusivity city. Arkki Singapore orchestrated a dynamic engagement through partnering with students from Hwa Chong Institution and Anderson Secondary School in two separate projects. They kicked off the projects through the usage of design thinking to shape a future-ready world. From active experimentation, persuasive storytelling to construction of models, these young innovators reshaped sectors and spaces Their creativity manifested possibilities, showing us what tomorrow could look like – through their eyes!
From this process, students reimagined the future landscape of work, thought of how spaces can be redesigned to foster social and economic unity. Their creativity manifested in exquisite models and world-class presentations!
“Through the 3-day course, I finally understood the meaning of Design Thinking and how to apply it to the real-world context. Thank you Coach Li Hiang and Coach Ting-Ting!”
Student
FUTR CITIES CHALLENGE
Creating a master plan as a class and Landmark Models
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The Big Picture: Understanding the World Around Us he project kicked off with students diving into the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and learning about climate change. They embarked on exploring the real city through site visits and turned theory into practice, as they witnessed how urban planning has shaped Singapore— and the critical role it plays in shaping cities for the future.
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Cracking the Code: Uncoding Design Thinking and Design Entrepreneurship In the second segment, the students learned the design thinking approach and executed their solutions architecting skills to tackle intricate issues. They also harnessed the power of random association exercises to ignite creative ideation and sparking their imaginations.
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Building the Future: Sustainable City Planning In the third segment, students were split into sub-teams, each designing their dream city from the ground up. They debated, collaborated, and future-proofed their ideas. They jointly tackled everything from infrastructure to biodiversity.
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The Story Behind the City: Leading up to the grand finale, it was time for the students to craft a captivating narrative of their city’s story. With the guidance of Arkki coaches, they learned how to pitch their city designs in a way that was both engaging and business-savvy.
“I truly enjoyed the hands-on activity where we got the opportunity to build our structure from scratch, which required meticulous planning and construction.”
Student
FUTR CITIES CHALLENGE
“The hands-on parts of the programme gave us an engaging way to learn about design thinking”
Student
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Programme Partners
Arkki
Schools
Anderson Secondary School
Hwa Chong Institution
