Amid a rapid rise in automation and artificial intelligence worldwide, Singapore’s first national-level design education committee has come up with a new strategy to teach innovation and design in schools. The goal is to have a workforce prepared for an economy that is increasingly defined by challenges like AI, climate change, and an ageing population. On 13 Jun, the Design Education Advisory Committee, appointed by MTI in early 2020, unveiled a blueprint for a “future design school”. At Temasek Polytechnic, students use AI to transform hand-drawn sketches into design ideas. Aside from taking their lessons to the next level, educators want to show students that design can be a creative catalyst for even more innovative ideas. Elaine Ho, Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Design director, pointed out the importance of continuing to teach design fundamentals.

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