Change is an ever-present reality, but often we fear it because we are uncertain about whether it will be beneficial or harmful. However, growth and development require change, and the iChing 易经, also known as The Book of Changes, is a powerful tool that can guide us in handling change effectively. This ancient Chinese philosophy, which has been at the root of all Chinese philosophies for 3000 years, is a study of the patterns of change, and it teaches us how to use unchanging principles to navigate a changing world and emerge better for it.

iChing contains 64 hexagrams of wisdom, each one represents a specific situation that we may face in life. It tells us the action and resulting outcome so that we can make the right choice.

The objective of the iChing is to give us the wisdom to handle change positively, to develop our characters, and to change our fixed mindset to a growth mindset. In this course, we will cover key topics such as leadership, management, relationship building, and the 9 stages of growth of a business from starting to transformation.

The application of the iChing involves identifying our current situation and finding the hexagram that best fits, and then using the hexagram and its stage-line descriptions as guidance.

To facilitate the retrieval of guidance, a softcopy of the iChing wisdom and a MS-windows program will be provided.

Ultimately, the iChing is a tool for personal and interpersonal development that can help us embrace change and grow as stronger individuals, and leaders of successful businesses.

Objective

• Develop a Positive Attitude to Embrace Change: Gain the Courage and Confidence to Navigate the Unknown with Ease and Grace

• Wisdom to Live a Successful and Contented Life: Learn to Cultivate the Right Mindset and Behaviors to Achieve Your Goals and Fulfill Your Dreams

• Wisdom for Character Building: Develop the Traits and Qualities that Define Your True Self and Make You a Better Person

• Wisdom to Develop Your Leadership Skills: Learn to Lead Effectively, Inspire Others, and Build High-Performing Teams

• Wisdom to Manage Change without Fear: Develop Strategies and Techniques for Adapting to Changing Circumstances and Thriving in Uncertainty

• Wisdom to Build Good Relationships and Long-Term Partnerships: Cultivate Meaningful Connections and Collaborate Effectively with Others

• Wisdom to Start, Grow, Dominate, and Transform a Company: Master the Art of Business Strategy and Execution to Achieve Sustainable Success• iChing Mind-map and Program: Receive a Softcopy of the Speaker's iChing Mind-map and a Windows Program for Randomly Picking a Hexagram and Receiving Relevant Guidance

Outline

• Consulting iChing for Tough Problems: Using the Supplied Program and Casting Lots

• History and Development of iChing: Understanding the Origins and Evolution of the Philosophy

• The Basic Binary Building Block of iChing: Yin-Yang, the Complementary Mindset

• The Structure and Meaning of a Hexagram: Decoding the Symbols and their Significance

• The Original Text of iChing: Exploring the Key Concepts and Themes

• iChing in One Minute: Summarizing the Key Principles and Applications

• The S-Curve of Innovation and the Hexagrams: Using iChing to Navigate the Different Stages of Growth and Development

• Two Key Hexagrams Covered in Depth: #1 乾 The Creative Heaven and #2 坤 The Motherly Earth

• Developing Your Leadership Skills: The Four Static Leadership Attributes and Five Dynamic Leadership Orientations

• Management and Control: Strategies for Facing Realities, Institutionalizing Best Practices, Maintaining Discipline, and Achieving Contentment

• Relationship Building: The Seven Hexagrams for Developing Strong and Lasting Partnerships, from Encounter to Marriage

• The Nine Stages of Starting to Transformation of A Company: Hexagrams for Navigating the Different Phases of Growth and Evolution
1. Starting Well: Six Hexagrams
2. Development and Investment: Four Hexagrams
3. Waiting for the Right Time and Situation: Three Hexagrams
4. Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges: Six Hexagrams
5. Growing and Scaling Up: Eight Hexagrams
6. Dealing with Abundance of Success: Five Hexagrams
7. Sharing the Joy: Five Hexagrams
8. Addressing the Causes of Decline/Decay: Three Hexagrams
9. Transforming a Failing Business: Five Hexagrams

• The Right Way to Consult iChing: Best Practices for Obtaining Guidance and Insights

Who should attend

Anyone who wants to succeed in an ever-changing world, develop better character, leadership, management, relationship, and decision-making capabilities in various stages and situations of life.

Lim Liat's Profile

Founder, BVOTECH (Business Value Oriented Technology) with the mission of helping businesses to be more successful through training, consulting, and workshops.

In the following areas:
▪ Corporate Performance Management Methodologies (Balanced Scorecards, OKRs)
▪ Innovation Management & Creative Thinking (TRIZ, BVITS, Mind-mapping)
▪ Thinking Skills, Knowledge Management & Learning Organization.
▪ Leadership and Management Skills
▪ Sinology and the East-West Fusion Mindset for the future of management. Application of Chinese

Philosophies like I-Ching, Lao Zi, Confucius, Sun Zi’ Art of War, Gui Gu Zi’s Strategic Alliances and Persuasion for modern business.
• Conducted Courses at NTU (EMBA-Innovation), NUS, NEX, Aventis, CCISG and others.
• Clients include Government Ministries, Statutory Boards, GLC’s, MNC’s, SME’s and Start-ups.
• Previously sat on the advisory boards of departments of NUS, NTU and Ngee Ang Poly.

Member of Government Economic Review Committee 2002 for ICT. Investment Grants Award Evaluation Panel Member.
• Bachelor Engineering (1st Class Honors – Gold Metal) University of Singapore 1974; Master Engineering University of Alberta, Canada, 1976
• Government’s Merit & Commonwealth Scholarships. 5 Joint US Patents.
• More than 40 years of IT and Management experience. He was a pioneer of Singapore Computer Systems in 1980, rising through systems engineer, department manager, Assistant GM, Director of Technology, and left as DyCEO in 2003 (SCS Rev $500M, 2000+ Staff, 9 countries) to start BVOTECH.