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Adaptability In the Face of Disruptive Change: Practice Beyond the Theory

  • Innovation & Business Improvement
Next Intake: 1 Sep 2025 (Mon)
  • Basic
  • SkillsFuture
  • Short Courses

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on
1 Sep 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD1,090* (as low as SGD127 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

1 Full Day (Weekday)

Level
Basic

Who Should Attend

  • Individuals wanting to learn about how to become more adaptable, manage change positively and remain relevant in today’s fast paced business environment
  • Individuals wanting to explore opportunities to experiment and develop their organisation/team
  • Innovators, entrepreneurs, corporate professionals and management


PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge on any of the topics is not required.

Overview

Brace yourself for a world of lightning-fast change! Unfortunately, most of us struggle to keep up. But the good news is we can learn to adapt and thrive.

Join us for a transformative 1-day course where you’ll discover the secrets to adaptability and change management. Based on cutting-edge research, this class will introduce participants to overcoming resistance and enhancing theirs and their organisation’s adaptability capabilities. Discover why adaptability is the secret to thriving in a world of unstoppable change. Participants will gain a powerful overview of adaptability and change models, practices and methods, and be enabled to positively manage change in their organisation by becoming more adaptable and supporting of others.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the 1-day course, participants will be able to:

  • Gain an understanding of the change processes, the resistance to change and how to overcome it
  • Learn about the different change management models and how to select the best ideas from each
  • Manage change positively via the 5 Stages of the Transtheoretical Change Framework
  • Be introduced to an entire set of skills enabling us to become more adaptable

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$327

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$327

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$127

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$1,090

(No Funding)

$1,090

(No Funding)

$1,090

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).

Workfare Skills Support Scheme

From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

  • Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
  • Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
  • Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
  • Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
  • Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

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Trainers

Derek Ariss
Head of Innovation Education
INNOVENTIEM
Derek Ariss
Head of Innovation Education
INNOVENTIEM

Derek Ariss is the Head of Innovation Education at INNOVENTIEM, where he leads the development of education practices cantered on adaptability, change, creativity, design thinking, technology, process improvement and fostering a mindset conducive to innovation.

Previously, Derek served as the Head of Innovation at LendLease, designing processes to enhance products and systems, nurturing a culture of innovation in Asia, and building partnerships focused on growth. Earlier, he held the position of Head of Retail Operations, overseeing retail assets across Asia.

For the past six years, Derek has been teaching courses on innovation culture, adaptability, creativity, and problem solving. He holds a certificate in FinTech and Innovation from Singapore Management University (SMU) and is an Affiliate Faculty Member. Additionally, he has been a regular contributor to Banking Insights Magazine since 2018, sharing thought leadership on innovation and adaptability.

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