Weekly Lunch and Learn Series

The Brown Bag Series is a lunch and learn series by HeadHunt, which aims to inspire working professionals to learn new skills and gain competencies to level up their careers. 

  • Brown Bag Series 1 (6 Sessions) – One Marina Boulevard (Sep – Nov 2018)
  • Brown Bag Series 2 (4 Sessions) – one-north (Mar 2019)
  • Brown Bag Series 3 (4 Sessions) – Capital Tower (Jul 2019)
  • Brown Bag Series 4 (6 Sessions) – Science Park / one-north / Alexandra (Sep – Oct 19)
  • Brown Bag Series 5 (4 Sessions) – Virtual (Jul – Aug 2020)
  • Brown Bag Series 6 (10 Sessions) – Virtual (Oct – Dec 2020)
  • Brown Bag Series 7 (5 Sessions) – Virtual (Jan – Feb 2021)
  • Brown Bag Series 8 (Season 1)(6 Sessions) – Virtual (April – May 2021)
  • Brown Bag Series 9 (Season 2) (6 Sessions) – Virtual (May – Jul 2021)
  • Brown Bag Series 10 (Season 3) – (6 Sessions) – Virtual (Jul – Aug 2021)
  • Brown Bag Series 11 (6 Sessions) – Virtual (Oct – Nov 21)
  • Brown Bag Series 12 (3 Sessions) – Virtual (Nov 21)
  • Brown Bag Series 13 (3 Sessions) – Virtual (Dec 21)
  • Brown Bag Series 14 (7 Sessions) – Virtual (Apr – May 2022)
  • Brown Bag Series 15 (6 Sessions) – Virtual (May – Jun 2022)
  • Brown Bag Series 16 (6 Sessions) – Virtual (Jun – Jul 2022)

Brown Bag Series

Series 1 – Brown Bag @ One Marina Boulevard (Sep – Nov 2018)

Held between 26 September and 14 November 2018, the inaugural Brown Bag @ OMB series was launched, in partnership with 5 institutions and in collaboration with e2i.

Series 2 – Brown Bag @ one-north (Mar 2019)

Held between 6 and 27 March 2019, the 2nd Brown Bag @ one-north series was launched, alongside 5 institutions and in community building partnership with JTC.

Series 3 – Brown Bag @ Tanjong Pagar (Jul 2019)

Held between 9 and 31 July 2019, the 3rd Brown Bag @ Capital Tower series was launched, together with 4 institutions and SkillsFuture.

Series 4 – Brown Bag @ Science Park | Alexandra Technopark | one-north (Sep – Oct 2019)

Held between 17 September and 9 October 2019, the final Brown Bag series for 2019 was held, in partnership with 4 institutions, CapitaLand, Frasers Property, JTC and in collaboration with WSG.

Series 5 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (Jul – Aug 2020)

Held between 16 July and 5 August 2020, the Brown Bag series of 2020 was kickstarted in collaboration with Workforce Singapore (WSG). For the first time, the 4 Brown Bag Sessions were held virtually, for the safety and wellbeing of all participants, in light of the COVID-19 situation at that point.

Series 6 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (Oct – Dec 2020)

The Brown Bag Workshops from Oct to Dec 2020 was part of a 10-part series created in collaboration with the 6 x Local Universities (NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT & SUSS) & 1 x Institute of Higher Learning (NP) and the main focus is to examine how Digitalisation will impact the Future of Work and how COVID has accelerated some of these changes.

The first 4 learn over lunch sessions was organised in collaboration with Lifelong Learning Institute and was broadcasted LIVE from their venue virtually, for the safety and wellbeing of all participants, in light of the COVID-19 situation at that point.

The next 6 learn over lunch sessions was organised in partnership with Lifelong Learning Institute and Pioneer SMC, and was broadcasted LIVE from both LLI and Frontier Community Centre virtually, for the safety and wellbeing of all participants, in light of the COVID-19 situation at that point.

Series 7 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (Jan – Feb 2021)

The Brown Bag Workshops is part of a yearlong initiative created to help professionals learn new skills and gain competencies to level up their careers.

The Work Hacks Series (Jan – Feb 2021) is organised in partnership with Workforce Singapore (WSG), with a focus on helping working professionals always remain employable.

Series 8 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (Season 1) (Apr – May 2021)

The Brown Bag Series aims to inspire working professional to develop a passion for lifelong learning. We are excited to bring to you a series of free workshops that would help you learn new skills and gain competencies to level up your career.

The Critical Core Skills Workshops (Apr – Aug 21) are part of a 16-part series organised by HeadHunt in collaboration with the Lifelong Learning Institute and the Autonomous Universities (NUS, NTU, SMU, SIT and SUSS) to help Singaporeans.

7th April – Decision Making
SUSS School of Business – Analytics-driven Pricing Strategy in Big Data Context

15th April – Transdisciplinary Thinking
NTU Nanyang Business School – Innovating HR for Future Work and Careers

20th April – Creative Thinking
Singapore Institute of Technology – Designing a Future

22nd April – Sense Making
Institute of Systems Science, NUS – Harnessing the Power of Data

29th April – Problem Solving
Centre for Healthy & Sustainable Cities (CHESS), NTU WKWSCI – Using Health Coaching as An Example

6th May – Decision Making
SMU School of Accountancy – Using Machine Learning to Detect Financial Fraud

Series 9 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (Season 2) (May – Jul 2021)

The Brown Bag Series aims to inspire working professional to develop a passion for lifelong learning. We are excited to bring to you a series of free workshops that would help you learn new skills and gain competencies to level up your career.

