Urban Narratology
JT SingH LABS is part media lab, part thinktank, and part ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT consultancy UNDER THE DIRECTORSHIP OF jt sINGH.
About JT Singh
JT Singh is a place-brand architect, urban-geographic explorer and next-generation thinker about the value and impact of 21st century cities and their 'city-zens'. His rigorous reconnaissance of hundreds of emerging cities, have added up to an advanced course in the intricacies of global competition and on where ‘things are heading’ for the urban world in which we work, live & play.
GRAND NARRATIVE strategY
JT Singh is regarded as the founding pioneer and preeminent expert on "City Branding". A highly specialized discipline for enabling cities to manage their public narratives through socio-spatial and economic guidance mediated by new media. JT's high-level advisory spans globally. Notable clients include the municipalities of: Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, Pyongyang (North Korea), Tianjin, Jakarta, Fuzhou, Vilnius and as well as numerous companies within the smart city services cluster (transportation, construction, urban agriculture, waste management, etc). Clients also include numerous urban districts and large-scale property developers throughout the world.
CONTAGION MEDIA ART
JT is a multi-award winning media artist—through his globally recognizable short films that profoundly capture the socio-technical-spacial nature of cities. His pioneering style of intimately capturing city life has inspired an entire generation of film makers, including Hollywood level directors of whom JT often consults to. You can learn more about JT's media art from global media coverage, including the: BBC, Time, National Geographic, CNN, Washington Post, VICE, Al Jazeera, Mashable, Quartz, China Daily, The Guardian, etc. and all major Chinese language media outlets.
SPEAKING
As a complex systems thinker and creative force, JT is sometimes invited to share his views at public agenda-setting events worldwide, including: the World Economic Forum, New Cities Foundation, Mori Institute for Urban Development, Colombo Infrastructure Summit, TED, etc. His talks are largely focused on remaking societal narratives and paradigms for greater human and economic wellbeing that is robust, equitable, and enduring.