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As a group, you would be assigned a particular societal group.

Put yourself in the shoes of that societal group and think about what kind of amenities you would like to build in your neighbourhood.

You can insert a photo of what you envision the amenity to look like!

Use the guiding questions to jot down your thoughts.

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1) What do you think are some amenities that are useful for your assigned group?

2) What types of amenities does you assigned group prioritised?

3) Why do you think the amenities that you have suggested are important for your assigned group?

4) Why is building this amenity good for society?

5) Are there any possible "costs" that can might be unequally shared when building this amenity? Does it affect a certain group of society more than another?

6) What do you think are the possible trade-offs that would be made if the amenity that you group have suggested is implemented?

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1) Why do you think it is difficult to decide what is good for society?

2) Choose one of the principles of governance that we have learnt: How does this principle of governance help you to decide whether the amenity your group has decided should be built?

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Group 3 (Alexis, Seo Yoon, Yan Yu, Clarice, Chamonix, Nethra)

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Group 3 (Alexis, Seo Yoon, Yan Yu, Clarice, Chamonix, Nethra)

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1+3) They require Healthcare as they have a weak immune system, which makes them more susceptible to illnesses, such as Covid. They need close facilities such as markets as they can't travel to far places easily since some of them are frail. They require facilities to interact with one another to enjoy convenient access to various amenities.

2+4) We prioritise healthcare. Prioritizing healthcare for the elderly is essential because they are more vulnerable to chronic illnesses, mobility issues, and cognitive decline, making consistent medical care crucial for their well-being. As people age, their immune systems weaken, increasing the risk of severe complications from common infections and diseases. Providing accessible and quality healthcare ensures they can maintain a good quality of life, remain independent for longer, and contribute to society in meaningful ways. Additionally, supporting elderly healthcare reduces the burden on families and emergency medical services by focusing on preventive care and early intervention. Investing in their health is not just an ethical responsibility but also a step toward building a compassionate and sustainable healthcare system for future generations.

5) Yes, the costs of elderly healthcare can be unequally shared. Taxpayers, especially the working-age population, bear the financial burden of government-funded programs. Caregivers, often women, face emotional and financial strain, sometimes sacrificing careers. Lower-income groups struggle with costly private care, leading to disparities in healthcare quality.

6)Having more healthcare services could cause a decrease in education services. As Singapore is scarce for land, we need to use it wisely. However, if we were to implement more hospitals and clinics, then the number of schools could decline as we prioritise elderly over adolescents.

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a gaming cafe in the neighbourhood, with a karaoke room and multiple dart stations.

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Tian Ai, Clare, Sharianne, Kaylee, Kamatchi, Hanbyul

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Tian Ai, Clare, Sharianne, Kaylee, Kamatchi, Hanbyul

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We would build a Kindergarten, playground, and a communal library below their blocks. These amenities are important as education should be a priority for kids for child development. The library can build their child’s reading skills, and language. The playground can build their motor skills and build memories. As the playground may be surrounded by blocks around, the noise from the playground may affect the elderly residents or residents who work from home.

As the playground is only made for children, it is a possible trade-off because it doesn’t benefit the other adult members of the community.

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Study corners or libraries to provide a conducive environment for working adults to concentrate on their work on the weekdays

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Community gardens for people who have an interest in gardening. Gardening may also be therapeutic and relive people’s stress.This will not only bring people from the same community together with shared interests, but will also help residents develop a greater sense of of belonging to the community

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Claudia, Jessy, Kate, Anran, Brianna, Aeralyn

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Claudia, Jessy, Kate, Anran, Brianna, Aeralyn

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Q1. Outdoor gym, sports clubs, running/cycling track around the neighbourhood, multipurpose sports court,

Q2. Sports amenities, add indoor gyms so that we dont have to use too much space, small clinic incase they injure themselves

Q3. Encourages a healthy and active lifestyle. Creates opportunities to meet new people who share the same interests as them. They dont have to travel too far to do what they enjoy.