The Critical Core Skills Workshops (Apr – Aug 21) are part of a 16-part series organised by HeadHunt in collaboration with the Lifelong Learning Institute and the Autonomous Universities (NUS, NTU, SMU, SIT and SUSS) to help Singaporeans.

20th May – Communication
NTU WKWSCI – Communicating with Empathy

3rd June -Building Inclusivity
SUSS NSHD – Building Inclusivity

10th June – Digital Fluency
NUS ISS – Digital Fluency

16th June – Collaboration
NUS Law – Understanding and Navigating Conflict Effectively

24th June – Learning Agility
NIE, NTU – Science of Learning for the Workplace

1st July – Adaptability
NUS Business School – Marketing after COVID: Challenges and Opportunities

Series 10 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (Season 3) (Jul – Aug 2021)

The Brown Bag Series aims to inspire working professional to develop a passion for lifelong learning. We are excited to bring to you a series of free workshops that would help you learn new skills and gain competencies to level up your career.

The Critical Core Skills Workshops (Apr – Aug 21) are part of a 16-part series organised by HeadHunt in collaboration with the Lifelong Learning Institute and the Autonomous Universities (NUS, NTU, SMU, SIT and SUSS) to help Singaporeans.

In this Series, we have also grouped the topics into 3 main themes :

Enabling Business Transformation
8th July – Customer Orientation – Making Tangible the Invisible
3rd Aug– Digital Fluency – Is Life a Pattern ?

Career Management
15th July – Developing People – Coach to Overcome
19th July – Self Management – Journeying Towards the Successful You

Change Management at the Workplace
21st July – Influence – Principled Negotiation in Getting to Yes
28th July – Global Perspective – Understanding and Navigating Cultural Differences

Series 11 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (6 Sessions) – (Oct – Nov 2021)

The Brown Bag Series aims to inspire working professional to develop a passion for lifelong learning. We are excited to bring to you a series of free workshops that would help you learn new skills and gain competencies to level up your career.

The HeadHunt Lunch & Learn Work Hacks Series (Oct – Nov 21) is designed with a focus on helping working professionals always remain employable.

11th Oct – Motivating Yourself and Others | James Cook University
14th Oct – Life Transitions: Growing up, not old! | James Cook University
21st Oct – The Power of Sensory Marketing in Branding | James Cook University
25th Oct – Entrepreneurship Within Your Organisation | PSB Academy
28th Oct – Mastering Analytics : How to be a Data Scientist | PSB Academy
5th Nov – Identifying Your Leadership Style | PSB Academy

Series 12 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (3 Sessions) – (Oct – Nov 2021)

The Brown Bag Series aims to inspire working professionals to develop a passion for lifelong learning. We are excited to bring to you a series of free workshops that would help you learn new skills and gain competencies to level up your career.

Stack Your Way to a Master’s Degree

The NUS – ISS Stackable Programme Series (Nov 21) aims to gives professionals an opportunity to :

  • Discover how executive courses can stack up to a Master’s degree
  • Learn more about the stackable graduates certificates offered by NUS-ISS
  • Deepen their skillset for career advancement
  • Find out subsidies available for Singaporeans and PRs

24th Nov – Data Storytelling: The Essential Skills
25th Nov – Real Time Video Analytics
26th Nov – Exposing Platform Services to Frontends & Partner Services via API

Series 13 – Brown Bag Virtual Series (3 Sessions) – (Dec 2021)

The Brown Bag Series aims to inspire working professional to develop a passion for lifelong learning. We are excited to bring to you a series of free workshops that would help you learn new skills and gain competencies to level up your career.

As we wrap up for the year and slow down our tempo at work, we would like to bring to you a light hearted Brown Bag Series focusing on Lifestyle themes to help you develop new skills & interests outside of work.

The HeadHunt Lunch & Learn Lifestyle Series (Dec 21) starts from 2nd Dec and would be exploring the following topics :

  • 2nd Dec (Mental Wellness) – How to Flourish in Your Mental Health
  • 8th Dec (Design) – Future Proof Designs for Your Home
  • 9th Dec (Networking) – Something to WINE about !
The Master’s Experience (14 Sessions) – (Jan – Feb 2022)

Institution Partners :

  • ESSEC Business School
  • James Cook University
  • Massey University
  • Murdoch University
  • NTU Nanyang Business School
  • NTU National Institute of Education
  • NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
  • NTU Centre for Healthy & Sustainable Cities (CHESS)
  • Ngee Ann CET Academy
  • NUS Business School
  • NUS Institute of Systems Science
  • NUS Institute of Data Science
  • NUS Law
  • One Physio
  • Peacemakers
  • PSB Academy
  • Sage Mediation
  • SIM Global Education
  • Singapore General Hospital
  • Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
  • SMU – School of Accountancy
  • SMU – School of Economics
  • SMU – Lee Kong Chian School of Business
  • SMU – School of Computing and Information Systems
  • Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) – S R Nathan School of Human Development
  • Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) – School of Business
  • Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
  • The University of Adelaide
  • University College Dublin

Community Partners :

  • Capitaland
  • e2i
  • Frasers Property
  • Guoco Tower
  • JTC
  • Lifelong Learning Institute
  • Pioneer SMC
  • SkillsFuture Singapore
  • Workforce Singapore