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WHY | ArcLab Commentary on Training & Learning
Higher Wages. At What Cost?
Higher wages. At what cost? A few years ago, our girls’ kindergarten informed parents they would have to increase school […]
Digital Transformation is for large firms only… NOT!
Digital Transformation is for large firms only… NOT! Digitalisation is NOT expensive and is well within the reach of Small […]
Lessons from Lasso
Lessons from Lasso The English Premier League (“EPL”) is the world’s most-watched professional football league. Manchester United and Liverpool have […]
Managing a Deskless Workforce to Success
Managing a Deskless Workforce to Success Editor’s note: ArcLab works alongside Work Tech platforms to help businesses better manage workforces, […]
Lessons from LKY
Lessons from LKY I wonder what LKY would have said about my point to promote manufacturing in Singapore, if our […]
Importance of upskilling in the digital age post COVID-19
Importance of upskilling in the digital age post COVID-19 If it was not apparent before, it is now. The digital […]
Arts, Sciences & Humans
Arts, Sciences & Humans Many writers have published their “2020 in reflection” articles. Most wrote about COVID-19. For my “2020 […]
Here’s the biggest asset that’s missing from your 2020 investment portfolio
Here’s the biggest asset that’s missing from your 2020 investment portfolio No, it isn’t Tesla or Bitcoin… The topic on […]
The Future of L&D in the New Normal — In conversation with Alina Rusu
The Future of L&D in the New Normal — In conversation with Alina Rusu Alina Rusu is the Founder and Learning & […]
Workforce Training in the New Normal
Workforce Training in the New Normal What #COVID19 taught (and continues to teach) us. Guest post on HRTech Cube. Fun […]
#WFH isn’t for everyone
WFH isn’t for everyone With contributions from Edwin of PowerAbsolut and Justina for Edugrow for Brighter Tomorrows 7 Feb 2020 […]
Snackable Self-Paced Learning for the Modern (Deskless) Worker
Snackable Self-Paced Learning for the Modern (Deskless) Worker Buffets! Spread upon spread — Delightful morsels of savory and sweet dishes. (Hungry yet?) — Guest […]
Creating Effective Training — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Creating Effective Training — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly In a previous blog post, we shared with readers how learning needs […]
The Grades Matter
The Grades Matter There is chatter about how grades don’t matter; that perhaps we should move away from awarding marks […]
Size Matters
Size Matters Interactive Nano* Learning is small but POWERFUL learning. (*Nano: 1 billionth (1/1000,000,000) a.k.a. bite-sized, digestible, very small) In […]
“Many Paths to Success” — Walking the Talk
“Many Paths to Success” — Walking the Talk with advice & contributions from Huang Shao-Ning, Co-founder of AngelCentral & JobsCentral (any errors […]
INTERACTIVE nano learning
INTERACTIVE nano learning “Tell me & I forget. Teach me & I may remember. INVOLVE me & I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin […]
How to win a 100m race when starting 90m behind everyone
How to win a 100m race when starting 90m behind everyone 12th August 2016 was a proud day for The […]
Learning in the age of Star Wars
Learning in the age of Star Wars Star Wars fans all over the world eagerly await The Last Jedi. It’s […]
Singapore will never make the World Cup
Singapore will never make the World Cup My brother Roy and I are part of the generation who grew up […]
HOW | ArcLab Use Cases & Mobile Learning
Doing the impossible: Equal training opportunities for all
Doing the impossible: Equal training opportunities for all With remote work here to stay, at least while the pandemic continues, […]
Retail’s digital tsunami strikes
Retail’s digital tsunami strikes COVID-19 forced many industries to pivot to digital, and pivot quickly. The retail industry is no […]
Costly F&B communication issues and how to solve it
Costly F&B communication issues and how to solve it Editor’s note: ArcLab works alongside HR Tech platforms to help businesses […]
Lives are at stake. Is your 100-slide WSH Powerpoint working?
Lives are at stake. Is your 100-slide WSH Powerpoint working? There can be no compromise when it comes to safety […]
5 tips for remote onboarding
5 tips for remote onboarding The move to remote work has been a long and winding path for workers worldwide. […]
4 Productivity Apps for Remote Working (and They’re Free!)
4 Productivity Apps for Remote Working (and They’re Free!) Editor’s note: ArcLab works alongside HR Tech platforms to help businesses […]
The Way Ahead for HR in Singapore’s F&B Industry
The Way Ahead for HR in Singapore’s F&B Industry Editor’s note: ArcLab works alongside HR Tech platforms to help businesses […]
The COVID-normal Retailer
The COVID-normal Retailer COVID-19 hit retailers hard last year. Circuit Breakers / Movement Control Orders & lockdowns in general forced […]
Increasing ROI through employee upskilling
Increasing ROI through employee upskilling Investing in your employees always yields high returns, after all, they are the main driving […]
A digital HR experience
A digital HR experience In our new COVID-normal world, companies are working to adapt and pivot their businesses. Significant changes […]
Benefits of digitalisation and upskilling workforce in the F&B industry
Benefits of digitalisation and upskilling workforce in the F&B industry When every industry is reaping the benefits of digitalisation, why […]
Customer service in the post pandemic world
Customer service in the post pandemic world COVID-19 has wreaked havoc globally in 2020 and it does not seem to […]
How ArcLab uses ArcLab
How ArcLab uses ArcLab I often get asked “How does ArcLab use ArcLab?” Great question! We’re in the privileged position […]
“Have you washed your hands?”
“Have you washed your hands?” For food & beverage operators, poor hygiene and food handling practices can lead to mass […]
The Colour Orange
The Colour Orange As we continue to battle the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the Singapore Government moved its disease outbreak […]
WHAT | ArcLab platform & More
Discover ArcLab Discover
Discover ArcLab Discover Not a typo 😀. We’re just excited to introduce ArcLab Discover 🧭 Since we launched ArcLab, we’ve […]
The problem with free software
The problem with free software with Steven Chan — CTO, ArcLab & Co-founder, Tinkertanker The best things in life are free: Parents’ […]
ArcLab Dev Update — What’s New?
ArcLab Dev Update — What’s New? Editor’s Note: Last month, Joanna interviewed Claire, our former dev intern so instrumental in assisting CTO […]
Developing a Brand New ArcLab Dashboard
Developing a Brand New ArcLab Dashboard Editor’s Note: ArcLab believes in authentic learning. Students interning with us work on REAL […]
Is the Skills Debate Academic?
Is the Skills Debate Academic? Employers are always on the lookout for prospective hires with skills for the job at […]
SUTD — Doing what it says on the box
SUTD — Doing what it says on the box As a workplace learning edtech platform, ArcLab collaborates with our Institutes of Higher […]
My Intern Experience @ ArcLab
My Intern Experience @ ArcLab Editor’s Note: Joanna is our first marketing student intern from Singapore Polytechnic School of Business. […]
#WFH as an ArcLab Intern
WFH as an ArcLab Intern Editor’s note: ArcLab is privileged to work closely with Singapore Polytechnic (“SP”). In March 2020, […]
A New Adventure: Journey as an ArcLab Intern
A New Adventure: Journey as an ArcLab Intern Editor’s note: In mid-2019, we received an internship request from a Temasek […]
Many paths to success — The story of Bing
Many paths to success — The story of Bing A short story of Bing — who helped us as we built ArcLab’s L&D mobile […]
On Lifelong Learning | Speaking at an SUSS event
On Lifelong Learning | Speaking at an SUSS event I had the privilege to speak at a Singapore University of […]
The story of a Teacher
The story of a Teacher I first met Mr Liang when I was in Primary 5 (6th grade by K-12 […]