Q4. Promotes a healthier population, reducing healthcare costs, strengthens community bonds

Q5. Space dedicated to sports facilities may reduce areas for housing and greenspaces, government may have to invest in regular upkeep.

Q6. Less space for other amenities such as playgrounds or gardens, noise pollution, expensive, due to many amenities being nearby property prices may rise.

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A room where multiple music instruments and facilities lie for public use. The amenities that we have suggested are important as they are important in maintaining the well-being of the residents as this will allow those who are interested in music to explore their talents.

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Alivia, Lydia, Jezebelle, Chenuli, Sophia, Mikayla

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Alivia, Lydia, Jezebelle, Chenuli, Sophia, Mikayla

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vet

park

grooming services

training centers

pet-friendly transportation

pet shops

plastic bag dispensers

supermarket (for pet food)

pet-friendly malls

legal pet burial/cremation sites

As a single pet owner, it is important to have all these amenities because pets require high maintenance and care like humans do. Just like humans, pets require basic services such as healthcare (vets), entertainment (parks) and food (supermarkets, pet shops). Additionally, it would be more convenient for pet owners to be able to enjoy the company of their pets when travelling. However, there are certain trade-offs to be made such as the comfort of other people in the neighborhood. Some people in the common neighborhood do not enjoy the presence of furry animals as they may be allergic to fur or are sensitive to loud noises that pets such as dogs make. Also, pet-friendly malls and cremation/burial sites, training centers, parks and pet-friendly transportation take up both a lot of land space and money which is a major trade-off considering how small of a country Singapore is.

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Trixie, Tanvi, Amanda, Samiha, Ayanna, Myra

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Trixie, Tanvi, Amanda, Samiha, Ayanna, Myra

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A few amenities we would like to build include wheelchair friendly playgrounds, ramps and elevators, wide doorways and pathways, accessible bathrooms, and wheelchair accessible parking spaces near building entrances for easy access.

These amenities, especially the ramps and elevators, are important for convenient transportation to different places. Furthermore, it allows people with mobility issues to feel heard, promoting independence, and ensuring equal access to opportunities and services.

Building this is good for society as the person with mobility issues and requires the use of a wheelchair is able to have a greater sense of belonging and Singapore will be portrayed as being inclusive. Once others with family members who may have these mobility issues see this, they will want to support the government for the progress and growth of an inclusive society.

Possible “costs” may be the financial costs of building these amenities that can be used to build other amenities for other groups of society like hospitals for the elderly.

Because the ramps or elevators, wider pathways, and wheelchair accessible bathrooms take up more space, it is a possible trade-off as this space could be used to build more amenities to serve the needs of other groups in society.

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1) It can be difficult to decide what is good for society, as each and every age group or people groups have different needs and wants, and interests. Since Singapore is scarce for land space, we have to make calculated and hard decisions to decide what stays and what goes in society

2) I choose the principle of anticipating change and staying relevant, as with the elderly, we must anticipate the health problems that will rise due to the their old age, and hence should prioritise healthcare above all.

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1- There are many differing needs and some groups of people may not be able to have their needs met due to limited space or resources.

2- Ensuring everyone has a say in society: the government has to ensure that they judge properly on which need.

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1) It is difficult to decide what is good for society, as many people have many different priorities and needs. This makes it hard to cater to everyone.

2) Anticipating change and staying relevant. By knowing what the people need and are not happy with, it helps in deciding whether amenities are important or will still be relevant and useful in the future.

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i think that it maybe difficult to decide on whats good for the society as there are many people around us with different perspectives and hence we wouldnt be able to fulfill everyone’s wish.

One of the ways are practicing meritocracy in which people poor or rich are able to get benefits and merits for doing well in academics for example. This allows the society to feel fair.

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1. it is difficult to choose what is good for society because there are many trade-offs to take into consideration when building a facility for the general public.

