2016/17 IPS-Nathan Lectures: Lecture I (Hunting Black Swans & Taming Black Elephants: Governance in a Complex World)

What accounts for the growing complexity and unpredictability of our era? What are the cognitive biases and traditional institutional limitations that make it difficult for governments to recognise, prepare for, and confront complex challenges? This first lecture sets out to answer these questions. It also introduces concepts and themes that will be discussed in subsequent lectures.


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• Report on Lecture I – Hunting Black Swans and Taming Black Elephants: Governance in a Complex World
  
• Opening Remarks by Mr Janadas Devan
• Speech by Mr Peter Ho
• 2016/17 IPS-Nathan Lecture Series: Lecture I by Mr Peter Ho (Soundcloud)

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Media Coverage

• The Straits Times. 2017. The black elephant challenge for governments. 7 April
• 联合早报. 2017. 何学渊：落实整体政府策略　推动跨部门协作是重要环节. 4月6日
• The Straits Times. 2017. Ex-civil service head Peter Ho: Shape future, don’t predict it. 6 April
• TODAY. 2017. Culture change key to solving complex issues facing S’pore. 6 April
• The Straits Times. 2017. Civil servants’ job not just to follow rules, but also ask how to improve them. 22 March
• The Middle Ground. 2017. Five points for Peter Ho, former head of Civil Service. 18 March
• TODAY. 2017. Being bold in policy-making is more critical than before. 18 March