In the fast-paced world of corporate innovation, Singapore has emerged as a thriving hub for businesses seeking new growth opportunities. We sat down with Alvin Cai, VP at Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) New Ventures and Head, Venture Building, to discuss how EDB’s Corporate Venture Launchpad 2.0 programme is empowering businesses to kick-start new ventures. — Expanding the Corporate Venture Launchpad Programme:

Ventures face very high uncertainty and many unknowns. Fast learning is the only principle that works reliably in such an environment. Yet how can we implement this into the creation and inception processes? Rapid learning is a critical factor for success in the highly competitive world of startups and corporate…

Navigating the complex world of impact transformation can be daunting, with pressures from stakeholders, the risk of greenwashing, and feelings of uncertainty and self-doubt. However, the journey is crucial and should be embraced. We’d like to let you peek behind the curtain to see the reality of our sustainability journey. — At MING, the conversation around impact, ethics, and technology had been ongoing, but the events of 2020 — including the pandemic and growing climate concerns — propelled sustainability to the forefront of our business. …

Why Your Business Should Embrace Sustainable Web Design in 2023 — By Marc Seefelder, CCO at MING — Two years ago, when I broached the topic of Digital Sustainability and Low Carbon Web Design with clients, I encountered a range of reactions. Some were intrigued and saw the potential in the idea, but lacked the budget to pursue it. …

Hello, I’m Angel! I am a QA Engineer working from MING Labs Suzhou office in China. When you work as a QA Engineer, your mission is to monitor and test product quality to find problems and ensure that customers get a high-quality experience. …

In the face of the high variability of innovation outcomes, corporations have come to sing the gospel of best practices. But overbearing processes without the right mindset are killing potential returns. If You Only Have a Minute While the process is important, strict adherence to a fixed process can adversely affect your ventures’ returns. In the…

Hi! I’m Sindre. I’m the Junior Marketing Manager at MING Labs, working from Berlin (and occasionally from my home country Sweden). I joined MING as a trainee in June of last year, and every day has looked different from the last. As the only dedicated marketing person in MING, I…

Ramona Liberoff, Executive Director at PACE (Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy) shares her thoughts on COP27, circular innovation, stakeholders and finding pragmatic idealists who can make a difference. An interview by James Loudon, MING Labs advisor and founder, Propeller & Co. It's Tuesday, November 22nd, and Ramona has just…

This article is written as part of EDB’s Corporate Venture Launchpad 2.0 programme — an expanded S$20m programme by EDB New Ventures, designed to enable companies to incubate and launch a new venture from Singapore, supported by venture studios experienced in corporate venture building. Leaders have a duty to their…