OUR WORK IN PICTURES
K-Impact was a talk to showcase the amazing work by Martello, Korea in rejuvenating multiple districts and regions in Korea. One of their key missions, is to introduce to Korea, the best entreprenuers or social innovators in Asia to cross pollinate ideas and knowledge. They have been exploring deeper collaborations with Malaysian companies and APOM was one of the first chosen to share their success story in Korea. Pollin8 will be exploring possible collaborations with Martello. Stay tuned.
A multi-city pilot placemaking advocacy programme designed by Pollin8 in collaboration with Japan Foundation. Key partners- Placemaking Japan, Shophouse & Co, Think City and Placemaking Malaysia. Includes local councils from Kuala Lumpur (KL), Petaling Jaya, Seberang Prai and Muar. With workshops to improve a public housing flat in KL. The programme culminated in a seminar with UR Agency (a semi-govt Japanese developer). This programme marks the start of a 5-year endeavour.
Paper Power by Ramboll Malaysia. Pollin8 together with Pocket Stories developed the brand strategy and narrative for Ramboll's acquisition of Web Structures Malaysia and Singapore. Paper Power was one of the programmes from the brand strategy. An engineering feat designed and constructed by Ramboll Malaysia, the dome structure was made entirely from paper tubes. The project was designed to not just create awareness for the new brand but also serve as a talent acquisition vehicle.
Soul Cities is a placemaking advocacy and education project by Pollin8. This youtube podcast aims to highlight the best places in cities - those that are human scale and encourage community building. The chief aim is to inspire architects, urban planners, city workers, individuals and communities to create better cities collectively.
https://www.youtube.com/@SoulCities
In 2016 as Programme Director of Think City, Jia-Ping produced and co-curated Think City's Arts on the Move in Masjid Jamek Light Rail Transit station. A performing and visual arts initiative designed to create inclusive access for the arts. It created a lot of buzz and signaled that the heart of Kuala Lumpur was coming alive again. Arts on the Move is the longest arts programme in a transit station. It ran from 2016 - 2019 and rebooted in 2023 with subsequent funding from Sime Darby Foundation.
Think City's 'Arts on the Move' live performances by Dikir Barat Arjunasukma at Masjid Jamek LRT Station. Performances were sited at the main concourse after the turnstiles. If you were not commuting, you could still watch the shows.
Current and Past Projects
Place Strategy and Rejuvenation
Brand Strategy and Organisation Culture
Place Strategy and Rejuvenation
From 2008 - 2024, Jia Ping and Pollin8 have developed brand strategies for a few cities in Malaysia as part of their rejuvenation programme.
The rejuvenation of Down Town Kuala Lumpur 2015-2017. The journey began with developing the brand strategy for the Think City brand in line with their expansion into Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bharu and Butt
From 2008 - 2024, Jia Ping and Pollin8 have developed brand strategies for a few cities in Malaysia as part of their rejuvenation programme.
The rejuvenation of Down Town Kuala Lumpur 2015-2017. The journey began with developing the brand strategy for the Think City brand in line with their expansion into Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bharu and Butterworth.
Once the brand was established, the revitalisation programme commenced based on data from the area baseline study.
Jia-Ping co-developed a strategy that was a mix of economic, social as well as cultural initiatives. These comprised the bottom up social grant and the entrepreneurial grant, the creation of the WUF10 Urban Village, to the Arts on the Move programme (co-curating the arts advocacy/placemaking programme with Susie Kukathas). As Head of Brand Communications, she drove the brand campaign starting Think City on a Social Media journey.
George Town Transformation Project(GTTP). Jia Ping together with Mark Gibson created the brand strategy for GTTP in 2008. This project led by Khazanah Penang office created a masterplan for George Town to facilitate its growth following its UNESCO World Heritage Site listing together with Malacca. The masterplan was green lighted by the Federal Government and Think City was established to project lead and facilitate.
Placemaking
Brand Strategy and Organisation Culture
Place Strategy and Rejuvenation
Placemaking is about creating places where the eco systems thrives. Places where communities and businesses flourish.
Pollin8 is currently working with developers and local councils to create better places through strategic workshops, place games and consultations.
In March 2023, together with our Dutch associate STIPO, Placemaking Malaysi
Placemaking is about creating places where the eco systems thrives. Places where communities and businesses flourish.
Pollin8 is currently working with developers and local councils to create better places through strategic workshops, place games and consultations.
