Why decent living standard benchmarks matter: principles, practice and possibilities
What does it take to live with dignity?
Reflecting on 20 years of MIS research in the UK and beyond, this lecture will first set out the value of decent living standards benchmarks in addressing inequalities, exploring some key principles underpinning how dignity is understood within MIS research🧐
It will then detail some of the ways in which MIS research has and can be used in moving towards a more equal, less divided world – to inform living wages, to identify positive changes in public services and provision, to identify additional and different needs. The lecture will end by looking to the future, asking how MIS projects can help address the complex, ‘wicked’ problems of the next 20 years🤝
🗓 5 Nov 2026, Thursday
⏰ 7pm-8.30pm
📍 Seminar Room 4-4, Block B, Level 4, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469 Bukit Timah Road S(259756)
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/MIS5Nov26
@openjio @experiencejio
What does it take to live with dignity?
Reflecting on 20 years of MIS research in the UK and beyond, this lecture will first set out the value of decent living standards benchmarks in addressing inequalities, exploring some key principles underpinning how dignity is understood within MIS research🧐
It will then detail some of the ways in which MIS research has and can be used in moving towards a more equal, less divided world – to inform living wages, to identify positive changes in public services and provision, to identify additional and different needs. The lecture will end by looking to the future, asking how MIS projects can help address the complex, ‘wicked’ problems of the next 20 years🤝
🗓 5 Nov 2026, Thursday
⏰ 7pm-8.30pm
📍 Seminar Room 4-4, Block B, Level 4, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469 Bukit Timah Road S(259756)
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/MIS5Nov26
@openjio @experiencejio
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TransCare: Surgery for Trans and Gender-diverse Singaporeans by Transbefrienders
What does gender-affirming care look like, and how can it support trans and gender-diverse people in their journeys?
Join them to learn about medical transitioning, gender marker changes and the medical surgeries and post-surgical care.✨ There will also be a dedicated Q&A session for trans community.
Whether you are exploring your options, supporting a loved one, or simply hoping to learn more, this space is for you💖
🗓 19 Nov 2026, Thursday
⏰ 7pm-9pm
📍 Proud Spaces
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/transcare19nov
@openjio @experiencejio
What does gender-affirming care look like, and how can it support trans and gender-diverse people in their journeys?
Join them to learn about medical transitioning, gender marker changes and the medical surgeries and post-surgical care.✨ There will also be a dedicated Q&A session for trans community.
Whether you are exploring your options, supporting a loved one, or simply hoping to learn more, this space is for you💖
🗓 19 Nov 2026, Thursday
⏰ 7pm-9pm
📍 Proud Spaces
💵 FOC
👉🏼 Sign up: http://tiny.cc/transcare19nov
@openjio @experiencejio
Deaf Awareness Day
How much do you know about the deaf community?
Join them for fun games, exciting prizes and learn more about Deaf culture and some basic Singapore Sign Language 🤘
🗓 30 Oct 2026, Friday
⏰ 9.30am-4.30pm (Foreword Coffee location only until 3.30pm)
📍T11 Square and & Foreword Coffee
💵 FOC
@openjio @experiencejio
How much do you know about the deaf community?
Join them for fun games, exciting prizes and learn more about Deaf culture and some basic Singapore Sign Language 🤘
🗓 30 Oct 2026, Friday
⏰ 9.30am-4.30pm (Foreword Coffee location only until 3.30pm)
📍T11 Square and & Foreword Coffee
💵 FOC
@openjio @experiencejio
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Dear Death
What if talking about death could begin with curiosity, rather than fear?
This is an interactive experience that invites you to think, talk, and reflect on death, before you have to confront it., You will find a series of prompts, drawings, and open conversations that explore the space between living and dying🎨
Rather than presenting death as something distant or frightening, Dear Death creates a gentle space to approach it with curiosity, honesty, and even tenderness.
It’s an opportunity to have conversations we don’t often make time for and perhaps discover that talking about death can also tell us something about how we want to live❤️
🗓 21 Nov 2026, Saturday
⏰ 1pm-5pm
📍 11 Prinsep Link Singapore, 187949
💵 $15
🔈20% off for OJ Subscribers- Use the code OJ20 for 20% off (till 11th Nov 2026)
👉🏼 Sign up:http://tiny.cc/deardeath
@openjio @experiencejio
What if talking about death could begin with curiosity, rather than fear?
This is an interactive experience that invites you to think, talk, and reflect on death, before you have to confront it., You will find a series of prompts, drawings, and open conversations that explore the space between living and dying🎨
Rather than presenting death as something distant or frightening, Dear Death creates a gentle space to approach it with curiosity, honesty, and even tenderness.
It’s an opportunity to have conversations we don’t often make time for and perhaps discover that talking about death can also tell us something about how we want to live❤️
🗓 21 Nov 2026, Saturday
⏰ 1pm-5pm
📍 11 Prinsep Link Singapore, 187949
💵 $15
🔈20% off for OJ Subscribers- Use the code OJ20 for 20% off (till 11th Nov 2026)
👉🏼 Sign up:http://tiny.cc/deardeath
@openjio @experiencejio
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