2. anticipating change and staying relevant. as the recent population of children has been usually staying at home and using electronic devices, building playgrounds for them may not be useful as they would not go downstairs to play

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1. I think it is difficult to decide what is good for society, because there are differing needs and interests in society, differing priorities and unequal sharing of costs.

2. The principle of governance that I have learnt is good leadership. A good leader is one that must be honest and capable. They have to be

able to make the right decision for the country, even though it may

be difficult. These decisions may not be popular as well. This principle is important, because he/she must consider others' needs before building the place and they also need to consider the factors, as Singapore has limited land. For instance, the government wants to build a hospital near their homes. However, families with school-going children also wants a school to be built near their homes. So the government must be considerate and fulfil the needs of the children.

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1) Because everyone has differing needs.

2) Having good leadership, it allows me to listen to the needs and opinions of the community before making a decision, this can help me decide if the amenity will actually benefit people.

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I think it is difficult to decide what is good for society because it is hard to accommodate to everyone’s needs and wants as everybody has different needs.

Anticipating change and staying relevant helps as the government needs to be prepared for the future and taking action early would help prevent threats and increase the number of opportunities people can have.

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Q1. deciding what is good for society is difficult as societies are made up of many different groups of people with different needs, wants and beliefs. since singapore is limited in landscape we cannot accommodate everyone's needs as well.

Q2. Ensuring everyone has a say in society: the government has to listen to everyone's needs and then make a decision

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1. As many people have different groups of people have many opinions and different needs and there might be many pros and cons, some people may not benefit from it but result in more problems , so it is hard to cater to everyone wants and needs.

2. The principle I choose is leadership as you have to the best make the decision for the neighbourhoods but not base on being bias and choose what benefits people the most . And will provide long term benefits and ensure that the neighbourhood is safe

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1) I think it is difficult to decide what is good for society as there are many trade offs, like when building an amenity, it will benefit one particular group, but will be an inconvenience to others.

2) Anticipating change and staying relevant.

before choosing what amenity to input, the factors that should be considered is that whether it will affect other people negatively, and seeing if these amenities can also benefit other groups of people, and not just themselves.

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1. It is difficult as different people in the society has differing needs and priorities, and it will be hard to satisfy everyone's needs in the community.

2. Anticipating change and staying relevant helps a town decide which amenities to build by allowing planners to proactively address evolving needs and trends, ensuring the town remains attractive and functional for its residents and businesses.

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1) Many people have differing needs and interests, differing priorities and unequal sharing of costs. Further more, making desicions for a small country like singapore with limted resourses and a diverse population clalls for more than systems and procedures within the government.

2)Ensuring that everyone has a stake in society can help us to builld the facilities needed for the elderly who are retiring.

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i think it is difficult to choose as there are different people with different needs, and we cannot meet every single one of them at the same time.

ensure everyone has an equal chance to vote for what should be added in their neighbourhood; majority of the vote wins.

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1) everyone has different opinions and preferences that cannot all be satisfied at the same time

2) Ensuring that everyone has a say in society. The government should make sure that the desicions they make should align with the most convenient result for society and should make sure that at least a majority of the people’s choices are addressed.

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1. I think that it is difficult to decide what is good for society because the word 'good' has a vast meaning to it. For example, there are many different people with differing interests and needs, it would be hard to implement something that is beneficial to the whole of society and that would affect everyone.

2. I choose the principle 'good leadership' because having good leadership in out country provides us with many opportunities and our voices would be heard. We would be able to experience change in a positive way and we would be able to receive beneficial things.

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1) I think it is pretty difficult to decide what's good for society this is especially true in the factor to ensure that everyone has a stake in society. What I observed is that no plan is able to satisfy everyone and there will always be multiple parties that will be disappointed in the choice of plan.

