#563 ft. Jack Sim AKA Mr. Toilet - Why Coffeeshop Toilets Are Always Dirty & What’s Wrong With Our Education System

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Our latest guest Jack Sim brings a touch of good ol’ toilet humour onto YLB! As the founder of the World Toilet Organization that initiated the United Nations World Toilet Day, Jack is a self-made man who has his sights set on improving world sanitation from right here in Singapore. But rather than the usual tropes about his background, in this wide ranging discussion, we lift the lid on why he believes coffeeshop toilets will always be third-world, his “4 Jacks” framework for dealing with bureaucrats, and why he thinks the Singaporean education system needs a major overhaul.

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(00:00) Tell You First
(00:41) Intro
(01:42) Toilets & Sanitation
(11:37) Challenges in Singapore's Cleanliness
(20:18) Global Impact of Sanitation Initiatives
(27:43) Navigating Politics and Bureaucracy
(33:53) Media Strategy and World Toilets Organization
(40:59) Challenges in Singaporean Education System
(43:16) Importance of Asking Questions and Innovation
(46:15) Future of Jobs with AI and Technology
(57:24) Addressing Government Bureaucracy
(01:08:59) Design DNA of Singapore
(01:18:04) One Shiok Thing

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Find Jack Sim

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• Gumption of Mr Toilet Book link
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak