Not many people know about this cool and quiet hang out. If not for a photoshoot and several other briefing sessions, I would not have known about this snug little corner either!
Located among the Engineering blocks at Block 25, Ideawerkz is known as NP’s ‘innovation incubator’.
Keep a lookout for this sign. Turn to your right, and there it is!
There are tables and chairs as well as comfortable beanbags for you to hang out with your friends and come up with new ideas and inventions. If you need to de-stress, board games are also available for loan.
A selection of board games for you to choose from...
Creative juice inducing books for you!
If there are any aspiring innovators and inventers out there, and you think that you have an interesting idea to share, why not send in a proposal to the Ideawerkz Innovation Fund? If your proposal is accepted, you will be given $2000 in cash to execute your idea, just like that!
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Remember this?
What about this?
Well, if you do, and are wondering who was responsible for setting up these events, read on to find out more!
Right before she disappeared behind her pile of books to get ready for the exams, I got in touch with one of the Ideawerkz Advocates, year two Tourism and Resort Management Melissa Ling.
Melissa doing her thing at Ideawerkz
Melissa has been an Ideawerkz Advocate for the last year. Her job scope as an Advocate includes coming up with creative events that make use of the Innovation Fund. If you remember, the recent “Grow A Smile” campaign was also put together by the Advocates!
Cacti says Hi!
Another initiative put together by the team is providing study spaces for students during the study break. Exams are around the corner and if you are looking for quiet places around campus for mugging, why not log onto the portal and book your own four-hour study self study rooms? Peace and quiet + air condition + your own hot/ cold cuppa = optimum atmosphere for studying = exams aced! :D
Apart from bringing change to the world by coming up with ideas so publicise causes for social and environmental innovation, being an Ideawerkz Advocate also has its perks! Advocates have unpredecented access to one of the rooms within Ideawerkz. It’s a cool and cosy hang out for Advocates to spend time with one another and chillax!
An advocate in one of the cosy couches in the room!
Mel and exchanging ideas with a fellow Advocate
Jealous? Well, if you want to be part of the family, why not sign up to be an Ideawerkz Advocate as well? Any NP student can sign up to become part of the team and registration booths will be set up alongside Ideawerkz events.
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When asked about her experience as an Advocate, Mel shared, "It’s so often that we have to work with irresponsible people, those that don’t contribute their part for projects and such, but in Ideawerkz, it’s more like a family, so we help each other out during the projects, even if it isn’t a project that they were involved in."
Well, this wraps up my post for now. For those who are done with this semester and academic year, IT'S TIME TO LET YOUR HAIR DOWN AND HAVE FUN!
This is Clarissa, signing off. Ding!
