Managing Diversity

INTRODUCTION

Managing Diversity is a series of forums that seek to bring together different perspectives on managing diverse societies. Societies rely on various stakeholders that work in tandem to shape societal issues, from government to businesses, to community leaders, to non-governmental organisations. Each stakeholder is both affected by societal issues, and able to effect change in society. There thus presents a need for multiple stakeholders to be able to effectively discuss their perspectives and network solutions together. 

Often, discussions and dialogues on inter-faith and racial harmony work are limited to a government-community leader approach. They tend to bring together many community leaders and approach issues from a ground-up perspective. While commendable, they often neglect other perspectives from the business, academic, and government standpoint. Additionally, these conferences have their main focuses around Singapore and its policies, neglecting how social harmony is equally important in other societies as well.

OBJECTIVES

• To build a platform where different stakeholders come together and work together on societal issues.

• To analyse different approaches from different societies and stakeholders and discuss what works and does not work

• What are the lessons we can draw upon these different theories and approaches and apply them to our society, or recommend for different contexts and societies?