07 Feb 2021 / 20:36 H. The urgency for an assembly of the country’s sharpest thinkers and most respected figures – especially from the younger generation – to reshape national policies and galvanise the necessary reforms has never been more important or necessary. During the last few weeks one of the most hotly discussed subjects in my WhatsApp chat groups has been the possibility of convening a national consultative council (NCC) to help the nation find its way through the jungle of challenges that we are lost in. At the same time a number of zoom meetings have focused on topics such as recalibrating the nation, setting up a new roadmap, establishing a new Malaysia vision, and other similar concerns that would most likely appear on the NCC’s agenda should this proposal be taken up by the government.