Ideas: Southeast Asia’s video games leap
This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on March 9, 2026 – March 15, 2026 It started, as these things often do in Kuala Lumpur, with rain that felt both theatrical and mildly inconvenient. This was a long overdue catch-up with a close friend who happens to be a senior executive […]
Opinion: Empowering Malaysia’s impact entrepreneurs to build a sustainable future economy
This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on Februay 04 2026 Innovation, sustainability and inclusive growth have been part of Malaysia’s economic conversation for several years. What is changing now is the convergence of these agendas and the growing expectation that businesses, not just governments, play a meaningful role in addressing […]
Ideas: Inclusion as strategy, rethinking start-up support beyond the Klang Valley
As we step into 2026, there is a lot to unpack in Malaysia’s start-up landscape. Accelerators, corporate challenges and university innovation centres have multiplied. More local start-ups are getting funded, entering regional markets and winning competitions. Everyone involved has a reason to walk into the new year with their heads held high and a sense of momentum.
Ideas: Design thinking: The buzzword everyone loves to get wrong
This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on November 10, 2025 – November 16, 2025 Somewhere in a boardroom near you, someone is saying: “We need to do design thinking.” It lands on the table like a magic spell. Heads nod. Post-its tremble in anticipation. Someone in human resources quietly googles […]
Beyond Privilege: Building Inclusive Startup Programs
On Malaysia Day, a CEO who leads a state agency focused on entrepreneurship development and I finally aligned our schedules for teh tarik at a mamak in downtown Kuala Lumpur. It was a rare pause from the usual rush. I had just returned from a conference in Hong Kong, and he was in town visiting […]
Solutions: Powering innovation through creative education
The creative and cultural sectors across Southeast Asia are deeply rooted in centuries of cultural knowledge and artistic expression.
Solutions: Powering innovation through creative education
This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 11, 2025 – August 17, 2025 What if the most important skill we could teach the next generation is not how to code, but how to imagine? In today’s rapidly evolving global economy, creativity is emerging as a critical driver of innovation […]
Ideas: Creativity as catalyst to secure Southeast Asia’s…
This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on May 26, 2025 – June 1, 2025 In Kuala Lumpur, a team of creative technologists has transformed an abandoned colonial building into a multimedia storytelling hub. Through projection mapping, they simulate a lush rainforest environment that reacts to movement and sound, creating a […]
Ideas: Creativity as catalyst to secure Southeast Asia’s digital future
This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on May 26, 2025 – June 1, 2025 In Kuala Lumpur, a team of creative technologists has transformed an abandoned colonial building into a multimedia storytelling hub. Through projection mapping, they simulate a lush rainforest environment that reacts to movement and sound, creating a […]
Ideas: Using AI to amplify human potential
This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on March 24, 2025 – March 30, 2025 No longer just a tool for automation, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a force of creation. But the real question isn’t what AI can do — it is how we choose to use it. At its […]