THINK Issue 3

Visions for the Future

Amidst all the discussion around artificial intelligence, a robotic workforce, big data and autonomous vehicles, we invited contributors for this issue of THink to share their “Visions for the Future”.

In this issue:

Feature: The New Asian Workplace: Who Will Take Charge? [Download article]
Learning for the Future
Singapore’s Energy Dilemma: Would the Nuclear Option Help?
Designing with Everyone in Mind: Universal Design for an Inclusive Society

Bob Aubrey , Sriven Naidu

The New Asian Workplace — Who Will Take Charge?

This article describes the imperative or developing new models/paradigms for human development by highlighting changes affecting work, particularly in the Asian workplace. We suggest that…

John KC Tan

Organisational Structure for the Millennium: The Cellular Concept

An Idea Out of Necessityhe cellular concept was conceived out of the urgent need for me as a project manager to form an efficient project…

Max Hitchins

Preparing for the Future

In 1995, I was in Sydney where I listened to a speaker who was promoted as a Futurist. His presentation was about something called “The…

Santi Srivicharnkul

Designing With Everyone in Mind: Universal Design for an Inclusive Society

“Good design should be universal” — Satoshi Nakagawa, Founder of Tripod Design Sometimes it’s a matter of choice in life to choose what to do.…

Amarjeet Kaur Gill , Valerie Siew

Meeting Today’s Societal Challenges…. Are Our Libraries There Yet?

As information moves from the traditional print formats to digital platforms and new media formats, the expectation of the public towards libraries is continuously being…

Lawrence Lek

Geomancer: Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

A shaft of light illuminates the dark interior of the museum. SMASH! GEOMANCER crashes through the glass facade. On cue, posters light up,…

Ronald Ng

Learning for the Future

“More people will be required to learn AI and be skilled in the maintenance of AI, and that many traditional jobs will become redundant.” A…

Stuart Patience

Reading the Present, Writing the Future

The Future is here… The education revolution is upon us, and like all tomorrow’s taxis, it’s driven by digital technology. It’s in our schools,…

Irene Wu

Developing 21st Century Skills in Asia Through Design Thinking

“…in order to successfully design a solution that effectively solves a problem, the designer must put ideas into action, so “failing” early and often is…