The Institute for Societal Leadership (ISL) was established in 2016 November by Singapore Management University to advance the understanding of societal leadership in Asia and beyond. ISL focused on creating knowledge, convening societal leaders, curating leadership lessons, catalysing change, and communicating good. It has rolled out several initiatives on various platforms to achieve a greater applied understanding of societal leadership – the Societal Leadership Summit, Catalyst Asia, Digital Narratives of Asia, Southeast Asian Global
Undergraduate Leaders’ Programme (SEAGULL), Service For Asia fellowship programme, Applied Research, Country Insights Labs, Catalyst Conversations, and Partner Programmes. It was closed in 2018.