PROJECT TYPE
Internship
TIME FRAME
4 months
Oct 2021 - Jan 2022
INDUSTRY
Design Education,
Project Management
MY ROLE
Established in 2020, the School of X was a new and rising organisation in the Design Education space in Singapore. As a Programme Management intern in a small but mighty team of four, I was primarily active in preparing, facilitating and executing design-thinking workshops for our participating communities.
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The internship was ran across in-person and online platforms, and I worked with cross-functional teams in the running of training programmes, digital marketing campaigns and events. I also played a supportive role in the design and development of visual assets for use in social media and marketing campaigns.
INTERESTS & SKILLS
Design Education, Participatory Design, Programme Management;
Social Impact Causes, Public Life
*Graphics by School of X & Greydient Lab
My Community Bootcamps
'My Community Bootcamps' was one of the core projects (and my favourite) that I had worked on alongside the team. It is a series of co-design workshops conducted with three different communities across Singapore. In every community, we introduced the design process to tackle each of their unique design briefs.
Throughout my internship, I worked primarily behind the scenes with the School of X team to conduct co-design workshops with different communities. I helped with the proposal, coordination and delivery of these activities for a variety of stakeholders of different backgrounds.
It was an eye-opening and exciting experience to support and facilitate these co-design workshops, and to bring to light 'design thinking' to people who have not encountered this way of thought before.
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This internship holds dear to my heart because it was for a cause that I was passionate about, and I could thrive it. The fast-pace environment was exciting and kept me on my toes, and it has taught me to think ahead yet adapt fast. The team was open, vibrant, fun-loving and always up for a challenge, and I was so proud to be a part of that.
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I had loved the experience of being on the ground, engaging with communities and real-world problems. It was heartwarming to see the enthusiasm, kindness and devotion of people in all these social impact spaces. I had learnt so much - not just about being a designer and facilitator, but also about simply being human.
The Team