2) I feel that anticipating changes and staying relevant is an important factor to determine if something should be build. this is attributed to society advancements which is changing continuously every single day. Hence being able to anticipate change and staying relevant can help us better prepare ourselves for future changes this includes saving up enough materials for developments that may be made in the future.

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1) I think it is difficult to decide what is good for society as different groups have different interests and needs. Some groups are bound to be unhappy if a decision is made

2) Ensuring that everyone has a stake in society, opportunities for all. This principle of governance helped us decide to build the community garden and community library. These 2 communal areas help to ensure that residents of all walks of life, have access to green resources and a conducive environment to focus

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1) It is difficult to decide what is good for society because of the many different goups and needs there are. With limited resources and space, the government must prioritise some groups of people over others. This makes it hard to decide what is good to society because not everyone can be happy. In addition, with many different people in a society, everyone would have a different perspective and opinion on what is good for society, making it hard to decide.

2) Ensuring everyone has a stake in society can help decide whether the amenity a group has decided to build should be built. Giving opportunities to all allows the ammenity that serves the most people to be built, making sure that everyone has a say in the decision-making and encourages people to give theri opinion on what amenity should be built.

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1. It is hard to meet the needs of people from a minority as it can affect others and use up resources that could be used to benefit more people instead. Some people will not be able to have their needs met or will have it taken away from them in order to benefit other people.

2. Anticipating change and staying relevant to ensure that all present and future needs of the disabled people are met and that they get the assistance they require from the government to carry out their daily activities, creating a greater sense of belonging.

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it is difficult to decide what is good for the society as the government has their view and own ways of doing or improving facilities, but the citizens may have different perspective of the same issue. the government will then find it difficult to cater to the needs of everyone.

i think the government can ensure that everyone has a stake in society. citizens will feel a greater sense of belonging if the government involves them in making decisions. the government can decide whether an amenity can be built by consulting the views of citizens.

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1. diverse people have differing needs, interests and priorities. since singapore lacks enough land, tradeoffs need to be made to decide what should be built.

2. providing a stake for everyone. making sure everyone has a say in what amenity will be built is important to ensure that what is built will be useful to majority of people.

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anticipating changes and staying relevant

the rate of obesity is increasing in singapore which is harmful the health of citizens. building sports facilities and promoting sports can effectively reduce the obesity rate and makes the citizens have healthier lifestyle.

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1) i think it is difficult to decide what is good for the society as different groups of people require different needs and their needs may not satisfy the needs of another group of people’s needs.

2) Ensuring that everyone has a say in society. This helps me to decide whether the amenities meet the requirements for all the different communities and groups of people in the society and their opinions will help me make the decisions so that it is in favour of everyone.

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1) Since there are many groups of people in Singapore’s diverse society which have varied needs and interests, there will be less agreement on what is considered good for society. So, deciding what is good for society will be difficult.

2) The principal, stake for everyone, opportunities for all, helps to decide whether the amenities for people with disability that requires the use of a wheelchair should be built as by building these amenities amenities, it will make Singapore a more inclusive society and helps these people with disability develop a greater sense of belonging.

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1) It is difficult to decide what is good for society because people have different values, needs, and priorities. What benefits one group might negatively affect another. For example, building a new road might improve transport for commuters but could harm the environment or require people to move from their homes. There's also the challenge of balancing short-term benefits with long-term consequences. Decisions must consider many perspectives which is hard in its own.

2) One principle of governance is participation. This principle ensures that people affected by a decision have the opportunity to share their views. In our group, we used participation to help decide if the amenity should be built by asking for opinions from each other. Listening to our different ideas helped us understand both the benefits and concerns related to the project.

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1) i believe that it’s difficult to decide what’s good for the society as many different will have different views and opinions. ultimately , in order for the citizens to feel valued and heard the government has to take into consideration everyone’s opinions and make a decisions. therefore deciding what to implement can be hard as if for example a facility that many people don’t benefit from is implemented, many people will find it unfair and believe that the government does not care for their views.

