Johnson Lam

Johnson Lam is a visionary innovator dedicated to practical, sustainable solutions. Named Innovator of the Year by Top In Tech in 2021, Top Mentor of the Year for 2021 & 2022 by FutureLabs, and spotlighted as a a META Community Leader for three years running, Johnson is a community builder and the founder of KakiDIY, a thriving community of makers and DIY enthusiasts.

His initiative, KakiRepair by KakiDIY, expands this mission further as a free-to-learn repair community centred on circulating repair knowledge, fostering collaboration, and reducing waste. With an audience of over 105,000 members on the Kakirepair Facebook Group and a pool of partners who share his objective to support like-minded startups, Lam empowers his fellow Malaysians to embrace sustainability through repurposing, repairing, and creating with existing resources.

From automotive repairs to crafting, Lam’s work embodies innovation over invention and serves as proof that we can build a more sustainable society by maximising what we already have.

To me, impact is about creating value for someone that keeps compounding and passing on to others in a sustainable way. I believe in the power of community impact where each person brings their unique skills and contributions to create something bigger that touches more lives and grows exponentially without any one person having to do it all. It’s about collaboration, sharing knowledge, and building a ripple effect that leads to lasting change.