Thought leadership

In this opinion piece by Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, he writes about how underappreciated MRT walkways can be changed from spaces to places.

In this opinion piece, Professor Mohan Rajesh Elara shares why ASEAN’s most dangerous work should no longer be done by humans, and provides examples of robots that can enter into the hazardous environment first to collect data and send real-time information back to the human operator outside.

Professor Yow Wei Quin writes that AI may be creating new burdens and causing cognitive overload in people. She reiterates that it is important to learn how to judge wisely: what should be entrusted to AI and what must remain in human hands and also when to accelerate and when to slow down.

SUTD Professor Lim Seh Chun’s op-ed on key EV safety questions, highlighting the need for stronger driver awareness and regulatory oversight as electric vehicles become more prevalent on Singapore’s roads.

SUTD Chief Strategy and Design AI Officer Mr Poon King Wang reflects on how innovation has traditionally followed a structured path—from problem definition to real-world deployment—and why the challenge now lies in rapidly translating ideas into practical, working solutions.

An opinion piece by SUTD President Prof Phoon Kok Kwang – Academic mastery no longer suffices. Universities will have to adopt a new approach when AI will likely be able to do everything a university graduate can do – better and faster.

Professor Yow Wei Quin’s commentary on the role of AI in education highlights both its potential to enhance learning and student wellbeing, and the need to preserve critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and the central role of educators in a human-centred approach.

An opinion piece by SUTD President Prof Phoon Kok Kwang and Mr Danny Koh (Managing Director, South-east Asia, Spencer Stuart) – leaders must design intentional human-artificial intelligence partnerships instead of deploying the technology as a cost-cutting tool.

LKYCIC Assistant Professor Samuel Chng explores the topic of how Singapore’s many ride-hailing options can make commuting harder and suggests greater coordination and integration so that commuters can trust the system to deliver what they value most: reliability, predictability and confidence.

Associate Professor Calvin Chua on Singapore’s malls — rather than building more “Grade A” malls, the focus should be on “Grade A” ideas to strategically adapt existing “Grade B” spaces like strata-titled malls.