2) anticipating change and staying relevant

by anticipating change and staying relevant, the government can decide to implement these kindergartens that are in close range/ directly below their blocks it’ll be more convenient for parents to drop off their kids. this will reduce things such as air pollution or promote independence in the child. for example, as they grow older they could even learn how to walk back home from school and learn to be less dependent on having their parents fetch them home in the future.

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People have differing needs and interests, hence making it hard to cater to everyone's needs due to limited resources.

I choose the principle : A stake for everyone, opportunities for all. When citizens feel that they have a stake in Singapore's future, they would develop a greater sense of belonging, ensuring that their voices would be heard, hence encouraging them to share their perspectives on improving the country.

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It is difficult to decide what is good for society because people have different needs and interests. Needs for well being generally vary among individuals. people also have different priorities. It is also challenging to decide what is good for society because decisions on how to meet various needs and interests may lead to an unequal sharing of costs. While a decision may benefit society in general, it can have a negative impact on certain groups of people. A stake for everyone, opportunities for all gives citizens a say in decision making. when citizens feel that they have a stake in sg's future, they develop a greater sense of belonging and become more wiling to be involved in working towards the good of society

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1) I think that it is difficult to decide what is good for society because everything has a possible upside and downside to it. It is important to remember that all groups of people within a society may not be able to benefit from a proposal because everyone has different priorities and needs.

2) I choose the principle of ensuring that everyone has a stake in society. By choosing this principle, it allows me to see all the benefits and disadvantages people can have in a situation. Ensuring that everyone has a stake in society ensures that everyone is even, valued, and can gain benefits from the amenity.

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I think that it is difficult to decide what is good for society because many different groups of people have their specific requirements and amenities that it is so difficult to decide on which groups to prioritize. Additionally, for a country like Singapore, land is limited thus our government cannot cater to all needs of different groups. This also means that the government must resolve the matter by making trade-offs whereby they prioritize certain amenities over others due to the limited land resource.

I think that ensuring that everyone has a stake in something can help decide what amenities are to be built. It is best we try to build amenities that benefit the general public like shopping malls that benefit families, pet owners, retired elders and individuals. This is because it is convenient in a sense where almost all groups can benefit from one amenity.

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1) this is because different people have different wants and needs. the government needs to consider all these needs, wants and how much it will affect society and then only decide what to do

2) i choose to use the principle of ' Anticipating change and staying relavant' this is because pets are living creatures. they can be sick, need food and water just like us. By anticipating change and staying relavant, we can see when the majourity of pets need something and build it ( ex: a illness is spreading around and affecting pets, will need to build more vets) sometimes owners buy pets due to trends. the government must be prepared to set up more animal shelters to prepare for the owners who may abandon/ adopt pets soon. if we built something that is not relavent, we will waste space and money

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1) It is difficult to decide what is good for society because there are so many groups of diverse people with different needs, interests, and priorities.

2) anticipating change and staying relevant would help singles who are sports enthusiasts because there might be an increase in people with an interest in sports

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Deciding what is good for society is difficult as society comprises of people with varying priorities and needs. Thus, this could lead to an unequal sharing of costs. This means making a certain decision for society could benefit one group but disadvantage another.

Practicing meritocracy. For example edusave could incentivise students to work hard and get good grades in school. This in turn means that Singapore will have more well educated, valuable people which is an important asset to Singapore as it doesnt have many valuable resources

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1) usually when making decisions good for the society, it is hard to find a decision that satisfies and helps all people without having negative impacts for others. Whats good for society are different for different people.

2) anticipating change, health care anticipates the change in people's bodies.

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1. ﻿﻿﻿it's difficult as the government has to address concerns of people with differing needs, interests and priorities. this might lead to the unequal sharing of costs that may cause unhappiness

2. ﻿﻿﻿ensuring that everyone has a stake in society. when building wheelchair friendly facilities, it will develop a greater sense of belonging and place in their community, providing a stake for everyone.