In March 2023, together with our Dutch associate STIPO, Placemaking Malaysia and Malaysian Institute of Planners, Pollin8 led a Place-Led Development workshop sponsored by Petaling Jaya City Hall, that looked at a place led intervention towards a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) site in Petaling Jaya.
Pollin8 continues to lead workshops with local councils and has just completed a placemaking project with one of the largest developers in Malaysia.
Brand Strategy and Organisation Culture
Brand Strategy and Organisation Culture
Brand Strategy and Organisation Culture
Pollin8 approaches branding from the inside out, looking at enabling CEOs and the immediate team to create an organisational culture that supports growth in business as well as growth in talent.
In 2022-2023 Pollin8 developed the Brand Strategy and Narrative for Ramboll Malaysia and TDK Sdn Bhd. Pollin8 was subsequently tasked with coachin
Pollin8 approaches branding from the inside out, looking at enabling CEOs and the immediate team to create an organisational culture that supports growth in business as well as growth in talent.
In 2022-2023 Pollin8 developed the Brand Strategy and Narrative for Ramboll Malaysia and TDK Sdn Bhd. Pollin8 was subsequently tasked with coaching the TDK in brand alignment amongst their departments to align with their Performance Management System.
In 2022, Jia Ping facilitated a strategy alignment exercise between departments for one of Malaysia's largest government organisation.
Jia Ping also led the creation of a more dynamic brand and organisation culture for See Hoy Chan prior to the building of The Starling Mall and the rejuvenation of Damansara Uptown. This new culture paved the way for the inclusion of a more diverse and younger team.
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OUR ASSOCIATES
STIPO
RANTAU GOLIN
RANTAU GOLIN
Pollin8's collaboration with Stipo is focused on creating economic ROI for developments or districts that are emptying out.
Stipo is led by Hans Karssenberg, the founding partner of STIPO, an interdisciplinary team for urban development based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. With many other partners, he has helped to build the international pr
Pollin8's collaboration with Stipo is focused on creating economic ROI for developments or districts that are emptying out.
Stipo is led by Hans Karssenberg, the founding partner of STIPO, an interdisciplinary team for urban development based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. With many other partners, he has helped to build the international programs The City at Eye Level, Placemaking Europe and Placemakers Asia. Key words are human scale area development, community building, co-creating streets and places for people, place management and place-led development, connecting top-down long term strategies with short term bottom-up initiatives.
Hans works as strategic advisor, senior project manager, public developer, placemaker, trainer and lecturer. He works with and for governments, private sector, civic initiatives and international networks.
Placemaking Europe is an active network initiated by STIPO with 2,500 participants throughout Europe. Just as The City at Eye Level, it is part of the global network PlacemakingX, and partners with UN-Habitat globally, Project for Public Spaces, Think City Malaysia, Urban Land Institute, Isocarp, Gehl Architects, Pollin8 and many others.
RANTAU GOLIN
RANTAU GOLIN
RANTAU GOLIN
Janitha Sukumaran, Founder of Rantau Golin and Jia-Ping are passionate about crafting ESG/CSR programmes and messages for corporations.
Janitha has been actively communicating for over 30 years, starting as a journalist before moving into public relations. She co-founded Rantau in 1992 and led it to become a well-respected Malaysian-grow
Janitha Sukumaran, Founder of Rantau Golin and Jia-Ping are passionate about crafting ESG/CSR programmes and messages for corporations.
Janitha has been actively communicating for over 30 years, starting as a journalist before moving into public relations. She co-founded Rantau in 1992 and led it to become a well-respected Malaysian-grown consultancy that specialises in C-Suite counsel, strategic communications and issues management, which is balanced by a more youthful approach in developing campaigns that are engaging and result-driven, using a mixed channel approach.
In 2018 Rantau teamed-up with international PR outfit Golin, and earned its place as a progressive public relations consultancy that marries this wealth of relevant experience and aligns it with earn-first, data-driven creatives – to deliver maximum impact for clients and reach a profoundly diverse market that will look at new and improved mediums of storytelling.
Janitha is a lifetime member of the Public Relations Consultants’ Association of Malaysia (PRCA Malaysia), joining at its inception and has served several terms on the association’s executive committee. She also guest lectures at local universities on crisis management and how to get the best from communication strategies. Occasionally, she pens her thoughts on current issues that grab her attention, generally from a public relations perspective.