In recognition of the complex nature of the current crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state, and the impact it can have for the region, SMU recently hosted a symposium on the Rakhine crisis. In a commentary, SMU’s Lee Kong Chian Distinguished Fellow Dr Noeleen Heyzer, a member of the United Nations’ (UN) Secretary General’s High Level Advisory Board and former UN Under-Secretary-General highlighted several practical, forward-looking ideas that emerged during the Symposium and could help us rethink our approaches to move the Rakhine crisis in the right direction.