Learning

Learning is fundamental to human development and is essential for personal growth, problem-solving, and adapting to changes in the environment.

Here, I present my learning offerings. These learning offerings are an amalgamation of my entire life's inner and professional work: the interweaving of my educational foundation in engineering, my career as a global learning and development professional, my scientific training in psychology, my humanitarian work with refugees and my lived experiences as a migrant and minority in eight different countries.

The intricate multi-career and multi-cultural tapestry evolves with every new experience, perspective, and the latest psychological discovery - and informs my offerings. These offerings aim to support the acquisition of new knowledge, develop skills for personal growth and spark transformation towards a more inclusive and compassionate society.

We start by cultivating psychologically safe, compassionate, inclusive communities and workplaces. We offer:

• Seminars or Talks (1 to 2 hours) - Your teams and leaders in human resources, management, communities, government, civil society organisations, and non-profit organisations may have specific learning needs. These seminars and talks aim to increase awareness, enhance knowledge, improve skills, and offer practical strategies and applications in your communities and organisations.
• Intercultural Dialogue Facilitation—I have facilitated discussions between individuals or groups from different cultural backgrounds to promote understanding, mutual respect, and collaboration. Intercultural dialogue allows participants to share perspectives, experiences, and values in a constructive, safe, and open environment. Its goal is to bridge cultural differences and build common ground. I have been certified and have been a facilitator with Soliya since 2018.
• Training of trainers—Since 2005, I’ve been involved in learning and development, capacity building, facilitation, leadership training, and training of trainers in more than twenty countries and four continents. Training of trainers ensures the continuous development of your leaders and talents in your community and organisation.
• Customised training—Customised learning can be tailored to your needs. It usually starts with a needs analysis and the co-creation of the learning initiative. Customised workshops or talks can be delivered virtually or in-person to a small or large audience in an hour or over a pre-agreed time frame. Feel free to email me if you're looking for a customised workshop or talk.

Past Learnings Offered 

Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Essentials
15 & 29 February 2024, Online, In-house
With the fast-paced changes in sustainability reporting regulations, businesses are now faced with the challenge of navigating the overwhelming information about ESG. This four-hour workshop aims to introduce ESG by exploring its history, principles, and case studies.

Personal Productivity Basics
23 February 2024, Online, In-house
To stay ahead in our ever-changing world, we need to constantly find ways to improve our productivity. This four-hour interactive workshop will explore our hidden abilities to efficiently manage time, energy, and resources. With enhanced personal productivity, you can maintain balance while pursuing your goals.

Make Conscious Unconscious Bias
16 February 2024, Online, In-house
This four-hour interactive workshop explores
the power of unconscious bias and how it affects every aspect of our lives -
decision-making, daily social interactions and relationships. By increasing our
knowledge and making our biases conscious, we can reduce negative behaviours,
build trusting relationships and create a safer and more inclusive workplace.

Stakeholder Management Basics
4 December 2023, Online, In-house
This is a 4-hour online workshop on the essential principles of stakeholder management. Learners can use stakeholder mapping to draft a stakeholder management plan and effectively engage stakeholders in their organisation or community.

Psychological First Aid 101
20 September 2023, Online, In-house
23 July 2023, Online, In-house
29 April 2023, Community-based, Kajang, Malaysia
This is a 4-hour online or a full-day in-person workshop on Psychological First Aid, an essential skill in providing support to people in emotional distress. Learners will gain a basic understanding of psychological first aid and practice with role-plays.

Developing Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
27 April 2023, Online, Public
This is a four-hour online workshop on cultural intelligence. Learners will gain an understanding of their cultural values and explore the cultural intelligence framework, supported by case studies, group discussions, and personal CQ assessment results.

Project Management Basics
6 September 2023, Online, In-house
This is a 4-hour online workshop on the basics of project management. Learners will explore each project management life cycle step, draft a project charter document and manage tasks using a Kanban board.